Enerco Group Recalls DeWALT® Cordless Kerosene Heaters Due to Fire and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazards
RECALL ALERT: DeWALT® cordless kerosene forced-air heater (models DXH90CFAK and DXH90CFAKM) Name of Product: DeWALT® cordless kerosene forced-air heaters Hazard: The heaters can re-start unexpectedly while in standby mode if the room temperature falls below the thermostat set point, posing fire and carbon monoxide poisoning hazards. Recall Date: February 3, 2021 Units: About 4,500 When you choose the office
Family Files Wrongful Death Against VA After Man Dies of Ant Bites
You can’t ever really say that a case is open and shut just based on the allegations alone, but this one is going to come close. A veteran died in a VA long-term care facility after being bitten repeatedly by fire ants. The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit
Plaintiffs Allege Bike Helmets Didn’t Work as Advertised
In 2019, Trek Bikes introduced a new line of helmets that were advertised as the type of advancement that we see once every 30 years. The new helmets were supposed to prevent some of the worst injuries to the neck during serious bike accidents. The scientific theory behind the advancement
Twelve MichieHamlett Attorneys Named to 2020 Super Lawyers
MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law is proud to announce that twelve of its attorneys have been named to the 2020 Super Lawyers list. The attorneys identified as either Rising Stars or Super Lawyers include Ed Lowry, Ron Tweel,Jim Cox, Bryan Slaughter, Greg Webb, David Thomas, Kyle McNew, Les Bowers, Jason Seiden
FDA calls for heartburn drug Zantac to be pulled from market immediately
The US Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers pull all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately, the agency announced on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020. CNN reports that the FDA noted that an ongoing investigation has determined that levels of a
Troubled Children’s Hospital Is Sued Over Toddler Who Died After Surgery
Press Release We are releasing this information as a response to the numerous inquiries from the press about this case. This is a case in which multiple physicians – individuals who had devoted their lives to helping sick children, who were among the most vulnerable members of our society
Are Corporations Treating Our Troops (And You) Fairly?
By Greg Webb, March 20, 2015 Mandatory arbitration—you may not know what it is, but you have mostly likely signed a contract agreeing to accept arbitration as an alternative to a lawsuit in the case of a grievance. A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study, released this week, found that among consumers
Volkswagen Emissions Lawsuits
MichieHamlett vehicle defect attorneys have filed cases in federal court involving Volkswagen cars with emission systems defeat devices. The news broke on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, that German automaker Volkswagen has been programming more than 11 million vehicles worldwide, nearly 500,000 of those vehicles in the United States, to cheat
Is Chrysler Hiding a Major Defect in its Power Modules?
By Greg Webb, November 10, 2014 Car windows rolling down, radios coming on, headlights flashing on in an unoccupied car, or going off while driving at night—it sounds more like Halloween pranks than a serious problem that Chrysler has been ignoring, or denying. For several years now, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep
What We Don’t Know About E-Cigarettes – – Let’s Flip the Script
We are talk about e-cigarettes again—this is going to be an ongoing topic in health, regulatory, and marketing news until we’re able to fully understand the long-range implications of vaping, which involves the inhaling of liquid nicotine. The latest story to catch my attention states that e-cigarettes are 95% less