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Honda recalls Acura TL sedans for potential steering problems

| May 22, 2012

Tots in Mind crib tents pulled from market after death, serious brain injury reports

| May 22, 2012
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and five retailers have announced a voluntary recall to provide refunds to consumers who own crib tents and play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc. CPSC is warning parents and caregivers who own these products that infants and toddlers are at risk of serious injury or death due to strangulation and entrapment hazards posed by these products. The CPSC is aware of one death and one catastrophic brain injury linked to these products.

Morphine drug recalled due to risk of overdose

| May 21, 2012
A nationwide recall of one lot of the potent painkiller injection Hydromorphone has been issued because the syringe system may contain more of the drug than indicated on the label. Hydromorphone is an opioid pain medication that if overdosed can cause respiratory depression (or slowed or suspended breathing), low blood pressure, and reduced heart rate including circulatory collapse, all of which can cause death.

Folding step-stools recalled after falls with injuries due to breakage

| May 15, 2012
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in conjunction with Kennedy International Inc., has issued a recall plastic folding step-stools after reports the stool can crack and break, resulting in consumers falling. The manufacturer has received at least 15 reports of incidents where the stool cracked or broke, three resulting in injuries. Reported injuries include two back injuries and one fractured leg.

Inflatable pool slides recalled after incidents involving death, severe neck injuries

| May 15, 2012
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys R Us Inc. have announced the recall of about 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides. During use, the slide can deflate, allowing the user to hit the ground underneath the slide and become injured. The CPSC is aware of one death in connection to this product.

Trampolines sold at Walmart recalled for fall hazard

| May 15, 2012
A line of trampolines sold exclusively at discount retail giant Walmart has been recalled by the manufacturer due to a fall hazard. The recall involves the Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampoline. The netting around the trampoline can break, allowing children to fall through the netting and be injured. The manufacturer has received 17 reports of the net breaking, resulting in 11 injuries including broken bones, back and neck injuries, and contusions.

Beasley Allen lawsuit calls blood supply safety into question

| May 14, 2012
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (May 14, 2012) – Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., has filed a lawsuit on behalf of man who received blood infected with HIV during a coronary bypass surgery. As a result of receiving the HIV-positive blood, Howard Midkiff contracted HIV. As a result, he will have to take medication and treatment for the rest of his life. The lawsuit names LifeSouth Community Blood Centers as the defendant in this case.

BP oil spill settlement gains preliminary approval

| May 8, 2012
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier on May 2, 2012, granted preliminary approval to two class action settlement agreements between BP and plaintiffs’ attorneys related to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The settlements would help to resolve more than 100,000 claims from businesses and individuals who say they were harmed by the massive oil spill, which erupted in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.

Beasley Allen's Leigh O'Dell named to Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in transvaginal mesh litigation

| May 7, 2012
Beasley Allen attorney Leigh O’Dell has been selected to serve on the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for consolidated Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) concerning transvaginal mesh. Transvaginal mesh is used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The mesh is implanted through the vagina and is used to shore up pelvic organs that have become displaced due to age, childbirth, hysterectomy or obesity.

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| May 3, 2012