Miscellaneous

• Dairy State Foods Recalls Minnie's Bake Shop Chocolate Chunk Cookies Because of Undeclared Nuts

  Jenny Albano | October 15, 2007 11:44 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  Dairy State Foods, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Minnie's Bake Shop Chocolate Chunk Cookies because they may contain undeclared macadamia nuts. Those who are allergic to macadamia nuts can have a severe allergic reaction that could be life-threatening.The packaging is labeled with a code date of Best if used by March 2008 and Minnie's Bake Shop Chocolate Chunk, but the cookies are...

• CPSC Announces Recall of 1 Million Baby Cribs

  K.C. Bouchillon | September 22, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  Three deaths and dozens of "close calls" have led to the recall of more than a million baby cribs sold under the Simplicity and Graco brand names, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced.The baby cribs pose a significant risk of strangulation and suffocation of children because of a defectively designed siderail. The instructions for the crib are unclear, causing many buyers to install...

• Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens 19 Va. Tech Students

  Courtney Mills | August 20, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  19 Virginia Tech students at an off-campus apartment complex had their lives turned upside down Sunday morning when a carbon monoxide leak sent the majority of them to local hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning.A leak in a faulty gas water heater was discovered to be the root of the problem, which sent so many students scrambling for treatment at local hospitals. According to reports,...

• Parent Sues Mattel After Toy Recall

  Jenny Albano | August 13, 2007 11:52 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  A parent sued Mattel Inc. and Fisher-Price Inc. about a toy after the companies recalled around 1.5 million toys because of a possibility that the products had excess lead in the surface paint.The plaintiff, Farrah Shoukry, is seeking a refund for toys and money for diagnostic tests for lead poisoning.Shoukry, who filed the lawsuit because she purchased the recalled toys for her daughter, wants...

• Peter Pan Returns to Shelves; Lawsuits Pile Up

  Courtney Mills | August 13, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  ConAgra's flagship brand of peanut butter, 'Peter Pan', will return to store shelves this month in an epic move by the agribusiness concern to restore consumer confidence in its brands. The move comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee to put to rest any remaining concerns that consumers may have about Peter Pan peanut butter since the peanut butter recall.ConAgra's decision to return Peter Pan...

• 5-year-old Highland City boy mauled by pit bull

  K.C. Bouchillon | July 25, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  While visiting a family friend in Highland City, 5-year-old Martin Collier, was savagely attacked by a pit bull. Collier was at the home of Scott Gawtrey, whose pit bull bit Collier on his face, head, arms and legs. He required more than 200 stitches in his upper lip, and 50 stitches in his scalp. It does not appear that Collier did anything to provoke the attack. Under Florida law, the owner of...

• Castleberry's voluntarily recalls botulism-tainted canned meat products

  K.C. Bouchillon | July 25, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  Castleberry's, a Georgia-based outfit owned by Bumblebee Foods, has voluntarily recalled approximately 75 brands of chili sauce, beef stew, and canned meat because of concerns they could be tainted with botulism. The problem was discovered during an investigation of botulism poisoning in Indiana and Texas, although the distribution of the at-risk products is far broader.Given the recent...

• Recovery of pain and suffering over the death of a pet

  K.C. Bouchillon | May 28, 2007 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  In the wake of the recent deaths of pets resulting from contaminated pet food, New Jersey is considering a law permitting pet owners to sue for recovery of their pain and suffering if their pet gets sick or dies from eating the affected food. This will undoubtedly rekindle the debate over the status of pets in the law. Should pets be considered "part of the family" such that their owners can...

• Holocaust Survivors Seek Insurance Money

  Christina Cole | April 22, 2007 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  A path is being made in Washington to give the "forgotten survivors" of the holocaust the right to sue insurance companies in federal court. Red tape has prohibited thousands of holocaust survivors from getting insurance claim money that could help them to live the rest of their days and years in dignity. A South Florida congresswoman is sponsoring a bill that could help to cut the red tape...

• Lilly, O'Toole & Brown, LLP

  Staff Writer | February 24, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  With over 150 years of combined courtroom experience, the 7 civil trial lawyers of Kent Lilly, P.A., Neal O'Toole, P.A. and Steven C. Brown, P.A. merged their practices on September 1, 2004 to form Lilly, O'Toole & Brown, LLP, in order to better serve our present and future clients.Lilly, O'Toole & Brown has 6 fully staffed offices in Central Florida - located in Bartow, Haines City, Lakeland,...