Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
California Innovations Inc. has issued a recall of its Expandable Insulated Lunch Box with Freezer Gel Pack and Travelin' Chief Expandable Thermal Food Carrier because the gel packs may present a ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
According to a new study, children in low-income neighborhoods of Manhattan are at a higher risk of being hit by motor vehicles. The authors of Child Crashes: An Unequal Burden used data from ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Paul J. Napoli
BMW of North America LLC has issued a voluntary recall of certain Mini Cooper models related to a fire hazard posed by a faulty circuit board in water pump system. The automaker uncovered the problem ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2012 By Marc J. Bern
On December 14, 2001, while boarding the elevator on her way to her office in a midtown Manhattan building, a woman was crushed between the elevator car and wall of the shaft. The victim, Suzanne ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared January as National Radon Action Month, part of the government's effort to raise awareness regarding the risks of radon exposure. This ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Marc J. Bern
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. has issued a warning and recall after an issue at a production facility may have caused commingling of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Novartis has ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The furniture manufacturer and retailer IKEA has issued a voluntary recall of one of their highchair models due to an issue with the buckle mechanism, which can release unexpectedly and cause an ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
A 12-year-old boy is in the hospital in critical condition after being struck in the head by a stray bullet. While celebrating the New Year, an unidentified person shot a gun into the air. As the ...
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