Recall Due to Risk of Fire Alarm Failure and Personal Injury or Wrongful Death
Bosch Fire Alarm Control Panel Recall
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Below is an announcement regarding the Bosch Systems Corporation recall of certain fire alarm control panels that may not sound an alarm if there is a fire:
Name of Product: Fire Alarm Control Panel
Units: About 330
Manufacturer: Bosch Security Systems, Inc., of Fairport, N.Y.
Hazard: On all systems, when the alarm verification feature of the system is turned on, the control panel can fail to sound an alarm if a fire occurs. In addition, on systems with 50 or more reporting stations, a delay in sounding an alarm and reporting a fire may occur if the loop for the alarm system is broken.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The Bosch-branded fire alarm panel is locking red wall box with dimensions 22.7” high by 14.5” wide by 4.3” deep. The status, date and time can be seen through a glass screen on the panel door. The word “BOSCH” is printed on the right corner of the panel and the model number “FPA-1000-UL” is printed on the bottom left below the glass screen. The alarm panels featured software versions 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, which can be determined by installers. They were designed to be used in small to medium-sized facilities in both public and residential buildings [homes, apartments, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, churches, retail stores, etc.].
Sold at: Authorized distributors and installers nationwide from May 2009 through October 2011 for about $1,200.
Chandelier Recall Due to Risk of Fall and Serious Injury or Death
Recalled Chandelier -Models a83-21502/36+1 and a83-1502/36+1
A crystal chandelier manufacturer has recalled about 165 crystal chandeliers after 5 reports of the chandelier falling. Although there are no reports of injury, there is a risk of serious injury and death. Our product liability lawyers have a national practice and have won millions for our clients, including many cases over $1 million.
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Below are details of the chandelier recall:
Name of Product: Crystal chandeliers
Units: About 165
Importer: Spectrum Home Furnishings of Farmingdale, N.J.
Hazard: The recalled chandeliers contain a mounting loop that can fail during use causing the chandeliers to fall from the ceiling and injure bystanders under the chandelier.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received five reports of the chandeliers falling from the ceiling. No injuries have been reported. Approximately $1,000 in property damage has been reported.
Description: The recall involves three models of chandeliers with model numbers a83-21502/36+1, a83-1502/36+1 and a46-490/30 printed on the exterior of the box in which the products were shipped. Models a83-21502/36+1 and a83-1502/36+1 are clear crystal chandeliers measuring about 52-inches wide and 60-inches high. Model a46-490/30ed is black wrought iron with clear crystals measuring about 46 inches wide and 46 inches in height. Both models have idenitcal appearance, with one model number containing a different type of crystal
$2,700,000 Listeria Death Settlement, Now Lawyer Investigating Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak
Attorney Fred Pritzker settled a Listeria death case for $2,700,000. The case involved an 81-year-old man who contracted a Listeria infection (listeriosis) after eating food contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. After investigating the outbreak case, determining potential defendents and identifying and understanding the damage done to the family, settlement negotiations were commenced. Although initially the defendants did not acknowledge any responsibility for the outbreak, Pritzker was able to get the $2,700,000 settlement. Contact Fred Pritzker for a free consultation regarding a Listeria wrongful death lawsuit.
Mr. Pritzker and his team of attorneys at PritzkerOlsen are now investigating the Listeria outbreak linked to whole Rocky Ford cantaloupe grown by Jensen Farms in Granada, Colorado. One of the wrongful death cases the firm is handling involves a 76-year-old Illinois man who died from complications of Listeria, primarily sepsis, on September 11, 2011. He ate cantaloupe every day before developing symptoms of listeriosis.
Lawyers Representing Listeria Victims Nationwide
Attorney Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen, Brendan Flaherty and Ryan Osterholm are accepting cantaloupe Listeria cases in all affected states:
California (1), Colorado (14), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Kansas (6 probable cases), Maryland (1), Montana (1), Nebraska (4), New Mexico (10), Oklahoma (8), Texas (9), Virginia (1), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (2), and Wyoming (1).
The list of affected states continues to grow. We have been contacted by families and victims of the outbreak who suspect their cases are part of the outbreak, and we are in the processes of doing the epidemiology and microbiology to determine if they are. In addition, because patients can develop listeriosis up to 2 months after eating contaminated food, cases related to this outbreak may continue to be reported through October.
Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Information from the CDC
CDC has confirmed a total of 55 persons infected with the 4 outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes. All illnesses started on or after August 4, 2011. Listeriosis illnesses in several other states are currently being investigated to determine if they are part of this outbreak.
Among persons for whom information is available, illnesses began on or after August 4, 2011. Ages range from 35 to 96 years, with a median age of 78 years old. Most ill persons are over 60 years old or have health conditions that weaken the immune system. Fifty-nine percent of ill persons are female. Among the 43 ill persons with available information on whether they were hospitalized, all were hospitalized.
Eight deaths have been confirmed as part of the outbreak by the CDC: 2 in Colorado, 1 in Maryland, 4 in New Mexico, and 1 in Oklahoma. Fred Pritzker and his team are investigating other deaths that are likely caused by the contaminated Jensen Farms cantaloupe.
Evidence That Jensen Farms Cantaloupe Caused the Listeria Illnesses and Deaths
Among the 36 ill persons with available information on what they ate, 34 (94%) reported consuming cantaloupes in the month before illness onset. Several ill persons remembered the type of cantaloupe they had eaten and said they were Rocky Ford cantaloupes, which are grown in the Rocky Ford region of southeastern Colorado. Source tracing of the cantaloupes that ill persons ate indicated that they came from Jensen Farms, and were marketed as being from the Rocky Ford region. These cantaloupes were shipped from July 29 through Sept 10 to at least 17 states with possible further distribution.
Laboratory testing by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment identified Listeria monocytogenes bacteria on cantaloupes collected from grocery stores and from an ill person’s home. Product traceback information from Colorado state officials indicated these cantaloupes also came from Jensen Farms. Laboratory testing by FDA has identified L. monocytogenes matching outbreak strains in samples from equipment and cantaloupe at the Jensen Farms’ packing facility in Granada, Colorado.
Jensen Farms Cantaloupe Recall
In response to the Listeria outbreak linked to its cantaloupe, Jensen Farms, of Holly, Colorado recalled their shipments of Rocky Ford whole cantaloupe shipped between July 29th, 2011 and September 10th 2011, and distributed to the following states by Frontera Produce of Texas: IL, WY, TN, UT, TX, CO, MN, KS, NM, NC, MO, NE, OK, AZ, NJ, NY, PA. The cantaloupe was also distributed by other companies, including Basila Produce in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Wal-Mart Distribution in Los Lunasand, NM.
The whole cantaloupes may have a green and white sticker that reads: Product of USA- Frontera Produce-Colorado Fresh-Rocky Ford- Cantaloupe or a gray, yellow, and green sticker that reads: Jensen Farms-Sweet Rocky Fords. Some recalled cantaloupe may not have a sticker.
Retailers who received recalled cantaloupe include Walmart, Albertsons, Whole Foods Market, Supervalue (retail network includes ACME®, ALBERTSONS®, CUB®, FARM FRESH®, HORNBACHER’S®, JEWEL-OSCO®, SHAW’S/STAR MARKET®, SHOP ‘N SAVE® and SHOPPERS®), King Soopers. Additional retailers received the cantaloupe, but federal and state health officials have not released a list of all retailers.
New Mexico Listeria Wrongful Death Linked to Cantaloupe: Free Consultation with Lawyer
Four people have died in New Mexico in an outbreak that has been linked to Rocky Ford cantaloupe grown in Colorado. Three of the fatalities in New Mexico include two Bernalillo County men (Albuquerque area), ages 93 and 63, and a 61-year-old Curry County woman (Clovis area). The residence of the fourth victim who died has not yet been released. Our attorneys are available for a free consultation regarding a wrongful death lawsuit against Jensen Farms, a grower of Rocky Ford cantaloupe, Frontera Produce of Edinburg, Texas, and others, including, depending on the facts of the case, a retailer or restaurant.
Retailers, including Safeway, Whole Foods, King Soopers, Albertson’s Walmart and others, voluntarily pulled Rocky Ford cantaloupes off shelves as soon as Rocky Ford cantaoupe were suspected in the outbreak. Jensen Farms recalled cantaloupe it had distributed through Frontera Produce to the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Wyoming, Tennessee, Utah, Texas, Minnesota, Kansas, North Carolina, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The whole cantaloupes in question were shipped between July 29th, 2011 and September 10th 2011, and distributed to the following states: IL, WY, TN, UT, TX, CO, MN, KS, NM, NC, MO, NE, OK, AZ, NJ, NY, PA. The whole cantaloupes have a green and white sticker that reads: Product of USA- Frontera Produce-Colorado Fresh-Rocky Ford-Cantaloupe or a gray, yellow, and green sticker that reads: Jensen Farms-Sweet Rocky Fords.
First Albuquerque and then New Mexico recalled all Rocky Ford cantaloupe, which is an area in Colorado where particularly sweet cantaloupe is grown.
The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Environmental Health Bureau, in conjunction with the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) issued a voluntary recall notice to all state produce retailers, requesting that any cantaloupe grown in the Rocky Ford growing area of southern Colorado be temporarily pulled from store shelves. The recall was prompted by a multistate listeriosis outbreak linked to Rocky Ford cantaloupe. Ongoing collaborative investigations by local, state, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate the likely source of the outbreak is a type of cantaloupe, called Rocky Ford cantaloupes, which are grown in the Rocky Ford region of southeastern Colorado. These cantaloupes were harvested in August and September, distributed widely in the United States. New Mexican residents should refrain from purchasing or handling cantaloupe grown in the Rocky Ford growing area.
Jensen Farms Cantaloupe Recall: Free Consultation with Lawyer
Jensen Farms, of Holly, Colorado has recalled their shipments of Rocky Ford whole cantaloupe because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria. The Jensen Farms cantaloupes in question were shipped between July 29th, 2011 and September 10th 2011, and distributed to the following states: IL, WY, TN, UT, TX, CO, MN, KS, NM, NC, MO, NE, OK, AZ, NJ, NY, PA. The whole cantaloupes have a green and white sticker that reads: Product of USA- Frontera Produce-Colorado Fresh-Rocky Ford- Cantaloupe or a gray, yellow, and green sticker that reads: Jensen Farms-Sweet Rocky Fords.
The Jensen Farms Rocky Ford cantaloupe recall was prompted by an outbreak of Listeria infections in several states: Colorado (11 ill, one dead), New Mexico (7 ill, 3 dead), Texas (2 ill), Indiana (1), Nebraska (1 ill), Oklahoma (1 ill).
Jensen Farms Rocky Fords Cantaloupe
Recall Investigation
Ongoing collaborative investigations by local, state, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate the likely source of the Listeria outbreak is a type of cantaloupe, called Rocky Ford cantaloupes, which are grown in the Rocky Ford region of southeastern Colorado. These cantaloupes were harvested in August and September, distributed widely in the United States, and are currently available in grocery stores. Ill persons were interviewed about exposures during the month before becoming ill; investigators compared their responses to persons with listeriosis reported through the CDC Listeria Initiative, whose illnesses were not part of this outbreak. Preliminary results strongly suggest that illnesses are linked to consumption of cantaloupes. Several ill persons who remembered the type of cantaloupe said they were Rocky Ford cantaloupes. Preliminary source tracing of the cantaloupes persons ate indicated they were marketed as cantaloupes from the Rocky Ford region.
Laboratory testing by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment identified Listeria monocytogenes bacteriaon cantaloupe collected from grocery stores and from an ill person’s home. Product traceback information from Colorado State officials indicated these cantaloupes were marketed as cantaloupes harvested in the Rocky Ford region.
Our attorneys represent Listeria food poisoning victims nationwide. They are available for a free consultation regarding a cantaloupe lawsuit.
The cantaloupe outbreak may spread to other states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Rocky Ford cantaloupe were sold at Whole Foods Market, Safeway, Walmart and other stores.
