• More About Consumer Product Safety
• Product Recalls
• Sulzer Orthopedics Hip Replacement Implants
• Phenylpropanolamine Warning
• Over The Range Microwave Hood Combination
• New Resources From Bisnar Chase

And while they are designed for our safe use, when they fail because of defects they can cause serious injury.

22,000 deaths and 29.5 million injuries are associated with consumer products under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's jurisdiction. The injuries and deaths and associated property damage from defective products cost the American public over $500 billion annually.

LAST YEAR ALONE THERE WERE OVER 1,050 PRODUCTS RECALLED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR SAFETY REASONS!

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY "ORDER" A PRODUCT RECALL. MOST PRODUCT RECALLS ARE DONE VOLUNTARILY BY THE MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ONLY INTERCEDE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL.

THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION PROTECTS THE PUBLIC FROM THOUSANDS OF UNSAFE PRODUCTS BY PUBLISHING CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE LISTS OF RECALLED PRODUCTS. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS SHOULD CHECK THESE LISTS FROM TIME TO TIME TO ENSURE THEIR FAMILY'S SAFETY. Check www.cpsc.gov for more information. You may also check for and report unsafe products at www.safetyalerts.com.

Sulzer Orthopedics Hip Replacement Implants

Sulzer Orthopedics has recently issued a recall of their hip replacement implants. According to Sulzer, an oily residue was left on the surface of the implanted shell due to a manufacturing mistake. This residue can cause inflammation, pain and can also prevent the patient's bones from bonding normally with the implant, causing loosening of the shell.

Some patients will require surgery to remove the defective implant and replace it with a new one. The actual number of patients who must have the replacement surgery is unknown at this time, but the hip implant shell is implanted in approximately 17,500 patients per year. Sulzer estimates that most of the patients implanted with the recalled hip replacements had their surgeries in California, Texas, Florida and Arizona.

• Pain when rising
• Pain when standing
• Pain in the groin or inner thigh area
• The inability to bear weight on your leg.

If you are experiencing any of the above complications, or any type of discomfort or pain due to a hip implant, call your doctor immediately.

If you or someone you care about has had a Sulzer Orthopedics hip replacement implant in the past and is experiencing pain and/or discomfort, call a physician and then call BISNAR & CHASE, Personal Injury Attorneys and Counselors at Law, 1-800-561-4846. Click here to fill out our convenient on-line form for an immediate case evaluation. We can you recover the costs of an additional surgery and compensation for your pain and suffering.

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URGENT PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE WARNING!

HAVE YOU OR A LOVED ONE SUFFERED
A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK?

Over 400 well-known over-the-counter and prescription drugs for Cold, Flu, Cough, Allergy and Sinus trouble, as well as Diet Aids and Energy/Metabolism Boosters have recently been pulled from the shelves. These products contained a product named phenylpropanolamine or PPA, which has recently been linked to stroke and heart attacks. PPA is used in cold and allergy medications to relieve nasal congestion and in diet products to control appetite.

Literally thousands of innocent consumers have suffered strokes and heart attacks, often resulting in death or disablement, from taking these popular medications. People who are taking products containing PPA are at an increased risk of hemorrhagic strokes or bleeding of the brain. It has recently been linked to causing up to 500 strokes each year and the FDA has significant concern because of the seriousness of a stroke and the inability to predict who is at risk.

If you or someone you love has suffered a heart attack or stroke in the past and may have been taking a medication containing PPA, (click here for a list of some popular products containing PPA) please contact our office immediately for a free consultation at 1-800-561-4846 or fill out our convenient on-line contact form.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Whirlpool Corporation, of Benton Harbor, Mich., is voluntarily recalling about 1,800,000 Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Kenmore brand "over the range" microwave-hood combinations. The recall does not include countertop microwaves. Use of the microwave-hood unit poses a risk of fire, which could cause personal injury or property damage.

This recall involves Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Kenmore brand microwave-hood units with serial numbers that begin with XC. The serial numbers, as well as the model number, can be found on a label on the bottom edge of the food cavity, inside the microwave door.

Department, mass merchandise and appliance stores, as well as builders and re-modelers sold the microwave-hood units nationwide from January 1998 through September 2001 for between $249 and $749.

Consumers with recalled microwave-hood units must immediately stop using the unit and disconnect the unit by unplugging it. Every potential user of the unit should be informed of the risk of fire and told not to use the microwave.

For FAQ's and to Register your Microwave … please go immediately to:

http://www.repair.whirlpool.com or call the Consumer Interaction Center at 1-800-785-8897.

Another new resource to inform, protect and defend your safety from Bisnar Chase

StaySafe.info is your new Bisnar Chase resource, informing you of defective products and dedicated to defending and protecting you and your family against product danger while helping to keep unsafe products out of your world.

Our Mission

Our mission in pursuing product liability cases is to obtain just compensation for our injured clients and to create an economic incentive for those in the stream of commerce to produce safe products and provide sufficient warning of the dangers of their products, ultimately resulting in the saving of lives.

Here's What You Can Count On Bisnar Chase To Do For YOU…

Bisnar Chase will aggressively pursue the negligent manufacturers and suppliers of defective products on behalf of their seriously injured clients. When indicated, we will retain the top technical experts to help prove that the dangerous product was responsible for the injury and attempt to get the highest financial recovery possible. In addition to championing your case, we will attempt to insure that the defective product is removed from the marketplace.

Southern California Personal Injury Lawyer Disclaimer: The defective product, product recall, dangerous products, child safety, recalled products, personal injury, wrongful death, product liability or other personal injury legal information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer or attorney client relationship. Any results set forth here were dependent on the facts of that case and the results will differ from case to case. Please contact a product liability lawyer or defective product attorney at our law offices. This web site is not intended to solicit clients for matters outside of the State of California, although we have relationships with attorneys and law firms in states throughout the United States. The lawyer responsible for this website is John Bisnar.

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