Running back Paul Hornung won the Heisman Trophy in 1956, while playing for the University of Notre Dame. He went on to have a Hall of Fame career in the NFL - he won four championships with the Green Bay Packers, including the first Super Bowl, and led the league in...
In a bit of irony for the daughter of the man campaigning for the presidency under the platform of "Make America Great Again," Ivanka Trump's Chinese-made scarves are being recalled because they are a burn risk.A recall notice was issued by the federal Consumer...
One US representative disputes the Food and Drug Administration's reports that just five deaths have been linked to a birth control device touted as a non-surgical, permanent alternative to tubal ligations.The device is marketed as Essure and prevents pregnancies via...
Most of our ovens get a lot of use during the holiday season. Recently there have been numerous reports about ovens that exploded in consumers' kitchens all over the nation. The problem doesn't appear to involve a single brand and is occurring in ovens made by...
Earlier this month, an Omaha, Nebraska-based company began a nationwide recall of over 167,000 pounds of potentially contaminated ground beef products.According to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, a division of the Department of Agriculture, All American Meats,...
Quitting smoking is a good idea, but those who have chosen to use the alternative e-cigarettes might want to rethink their decision.A 21-year-old Naples man is now in a medically-induced coma because the e-cigarette he was vaping exploded in his face, badly burning...
This week, a Georgia federal judge sent a powerful message to corporations that form part of the supply chain of food destined for America's consumers. The lengthy sentences he handed down to a peanut company executive and his co-defendant brother were described as...
This week, the Justice Department announced that a settlement of $900 million will be paid out by General Motors in order to settle the criminal charges that were filed due to the defective ignition switches in their cars.The switches were related to at least 124...
It seems like every time you turn on the television you see a commercial about another dangerous drug that was just pulled off the market due to deadly side effects or other problems.Consumers are at risk of suffering from worsened medical conditions attributable to...
When a defective product is noted and a recall is authorized, people sometimes assume dozens or even hundreds of injuries and deaths must have been reported. However, the reality is that it doesn't actually take very many incidents to cause a recall. The goal of the...
