Before becoming LegalReader's Editor-in-Chief, Jay W. Belle Isle worked as a freelance copywriter with clients on four continents. Jay has a degree in Business Administration from Cleary University and a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Jay has also worked as a contracts administrator for a DOD contractor specializing in vehicle armor.
Only the hardest of heart doesn’t like the fresh, innocent smell most commonly associated with babies: baby powder. However, baby powder detractors may be on to something. Even the American Pediatric Association (APA) recommends against using baby powder. Originally, the APA was concerned with talc, the natural mineral ingredient of traditional baby powder.
A recall of infant car seats was recently issued by Thorley Industries, doing business as 4Moms. The issue behind the recall is a tight rivet that’s causing problems with the coupling hook. The coupling hook in the affected units may not properly connect the infant carrier portion of the infant car seats to the coupling pin in the seat base. If the unit doesn’t connect properly, the carrier may come lose from the base in a crash, leading to injuries.
This week’s Feel Good Friday is unique in that it covers two states and several years. The power we have to impact the lives of others should never be underestimated. There are countless memes floating around about how sharing a smile or a positive word can have a lasting impact on the recipient. Do you ever wonder at how that smile or word affected the one to whom you gave it? Most of the time, we never know. That’s why this Feel Good Friday is so unique. We get to see how the efforts of two men from California – now working together at a Texas law firm – impacted a number of young lives, one in particular. This week’s Feel Good Friday is all about changing lives one play at time. Football plays that is (sorry, Shakespeare fans).
The Takata airbag inflator saga continues as GM tells NHTSA some Takata airbag safety risks are inconsequential. As surprising as that may seem, the company asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to relieve it of any notification and remedy obligations pertaining to some passenger-side airbag inflators in its GMT900 vehicle platform. If granted, GM will not have to tell vehicle owners and lessors about the defects in these airbag inflators, much less replace them.
“Our attorneys have been protecting people seriously injured in automobile accidents throughout Michigan for more than 50 years. It’s also our mission to help those in need, to give back to our communities, and to help make Michigan a better and safer place.” This is from the website of Michigan Auto Law, a Michigan firm making giving back a priority, which is why they’re featured in this week’s Feel Good Friday post.
This week’s Feel Good Friday is all about a Michigan Firm making New Year’s Eve safe for those out celebrating. The “Safe Ride Home” project is being sponsored by Southfield-based Christensen Law and Dave Christensen, the firm’s founder. “Safe Ride Home” is a program designed to get New Year’s Eve partiers home safely if they’ve had too much to drink. The goal is to eliminate, or at least reduce, incidences of drunk driving this weekend.
This is a wonderful time of the year, full of family and friends, celebrations of faith and celebrations in general. It’s especially magical for our children. However, in today’s tough economy, not every family has the means to make this holiday magical. In this week’s Feel Good Friday: local law firm helps Santa; Blue Santa, to be exact.
On December 19, Holly Ennis of Ennis & Ennis P.A., as one of the lawyers working for justice for Essure baby Ariel Grace and her family, filed suit in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The plaintiff, Kristiana Burrell, is suing over injuries she experienced thanks to Bayer’s “permanent” birth control device, Essure, including a full hysterectomy. She is also suing as Personal Representative of her daughter, Ariel Grace’s, estate. The Essure device cost little Ariel Grace her life. Other named defendants include the implanting doctor, Dr. Stacy D. Travis and the Bayer sales representative, Christopher Ford Williams, who sold Essure to Dr. Travis and trained her as to proper implantation procedures.
In a press release issued yesterday the FDA adds new warnings about Actos and bladder cancer risk. The diabetes drug pioglitazone, sold as Actos, Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR, Duetact and Oseni could increase patients’ risk of developing bladder cancer, prompting the Agency to uphold current label warnings in addition to adding new ones.
Several studies have recently confirmed that Zika virus damage to infants may not show right away. Researchers have discovered that, despite the appearance of normalcy at birth, infants who were exposed to Zika in the womb may present microcephaly and other forms of brain damage as well as vision and hearing problems.