Articles tagged with recall
Tue, May 22, 2012
'Total Recall': Colin Farrell Has Stormtroopers to Deal With PICS
By Brian Marder, Hollywood.com Staff
By now, most of us have seen Colin Farrell channel his inner Schwarzenegger in the trailer for this ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
'Total Recall': Colin Farrell Has Stormtroopers to Deal With PICS
By Brian Marder, Hollywood.com Staff
By now, most of us have seen Colin Farrell channel his inner Schwarzenegger in the trailer for this ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker holds recall lead despite attacks
By Brendan O'Brien
(Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker's lead widened slightly over Milwaukee Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett in the run-up to the ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
'Divide and conquer' unions comment dogs Wisconsin governor in recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker is under fire from Democrats following the release of a year-old ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
GM to recall nearly 50,000 Chevrolet Aveo cars in China: government agency
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai General Motors Co. will recall some of its 2012 model year Chevrolet Aveo vehicles due to faulty brake fluid sensors, the ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Wisconsin governor leads rival in recall election poll
(Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker held a narrow lead over Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in the first poll released publicly since a Democratic ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Colin Farrell To Fill In For Ahnuld In 'Total Recall' Remake?
By Daniel Hubschman, Hollywood.com Staff
At the turn of the last decade, Colin Farrell was the next big thing. His performances in 2000s ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Ethan Hawke Has a Huge Monologue in 'Total Recall'
By Eric Sundermann, Hollywood.com Staff
We recently learned that Ethan Hawke would make a cameo appearance in the upcoming remake of Total Recall ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
'Total Recall' Adds Nighy, Beckinsale & Biel Officially
By Daniel Hubschman, Hollywood.com Staff
Casting has been rather slow on Columbia Pictures Total Recall remake, with Colin Farrell's involvement the first ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
John Cho Joins 'Total Recall' Remake
By Eric Sundermann, Hollywood.com Staff
John Cho has joined that Total Recall remake -- which means yes, no matter how hard we try to ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Watch Our Re-cut 'Total Recall' Trailer, Just Because We Love Arnold
By Daniel Hubschman, Hollywood.com Staff
It's going to take a lot more than a sex scandal for me to forget how much ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
First 'Total Recall' Image Shows Colin Farrell In a Tight Spot
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
The newest incarnation of Total Recall now has its first image and they're not exactly easing into ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
NYCC 2011: New 'Total Recall' Footage Teases Flying Cars, Cat Fights and Robots
By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff
After showing off some shiny 3D footage for Underworld Awakening, the fourth entry in his vampire/werewolf action ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
One on One: Bill Nighy on 'Arthur Christmas,' 'Total Recall' and 'Love Actually'
By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff
Crafting a great Christmas movie is no easy task. You need an authentically magical story, actors who can ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Trailer: Not the Schwarzenegger Movie You Remember
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
Twilight seems to have kicked off yet another trend. After launching vampires, werewolves, young adult fiction, love triangles ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
'Total Recall' Remix: See Schwarzenegger's Classic as a Modern Action Flick
By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff
The trailer for this year's remake of the 1990 sci-fi flick Total Recall has hit the web ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
See the Full Trailer for Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Reboot
By Margaret Hartmann, Hollywood.com Staff
If you thought the teaser for Total Recall, the remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film, looked ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Barrett Will Face Walker Again In Wisconsin Recall Election
UNDATED (KDAL) - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic Primary election on Tuesday and will face Republican Governor Scott Walker in the recall election ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Democrats pick mayor to challenge governor
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democratic primary voters on Tuesday picked Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to face controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Colin Farrell To Fill In For Ahnuld In 'Total Recall' Remake?
By Daniel Hubschman, Hollywood.com Staff
At the turn of the last decade, Colin Farrell was the next big thing. His performances in 2000s ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Ethan Hawke Has a Huge Monologue in 'Total Recall'
By Eric Sundermann, Hollywood.com Staff
We recently learned that Ethan Hawke would make a cameo appearance in the upcoming remake of Total Recall ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
'Total Recall' Adds Nighy, Beckinsale & Biel Officially
By Daniel Hubschman, Hollywood.com Staff
Casting has been rather slow on Columbia Pictures Total Recall remake, with Colin Farrell's involvement the first ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
John Cho Joins 'Total Recall' Remake
By Eric Sundermann, Hollywood.com Staff
John Cho has joined that Total Recall remake -- which means yes, no matter how hard we try to ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Watch Our Re-cut 'Total Recall' Trailer, Just Because We Love Arnold
By Daniel Hubschman, Hollywood.com Staff
It's going to take a lot more than a sex scandal for me to forget how much ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
First 'Total Recall' Image Shows Colin Farrell In a Tight Spot
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
The newest incarnation of Total Recall now has its first image and they're not exactly easing into ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
NYCC 2011: New 'Total Recall' Footage Teases Flying Cars, Cat Fights and Robots
By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff
After showing off some shiny 3D footage for Underworld Awakening, the fourth entry in his vampire/werewolf action ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
One on One: Bill Nighy on 'Arthur Christmas,' 'Total Recall' and 'Love Actually'
By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff
Crafting a great Christmas movie is no easy task. You need an authentically magical story, actors who can ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Trailer: Not the Schwarzenegger Movie You Remember
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
Twilight seems to have kicked off yet another trend. After launching vampires, werewolves, young adult fiction, love triangles ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
'Total Recall' Remix: See Schwarzenegger's Classic as a Modern Action Flick
By Matt Patches, Hollywood.com Staff
The trailer for this year's remake of the 1990 sci-fi flick Total Recall has hit the web ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
See the Full Trailer for Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Reboot
By Margaret Hartmann, Hollywood.com Staff
If you thought the teaser for Total Recall, the remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film, looked ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Recall Primary Election
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - Voters in Superior and all of WIsconsin will determine which one of several Democratic candidates will face Governor Scott Walker in ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Democrats pick challenger in governor's recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democratic primary voters went to the polls on Tuesday to pick a challenger to face Republican Scott ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Dog food salmonella recall expanded in U.S., Canada
(Reuters) - Diamond Pet Foods has expanded a recall of its dry dog food, taking precautionary steps after several of its brands were linked to ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Wisconsin governor, likely rival tied in recall vote -poll
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker is in a statistical tie with his chief Democratic rival, Milwaukee Mayor ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker raises $13 million for recall election
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Monday his campaign raised $13 million in just over three months ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Quaid can't recall date with Stowe
And it wasn't just any date for Stowe - she was an 18-year-old virgin who had never been out with a guy before.
Appearing ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Quaid can't recall date with Stowe
And it wasn't just any date for Stowe - she was an 18-year-old virgin who had never been out with a guy before.
Appearing ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
'Total Recall' Remix: See Schwarzenegger's Classic as a Modern Action Flick
The trailer for this year's remake of the 1990 sci-fi flick Total Recall has hit the web and the film has all the ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
See the Full Trailer for Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Reboot
If you thought the teaser for Total Recall, the remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film, looked pretty amazing, you'd better brace ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
'Total Recall' Remix: See Schwarzenegger's Classic as a Modern Action Flick
The trailer for this year's remake of the 1990 sci-fi flick Total Recall has hit the web and the film has all the ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
See the Full Trailer for Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Reboot
If you thought the teaser for Total Recall, the remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film, looked pretty amazing, you'd better brace ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
'Total Recall' Remix: See Schwarzenegger's Classic as a Modern Action Flick
The trailer for this year's remake of the 1990 sci-fi flick Total Recall has hit the web and the film has all the ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
See the Full Trailer for Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Reboot
If you thought the teaser for Total Recall, the remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film, looked pretty amazing, you'd better brace ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker faces recall vote over union curbs
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker will face a recall election on June 5 over a new ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Why is Wisconsin governor facing a recall election?
(Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker is the first U.S. state governor in nearly a decade to face a recall election after he ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Walker to face recall vote on June 5
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker will face a recall election on June 5 over a new ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Walker to face recall vote on June 5
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker will face a recall election on June 5 over a new law he ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Wisconsin set to launch first governor recall in a decade
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin is set on Friday to launch a special election that could oust Republican Governor Scott Walker from ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Trailer: Not the Schwarzenegger Movie You Remember
Twilight seems to have kicked off yet another trend. After launching vampires, werewolves, young adult fiction, love triangles and Kristen Stewarts popular, the film ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Wisconsin set to launch first governor recall in a decade
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin is set on Friday to launch a special election that could oust Republican Governor Scott Walker from ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Colin Farrell's 'Total Recall' Trailer: Not the Schwarzenegger Movie You Remember
Twilight seems to have kicked off yet another trend. After launching vampires, werewolves, young adult fiction, love triangles and Kristen Stewarts popular, the film ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Wisconsin approves recall votes for more Republican senators
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Four more Wisconsin Republican state senators, including the Senate leader, will face recall elections this year, bringing ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Daimler to recall more than 100,000 trucks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler
Tue, February 28, 2012
Total recall: Japanese robot finds lost things
TOKYO (Reuters) - Forgot where you put your glasses? A Japanese robot can find them for you, and guide you to where they are.
The ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Wisconsin governor won't challenge recall signatures
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will not challenge any of the more than one million signatures gathered by opponents to force a ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Wisconsin governor will not challenge recall signatures
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will not challenge any of the more than one million signatures gathered by ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Wisconsin mayor in drinking scandal loses recall vote
By Geoff Davidian
SHEBOYGAN, Wis (Reuters) - The mayor of a Wisconsin town whose heavy drinking last summer sparked pressure to step down lost a ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Judge denies Wisconsin governor's bid to delay recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge Friday denied Governor Scott Walker extra time to review the estimated one million signatures submitted ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Money flows into Wisconsin governor recall fight
By Nick Carey
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Political money has poured into Wisconsin in recent months - not for the presidential or Senate races but for a ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Four Wisconsin Republican lawmakers challenge recall signatures
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Four Wisconsin lawmakers targeted for possible recall later this year filed challenges on Thursday to the validity ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Pfizer liable for pregnancy lawsuits after birth control recall
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc is reaching out directly to women consumers to warn them about its U.S. recall of one million packets of birth ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Birth control recall raises risk of unplanned pregnancy
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc is reaching out directly to women consumers to warn them about its U.S. recall of one ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker leads possible recall opponents: poll
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is the target of an election recall effort, leads all of his possible Democratic ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Wisconsin recall webcam attracts bored and curious
By Brendan O'Brien
(Reuters) - Reality TV just got a bit more boring with the Wisconsin election board's webcam, allowing voters to watch ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Wisconsin city's mayor survives first round of recall
By Geoff Davidian
SHEBOYGAN, Wis (Reuters) - The first-term mayor of a Wisconsin town, a self-described alcoholic who has come under pressure to step down ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Wisconsin town residents go to polls for mayoral recall
By Geoff Davidian
SHEBOYGAN, Wis (Reuters) - The first-term mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a self-described alcoholic, faces off Tuesday against seven opponents including a high ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Wisconsin governor recall petitions to be filed
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Organizers of a drive to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said they have far more signatures than ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Novartis issues recall on Excedrin, Bufferin
(Reuters) - The U.S. unit of Novartis AG on Sunday issued a nationwide recall of certain bottled versions of Excedrin and Bufferin, and two ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Drug Recall On Popular OTC Drugs
Drug maker Novartis AG is recalling several popular over-the-counter drugs due to quality control concerns. The drugs include Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X. The ...
Sun, January 08, 2012
Friends recall childhood cut short in Tucson shooting
By Brad Poole
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - The two best friends of the youngest person killed in a hail of bullets outside a Tucson supermarket ...
Sun, January 08, 2012
Novartis unit to take $120 million charge on recall
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis's consumer health unit will take a $120 million hit in the fourth quarter after the Swiss drugmaker decided to voluntarily ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Listeria threat prompts fourth Wisconsin cheese recall
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A fourth cheesemaker said on Wednesday it was pulling some products from store shelves as a result of listeria contamination at a ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
FDA says no need to recall Enfamil formula
By Martinne Geller
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials said they found no trace of potentially deadly bacteria that killed two infants in recent weeks ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Evernote "memory aid" apps recall people, meals
By Julie Mollins
PARIS (Reuters) - If you have trouble putting a name to a face, or remembering where you ate that delicious morsel of ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Drive to force Wisconsin recall vote nears goal
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday they have collected 94 percent of the signatures ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Drive to force Wisconsin recall vote nears goal
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday they have collected 94 percent of the signatures ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Group says push to recall Wisconsin governor on track
(Reuters) - Organizers of a petition drive to force Wisconsin's Republican governor into a recall election next year said on Thursday that in just ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Wisconsin mayor's critics have signatures to force recall
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Organizers of an effort to recall the mayor of a Wisconsin town who has publicly struggled with alcohol while ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Recall effort against Wisconsin GOP governor to start
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Opponents of Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker, who led a controversial move to limit bargaining rights of state employees ...
Tue, October 18, 2011
NYCC 2011: New 'Total Recall' Footage Teases Flying Cars, Cat Fights and Robots
After showing off some shiny 3D footage for Underworld Awakening, the fourth entry in his vampire/werewolf action series, producer Len Wiseman appeared a ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Cranston defends Total Recall remake
Cranston stars alongside Irish actor Colin Farrell, who takes over the role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the new adaptation of Philip K ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Sony TV unit suffers fresh blow with faulty sets
TOKYO (Reuters) - Electronics giant Sony Corp suffered a fresh blow on Wednesday after several of its Bravia LCD televisions sets emitted smoke or parts ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Cranston defends Total Recall remake
Cranston stars alongside Irish actor Colin Farrell, who takes over the role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the new adaptation of Philip K ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats to launch Walker recall bid November 15
MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats will launch a drive November 15 to force Republican Governor Scott Walker into a recall election and are confident of ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Total Recall: Schwarzenegger opens Austria museum
By Sylvia Westall
THAL, Austria (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger took a trip down memory lane in Austria on Friday, visiting his childhood home to open ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Nearly $44 million spent on Wisconsin recall elections
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - A record of nearly $44 million was spent this year to persuade voters in nine Wisconsin state Senate ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Britain to recall James Murdoch in hacking probe
By Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - British politicians, struggling in their bid to find out who knew what about phone hacking at a Rupert Murdoch ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
Honda to recall nearly 1 mln Fit, other models
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co <7267.T> said on Monday it would recall about 960,000 Fit subcompacts and other models globally to repair defects including ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Tech execs recall Jobs's monumental reign at Apple
By Alexi Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steve Jobs's resignation as Apple Inc's chief executive sent shock waves through technology and media circles ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Target expands step stool recall due to falling risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Target Corp is expanding a recall of step stools to 341,000 due to a falling hazard, the retailer and the Consumer ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Insight: DePuy's handling of hip recall sparks questions
By Toni Clarke
BOSTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, which could face billions of dollars in costs over an artificial hip recall, is taking an unusual approach to managing the crisis -- one that could limit its financial exposure, legal experts say.
J&J's DePuy Orthopaedics Inc unit recalled its metal ASR hip system a year ago after it failed at a higher-than-expected rate, with some patients experiencing pain, swelling, joint dislocation and sometimes systemic damage to the central nervous system, thyroid and heart.
The company now faces more than 2,000 lawsuits in state and federal court in the United States.
In a highly unusual move, DePuy has hired a third party -- Broadspire Services Inc, which manages workers compensation and other medical claims on behalf of insurance companies and employers -- to administer patient claims for out-of-pocket medical costs associated with the recall.
The move has prompted debate among industry and legal experts. Some see it as an efficient way to outsource a process that is unrelated to making artificial hips. Others see it as a way for J&J to limit payments while gaining control of medical records and other material that could be used against patients in court.
In general, companies and their lawyers handle recalls directly. They answer patient queries and pay claims for reimbursement. Typically, companies accept a treating physician's recommendation when it comes to determining if a device should be removed or replaced.
In DePuy's case, it is Broadspire's physicians, not the patient's own doctor, who, in effect, make the final decision on whether a patient's hip should be replaced. While Broadspire physicians cannot directly override a patient's doctor in terms of treatment, they make the decision on whether to pay. That can effectively rule out surgery for patients who cannot pay.
"Doctors who are evaluating these cases are being paid indirectly by DePuy, and research suggests that even when we are very well-intentioned we can be influenced by conflicts of interest," said Kristin Smith-Crowe, associate professor of management at the University of Utah, who specializes in business ethics. "This is a bit of a red flag in terms of the way this situation is set up."
Lorie Gawreluk, a spokeswoman for DePuy, said Broadspire's role is entirely benign. The company conducts its own reviews to ensure that a patient's hip problems are the result of the recall, and not some other cause, such as a fall.
"Similar to the process insurance companies use to evaluate claims from subscribers, medical records are collected by Broadspire if a patient requests financial assistance," she said in an email. "Broadspire requires no more information than a typical insurance provider would request, and like an insurance provider, Broadspire has a team of reviewers who review claims."
EVOLVING STRATEGY
Patients and lawyers argue that the hip recall claims should not be treated in the same way as a standard medical claim. An insurance company, after all, does not decide whether to reimburse policyholders for medical costs related to a problem it caused itself. Moreover, lawyers representing patients say the amount of information being collected by Broadspire is excessive.
"This is an evolving strategy that is outside the norm of what companies have done in the past," said Edward Blizzard, partner with the law firm Blizzard, McCarthy & Nabers. Blizzard is representing plaintiffs in the case.
"Normally a company would not get the kind of information Broadspire is asking for until a case was in litigation, and even if the case was in litigation, in no circumstance would the defendant be allowed to have their own physician talk to the patient's physician privately, as Broadspire is demanding," he said.
Last August, DePuy wrote to orthopedic surgeons asking them to forward to their patients a package of information about the recall. It contained a form letter from doctor to patient, written by DePuy, asking the patient to set up an appointment to discuss any concerns and to bring with them a signed medical release giving the physician permission to share information with DePuy.
"It is important to share this information with DePuy so that DePuy may contact you directly regarding any additional information regarding the ASR Hip System and process your claims efficiently," the letter said. "Please complete the form and bring it with you to your next appointment."
DePuy offered doctors $50 for each completed set of forms.
"I have been doing this work for 35 years and it is almost unprecedented for a large corporate defendant to run out and preemptively attempt to identify potential claimants," said Alex MacDonald, a partner at MacDonald Rothweiler Eisenberg, who helped negotiate billions of dollars in settlements over the diet-drug cocktail Fen-Phen. He is not representing clients in the DePuy case.
"J&J is reaching out to doctors and asking them to use their influence with their patients in the hope that the doctor will help identify potential claimants in a lawsuit," MacDonald said.
DePuy, which is based in Warsaw, Indiana, denies that it is doing anything out of the ordinary, or that it might be seeking to influence doctors with its upfront offer of payment, as some critics charge.
"It is standard practice for, and indeed healthcare professionals require, reimbursement for the costs of producing the medical records," Gawreluk said.
But some doctors say they have not previously been asked by a product manufacturer to persuade patients to give up their privacy rights, or been directly offered payment to do so.
"It made me uncomfortable," said Mark Barba, an orthopedic surgeon at Rockford Orthopedic Associates, a surgical center in Rockford, Illinois. "I've never faced anything like that before. Never."
METAL POISONING
Some 93,000 people have been implanted with DePuy's ASR hip system worldwide.
With wear, the grinding of the hip's ball-and-socket structure causes metal debris to collect in the tissue surrounding the implant, damaging muscle and tendons and complicating replacement surgery. In some cases, metal ions released into the blood causes broader health problems.
Aubie Brennan, a 56-year-old teacher on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, had replacement surgery for each hip in 2007 and 2008 due to bone deterioration.
In 2009, he began to be plagued by flu-like symptoms, rashes, swollen lips and debilitating fatigue. Doctors were unable to locate the cause. They thought he might have allergies, or be depressed, or poisoned by a substance in the ocean surrounding his home.
But last August, Brennan said he received a letter from his health insurance company, Kaiser Permanente, alerting him to the recall and urging him to come in for tests. These showed that his left hip was crooked and that his blood contained significantly elevated levels of chromium and cobalt ions. The surgeon told him he wasn't sure if the elevated metal levels were causing his symptoms, and to return for further testing in six months.
Brennan could not wait. He sought a second opinion, and in February met with a surgeon at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, the leading medical referral center in the Pacific Basin.
"He looked at my results and said, 'I think you need surgery, on both hips, and you need it now,'" Brennan said. He declined to name either surgeon.
The Honolulu surgeon was not part of Kaiser's network, so Kaiser declined to pay, Brennan said. He turned to Broadspire for reimbursement.
Broadspire told Brennan it would not agree in advance to pay. His only option would be to pay for the surgery himself. Then he would have to submit the doctor's report to Broadspire, whose physicians would review the case and make a decision on whether the procedure had been necessary.
Brennan could not afford to pay the $43,467 that the surgery would have cost -- or take the risk that Broadspire would decline coverage. He canceled the scheduled procedure.
"I was really devastated," he said. "Emotionally, and as far as my job went, it really devastated me."
Ultimately, Kaiser reversed itself and agreed to pay for the surgery, which took place in July.
Broadspire would not comment on individual claims, or its payment process in general. DePuy said patients first file for reimbursement through their insurance company, and DePuy later repays the insurance company.
RECALL UPON RECALL
Over the past two years, J&J -- for decades one of the most trusted brands in America -- has recalled more than 50 products, ranging from Children's Tylenol to insulin cartridges to contact lenses. The company's handling of the recalls has in some cases sparked Congressional and federal criminal investigations.
Particularly disturbing to regulators was an older "phantom recall" of painkiller Motrin. J&J hired a contractor to secretly buy the product from stores well before it alerted the general public in 2009 that the pills did not dissolve properly.
To critics, DePuy's handling of its hip implant recall is designed to save money by potentially settling claims with patients before they fully understand their legal rights, or the likely cost of their hip-related medical costs in the future.
DePuy is adamant in its denial.
"To be very clear: the sole purpose of the Broadspire process is to assist patients and health care providers as efficiently as possible," Gawreluk said.
David Prince, professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law, said that while the hiring of Broadspire may make economic sense for J&J by saving the company the trouble of gearing up and organizing in-house, it also has the effect of distancing the company from patients.
"By pawning this process off on a third party, they don't have to deal face to face with patients, and may be less sensible to the human cost of what their product has done," he said.
Prince, who has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in the past and specializes in product liability, said he can see both perspectives.
"In a larger sense, this is a clash between the individual and his or her needs, and the broad corporate interest," he said. "If I were a patient I'd be very unhappy if someone I trusted, my own doctor, recommended a procedure and someone stood in the way. I would find that intolerable."
On the other hand, he said, "You can see how the company wants to make sure they only pay what they consider in their own mind legitimate claims."
J&J has taken special charges of about $400 million associated with the ASR recall through the second quarter of this year. The company's litigation expense also includes a component for increased product liability reserves related to the recall. Gawreluk declined to quantify that component or say what DePuy has paid out so far in claims.
Some experts say the ultimate cost to J&J could run to the billions of dollars.
In January 2001, Swiss medical device maker Sulzer Medica AG recalled a hip implant after a manufacturing glitch caused it to loosen. The company settled the case in 2002 for $1 billion. Of the 31,000 patients who received the Sulzer Medica implants, more than 2,760 had them replaced.
The DePuy recall is three times larger and much more complex. The revision rate has not yet been established, but data from a study released in March by the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Society showed the ASR system had a failure rate of up to 49 percent after six years -- nearly four times the rate cited by DePuy when it recalled the device.
"This is the absolute worst thing that ever happened to my practice," Barba, the Rockford surgeon, said of the recall. "It keeps me up at night wondering how to treat these patients whose future is so uncertain. It has been difficult for all of us emotionally."
(Additional reporting by Debra Sherman in Chicago; Editing by Michele Gershberg, Matthew Lewis)
Sun, August 21, 2011
Insight: DePuy's handling of hip recall sparks questions
By Toni Clarke
BOSTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, which could face billions of dollars in costs over an artificial hip recall, is taking an unusual approach to managing the crisis -- one that could limit its financial exposure, legal experts say.
J&J's DePuy Orthopaedics Inc unit recalled its metal ASR hip system a year ago after it failed at a higher-than-expected rate, with some patients experiencing pain, swelling, joint dislocation and sometimes systemic damage to the central nervous system, thyroid and heart.
The company now faces more than 2,000 lawsuits in state and federal court in the United States.
In a highly unusual move, DePuy has hired a third party -- Broadspire Services Inc, which manages workers compensation and other medical claims on behalf of insurance companies and employers -- to administer patient claims for out-of-pocket medical costs associated with the recall.
The move has prompted debate among industry and legal experts. Some see it as an efficient way to outsource a process that is unrelated to making artificial hips. Others see it as a way for J&J to limit payments while gaining control of medical records and other material that could be used against patients in court.
In general, companies and their lawyers handle recalls directly. They answer patient queries and pay claims for reimbursement. Typically, companies accept a treating physician's recommendation when it comes to determining if a device should be removed or replaced.
In DePuy's case, it is Broadspire's physicians, not the patient's own doctor, who, in effect, make the final decision on whether a patient's hip should be replaced. While Broadspire physicians cannot directly override a patient's doctor in terms of treatment, they make the decision on whether to pay. That can effectively rule out surgery for patients who cannot pay.
"Doctors who are evaluating these cases are being paid indirectly by DePuy, and research suggests that even when we are very well-intentioned we can be influenced by conflicts of interest," said Kristin Smith-Crowe, associate professor of management at the University of Utah, who specializes in business ethics. "This is a bit of a red flag in terms of the way this situation is set up."
Lorie Gawreluk, a spokeswoman for DePuy, said Broadspire's role is entirely benign. The company conducts its own reviews to ensure that a patient's hip problems are the result of the recall, and not some other cause, such as a fall.
"Similar to the process insurance companies use to evaluate claims from subscribers, medical records are collected by Broadspire if a patient requests financial assistance," she said in an email. "Broadspire requires no more information than a typical insurance provider would request, and like an insurance provider, Broadspire has a team of reviewers who review claims."
EVOLVING STRATEGY
Patients and lawyers argue that the hip recall claims should not be treated in the same way as a standard medical claim. An insurance company, after all, does not decide whether to reimburse policyholders for medical costs related to a problem it caused itself. Moreover, lawyers representing patients say the amount of information being collected by Broadspire is excessive.
"This is an evolving strategy that is outside the norm of what companies have done in the past," said Edward Blizzard, partner with the law firm Blizzard, McCarthy & Nabers. Blizzard is representing plaintiffs in the case.
"Normally a company would not get the kind of information Broadspire is asking for until a case was in litigation, and even if the case was in litigation, in no circumstance would the defendant be allowed to have their own physician talk to the patient's physician privately, as Broadspire is demanding," he said.
Last August, DePuy wrote to orthopedic surgeons asking them to forward to their patients a package of information about the recall. It contained a form letter from doctor to patient, written by DePuy, asking the patient to set up an appointment to discuss any concerns and to bring with them a signed medical release giving the physician permission to share information with DePuy.
"It is important to share this information with DePuy so that DePuy may contact you directly regarding any additional information regarding the ASR Hip System and process your claims efficiently," the letter said. "Please complete the form and bring it with you to your next appointment."
DePuy offered doctors $50 for each completed set of forms.
"I have been doing this work for 35 years and it is almost unprecedented for a large corporate defendant to run out and preemptively attempt to identify potential claimants," said Alex MacDonald, a partner at MacDonald Rothweiler Eisenberg, who helped negotiate billions of dollars in settlements over the diet-drug cocktail Fen-Phen. He is not representing clients in the DePuy case.
"J&J is reaching out to doctors and asking them to use their influence with their patients in the hope that the doctor will help identify potential claimants in a lawsuit," MacDonald said.
DePuy, which is based in Warsaw, Indiana, denies that it is doing anything out of the ordinary, or that it might be seeking to influence doctors with its upfront offer of payment, as some critics charge.
"It is standard practice for, and indeed healthcare professionals require, reimbursement for the costs of producing the medical records," Gawreluk said.
But some doctors say they have not previously been asked by a product manufacturer to persuade patients to give up their privacy rights, or been directly offered payment to do so.
"It made me uncomfortable," said Mark Barba, an orthopedic surgeon at Rockford Orthopedic Associates, a surgical center in Rockford, Illinois. "I've never faced anything like that before. Never."
METAL POISONING
Some 93,000 people have been implanted with DePuy's ASR hip system worldwide.
With wear, the grinding of the hip's ball-and-socket structure causes metal debris to collect in the tissue surrounding the implant, damaging muscle and tendons and complicating replacement surgery. In some cases, metal ions released into the blood causes broader health problems.
Aubie Brennan, a 56-year-old teacher on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, had replacement surgery for each hip in 2007 and 2008 due to bone deterioration.
In 2009, he began to be plagued by flu-like symptoms, rashes, swollen lips and debilitating fatigue. Doctors were unable to locate the cause. They thought he might have allergies, or be depressed, or poisoned by a substance in the ocean surrounding his home.
But last August, Brennan said he received a letter from his health insurance company, Kaiser Permanente, alerting him to the recall and urging him to come in for tests. These showed that his left hip was crooked and that his blood contained significantly elevated levels of chromium and cobalt ions. The surgeon told him he wasn't sure if the elevated metal levels were causing his symptoms, and to return for further testing in six months.
Brennan could not wait. He sought a second opinion, and in February met with a surgeon at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, the leading medical referral center in the Pacific Basin.
"He looked at my results and said, 'I think you need surgery, on both hips, and you need it now,'" Brennan said. He declined to name either surgeon.
The Honolulu surgeon was not part of Kaiser's network, so Kaiser declined to pay, Brennan said. He turned to Broadspire for reimbursement.
Broadspire told Brennan it would not agree in advance to pay. His only option would be to pay for the surgery himself. Then he would have to submit the doctor's report to Broadspire, whose physicians would review the case and make a decision on whether the procedure had been necessary.
Brennan could not afford to pay the $43,467 that the surgery would have cost -- or take the risk that Broadspire would decline coverage. He canceled the scheduled procedure.
"I was really devastated," he said. "Emotionally, and as far as my job went, it really devastated me."
Ultimately, Kaiser reversed itself and agreed to pay for the surgery, which took place in July.
Broadspire would not comment on individual claims, or its payment process in general. DePuy said patients first file for reimbursement through their insurance company, and DePuy later repays the insurance company.
RECALL UPON RECALL
Over the past two years, J&J -- for decades one of the most trusted brands in America -- has recalled more than 50 products, ranging from Children's Tylenol to insulin cartridges to contact lenses. The company's handling of the recalls has in some cases sparked Congressional and federal criminal investigations.
Particularly disturbing to regulators was an older "phantom recall" of painkiller Motrin. J&J hired a contractor to secretly buy the product from stores well before it alerted the general public in 2009 that the pills did not dissolve properly.
To critics, DePuy's handling of its hip implant recall is designed to save money by potentially settling claims with patients before they fully understand their legal rights, or the likely cost of their hip-related medical costs in the future.
DePuy is adamant in its denial.
"To be very clear: the sole purpose of the Broadspire process is to assist patients and health care providers as efficiently as possible," Gawreluk said.
David Prince, professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law, said that while the hiring of Broadspire may make economic sense for J&J by saving the company the trouble of gearing up and organizing in-house, it also has the effect of distancing the company from patients.
"By pawning this process off on a third party, they don't have to deal face to face with patients, and may be less sensible to the human cost of what their product has done," he said.
Prince, who has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in the past and specializes in product liability, said he can see both perspectives.
"In a larger sense, this is a clash between the individual and his or her needs, and the broad corporate interest," he said. "If I were a patient I'd be very unhappy if someone I trusted, my own doctor, recommended a procedure and someone stood in the way. I would find that intolerable."
On the other hand, he said, "You can see how the company wants to make sure they only pay what they consider in their own mind legitimate claims."
J&J has taken special charges of about $400 million associated with the ASR recall through the second quarter of this year. The company's litigation expense also includes a component for increased product liability reserves related to the recall. Gawreluk declined to quantify that component or say what DePuy has paid out so far in claims.
Some experts say the ultimate cost to J&J could run to the billions of dollars.
In January 2001, Swiss medical device maker Sulzer Medica AG recalled a hip implant after a manufacturing glitch caused it to loosen. The company settled the case in 2002 for $1 billion. Of the 31,000 patients who received the Sulzer Medica implants, more than 2,760 had them replaced.
The DePuy recall is three times larger and much more complex. The revision rate has not yet been established, but data from a study released in March by the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Society showed the ASR system had a failure rate of up to 49 percent after six years -- nearly four times the rate cited by DePuy when it recalled the device.
"This is the absolute worst thing that ever happened to my practice," Barba, the Rockford surgeon, said of the recall. "It keeps me up at night wondering how to treat these patients whose future is so uncertain. It has been difficult for all of us emotionally."
(Additional reporting by Debra Sherman in Chicago; Editing by Michele Gershberg, Matthew Lewis)
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, which has been beset by product recalls, on Wednesday confirmed that it recalled nearly five times ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Toyota says Camry recall can prompt secondary fix
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has told U.S. dealers it will pay for a secondary repair related to a massive ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
J&J, Takeda recall batches of cancer drug Velcade
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson and Millennium Pharmaceuticals are recalling thousands of vials of the cancer drug Velcade sold in Europe ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
J&J, Takeda recall batches of cancer drug Velcade
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson and Millennium Pharmaceuticals are recalling thousands of vials of the cancer drug Velcade sold in Europe ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
New Jersey court rejects bid to recall senator
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to recall Senator Robert Menendez, ruling that state law ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
New Jersey Supreme Court rejects bid to recall senator
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to recall Senator Robert Menendez, ruling that state law does not allow ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Nissan to fix 2.14 million cars in 3rd biggest recall
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it would recall 2.14 million March/Micra, Cube and ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
BMW to recall 150,000 vehicles in U.S.
DETROIT (Reuters) - BMW AG said on Tuesday that it would recall more than 150,000 vehicles in the United States due to the possibility ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Farrell set for a Total Recall?
The Irish actor is among the favourites to land the lead in Sony's remake, according to EW.com.
In the original, Schwarzenegger played ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Colin Farrell To Fill In For Ahnuld In 'Total Recall' Remake?
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Fri, October 22, 2010
Another Toyota Recall
UNDATED (WTVB) - Toyota says it is recalling 1.5 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Toyota to recall 1.66 million vehicles globally
By Chang-Ran Kim and Bernie Woodall
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 1.66 million Avalons, Highlanders and ...
Wed, October 20, 2010
Stroller Recall
(Washington, D-C) -- For Minnesota parents using older model child strollers, a recall has been announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Officials say certain ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Musty odor sparks another Tylenol recall
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A moldy odor has again stricken Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol, and the company is recalling another lot of ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Plunging consumer sales, Tylenol recall hurt J&J results
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N>reported disappointing quarterly revenue on Tuesday as sales of U.S. consumer products plunged ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
CareFusion recall classified as most serious type
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration has classified CareFusion Corp's August recall of 17,000 Alaris medication pumps as a Class I ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
GM to recall 3,996 Cadillac SRX crossovers
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling nearly 4,000 Cadillac SRX crossovers from the 2010 model year due to potential power steering line ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Mattel's Fisher-Price to recall 10 million products
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fisher-Price, a unit of toymaker Mattel Inc, on Thursday said it will recall about 10 million toys and other items in ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Mattel's Fisher-Price to recall 10 million products
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fisher-Price, a unit of toymaker Mattel Inc on Thursday said it will recall about 10 million toys and other items in ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Hyundai to recall Sonata sedans in U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor, South Korea's top automaker, will recall some 139,500 Sonata sedans sold in the United States, due to problems ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Panel asks if FDA knew about secret J&J recall
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee probing recent massive recalls of Johnson & Johnson consumer medicines wants to know if ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
USDA knew of problems at farm behind egg recall: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Agriculture experts knew about sanitary problems at one of the two Iowa farms at the center of a ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
U.S. concerned about egg recall, no comment on probe
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday his office was concerned about the massive egg recall from the ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
U.S. concerned about egg recall, no comment on probe
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday his office was concerned about the massive egg recall from the Iowa farms ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
FDA ties chicken feed to salmonella in egg recall
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bacteria found in chicken feed used at two Iowa farms has been linked to a salmonella outbreak that prompted ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Toyota to recall 1.3 million cars in U.S., Canada
By David Bailey
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 1.3 million Corolla and Matrix cars in the United ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Egg Recall Expanded
(Undated) -- The massive egg recall has been expanded to include Minnesota-based Land-O-Lakes. One of the company's subsidiaries, California-based Moark is recalling more than ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
U.S. probes egg recall amid calls for tighter rules
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Monday were still investigating the massive salmonella outbreak that sparked a recall of more than ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Egg Recall Expands Again
(Undated) -- Minnesota is included in an expanded nationwide recall of eggs contaminated with Salmonella. It now involves a second producer in Iowa, Hillandale Farms ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Egg Recall Expands
(Washington, D-C) -- The Iowa egg recall has grown to 380-million, due to more salmonella illnesses reported in at least four states. So far, the ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Egg recall expanded in US salmonella outbreak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nationwide recall of eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in three U.S. states ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Major Recall Involving Lansing-Made GM Crossovers
General Motors is recalling nearly 250,000 crossover vehicles worldwide to inspect second-row seat belts that could be damaged and not latch. GM says ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
GM to recall more than 243,000 vehicles
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co will recall more than 243,000 model year 2009/2010 crossover sport utilities, mainly in the United States ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Honda To Recall 428,000 Vehicles For Parking Defect
DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Monday it was recalling more than 428,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada because of ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Honda to recall 428,000 vehicles in N. America
DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Monday it was recalling more than 428,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada because of ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Lawmakers seek info after Kellogg cereal recall
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are seeking more information on the chemical believed to be behind this summer's recall of 28 million ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Wiseman to reboot Total Recall
Movie studio executives at Columbia Pictures secured the rights to the sci-fi thriller last year (09) and hired Salt writer Kurt Wimmer to work ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Len Wiseman To Direct 'Total Recall' Remake
Len Wiseman To Direct Total Recall Remake
That's it. It's gone too far. Is nothing sacred in show business? When a nearly ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Johnson & Johnson sued over drug recall
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson , the U.S. drugmaker forced to recall children's Tylenol and other over-the-counter pediatric medicines, has been sued in federal ...
Sat, July 10, 2010
Johnson & Johnson sued over pediatric drug recall
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. drugmaker forced to recall children's Tylenol and other over-the-counter pediatric medicines, has been sued in federal ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Ford Motor, Chrysler recall vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is recalling 33,700 of its Transit Connect small commercial vans over an interior liner while Chrysler Group said ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Expanded Tylenol recall aggravates J&J headache
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's string of product recalls grew on Thursday as the company recalled 21 more lots of ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Toyota issues U.S. recall of 139,000 Lexus vehicles
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it had received reports more than three years ago of faulty engine valve springs at the ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
House panel invites J&J CEO to second recall hearing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Congressional panel investigating Johnson & Johnson's widespread recall of consumer medicines wants the company's chief executive officer ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Salmonella Fears Leads to Dog Food Recall
LOS ANGELES, Ca. (WTAQ) - Natural Balance Pet Foods has launched a voluntary recall of its 5 pound and 28 pound bags of Sweet Potato ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Documents show J&J bought Motrin before recall
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson planned to remove potentially flawed lots of its Motrin over-the-counter pain reliever from store shelves by ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
US lawmaker presses J&J on recall, expands probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee expanded his investigation of Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, saying another ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Storm over J&J's child drug recall only grows
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N was blasted by lawmakers on Thursday for its massive recall of children's medicines, as ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
New Jersey court hears arguments to recall senator
By Jon Hurdle
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey voters should be allowed to decide whether to seek removal of Democratic Senator Robert Menendez ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Salmonella outbreak prompts alfalfa sprout recall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California food company has issued a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts after an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
HP expands recall of laptops for fire hazard
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is expanding a voluntary recall of laptop computers due to the risk of fire from overheating batteries, the company ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Heroes of WWII recall Dunkirk rescue at new show
By Valle Aviles Pinedo
LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the veterans who took part in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation of British and French forces reunited ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Milwaukee Boy's Death Sparks Toy Dart Set Recall
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The death of a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy is partially why almost 2 million dart gun sets were recalled Monday. The Consumer ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Lawmakers to hold hearing on J&J recall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawmakers will hold a hearing on Johnson & Johnson's recall of Children's Tylenol and other over-the-counter medicines later this month ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Lawmaker seeks details on Tylenol recall
By Lisa Richwine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another lawmaker asked regulators on Friday for information about Johnson & Johnson's recall of Children's Tylenol and other ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
FDA Issues Recall of Romaine Lettuce due to E-coli
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - A brand of lettuce sold in Wisconsin and 22 other states is being recalled because of an outbreak of E-coli ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Regulator backs plan to boost auto recall power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. auto safety regulator welcomed on Thursday proposals in Congress to sharply boost government powers for forcing vehicle recalls ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
U.S. lawmakers seek data from FDA on J&J recall
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Thursday requested information from regulators about Johnson & Johnson's recall of Children's Tylenol ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
Baxter to recall infusion pumps
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Baxter International Inc said on Monday it will recall its Colleague infusion pumps from the U.S. market on an order ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
FDA still probing Friday's J&J recall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food and Drug Administration staff is still investigating Friday's recall of some of Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol children's products, but ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
New Jersey court to hear case for senator's recall
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey's Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will hear arguments by a local Tea Party group that ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Toyota to recall 50,000 Sequoia SUVs
By John Crawley and Soyoung Kim
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will voluntarily recall about 50,000 Sequoia sport utilities because the stability ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
HeartWare initiates partial recall of controllers
(Reuters) - HeartWare International Inc, a maker of implantable heart pumps for patients suffering from advanced heart failure, said it was initiating repairs and a ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Toyota agrees to Brazil Corolla recall: report
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> has agreed to recall a yet-undetermined number of vehicles sold in Brazil since 2008 due to ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
Ford to recall 33,256 vehicles to fix seat fault
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will recall 33,256 of its 2010 model year cars and SUVs to replace potentially faulty front seat recliner ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Moody's cuts Toyota rating on recall costs
By Nathan Layne
TOKYO (Reuters) - Moody's cut its credit rating on Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> by one notch, predicting a long slump ...
Sun, April 18, 2010
Toyota to pay $16.4 million fine, recall Lexus SUV
By Soyoung Kim and Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine to U.S ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Recall Effort Rally Tonight in Grand Haven
(Grand Haven, MI - WHTC News) - Two groups looking to recall disgraced Grand Haven school board member Brandon Hall are joining forces and holding a ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Park Twp. Recall Begins
(Park Twp., MI - WHTC News) - About 20 volunteers are expected to start canvassing Park Township today, looking to collect at least 23 hundred petition ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
South Africa recall striker Nomvete after three-year absence
By Mark Gleeson
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's desperate search for a goal scorer before they host the World Cup led on Thursday to ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Major Nationwide Baby Sling Recall
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (WTAQ) - More bad news when it comes to baby slings. It was just earlier this month that federal regulators began warning ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Honda to recall 412,000 vehicles in U.S. for brakes
DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co will recall about 412,000 vehicles in the United States to address the risk that brake pedals may feel ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Turkey may recall envoy if U.S. "genocide" bill passes
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is open to all options including the recall of its ambassador if a U.S. congressional panel votes to label a ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
U.S. investigates complaints about Toyota recall fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday reviewed 10 complaints that fixes made to recalled Toyota Motor Corp <TM.N><7203.T> vehicles did ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Nissan to recall 540,000 vehicles globally
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co <7201.T>, Japan's third-biggest car maker, said it will recall about 540,000 vehicles worldwide due to potential ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Nissan, Suzuki, Daihatsu to recall cars in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> will recall 76,415 cars across 10 models in Japan due to a possible defect that may ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Toyota recall pact with NY sought by other states
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc agreed on Wednesday to take steps to help inconvenienced owners of more than ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Spain recall Ferrero to face Swiss in Davis Cup
MADRID (Reuters) - Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero has been recalled to help Spain begin the defense of their Davis Cup title against ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
Toyota saw '07 U.S. floormat recall as money-saving win
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> believed it had saved over $100 million by convincing U.S. regulators to end a 2007 investigation ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Salami recall increased due to salmonella risk
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Rhode Island meat company is recalling an additional 115,000 lbs of salami and salami products that may be contaminated with ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Salami recall increased due to salmonella risk
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Rhode Island meat company is recalling an additional 115,000 lbs of salami and salami products that may be contaminated with ...
Sat, February 13, 2010
Unsafe conditions prompt 4.9 million pound meat recall
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Unsafe conditions have prompted a California meat company to recall another 4.9 million lbs of beef and veal, expanding its previous ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Toyota to recall 8,000 Tacomas in U.S.: document
By Soyoung Kim
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> <TM.N> will recall about 8,000 model-year 2010 Tacoma pickup trucks in ...
Tue, February 09, 2010
Toyota to recall more 2010 Camrys in U.S.
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> will recall 7,314 model-year 2010 Camry sedans in the United States due to the risk that ...
Sat, February 06, 2010
Toyota dealer in Japan: carmaker plans Prius recall
TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - A Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> dealer said on Sunday the automaker had informed him of its plans to recall ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Toyota dealers court customers to soften recall
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Toyota dealers across the United States began repairs of defective gas pedals on Thursday, hoping that extended hours, free ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Toyota fixes Prius problem as recall hits $2 billion
By Chang-Ran Kim and John Crawley
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp expects costs and lost sales from its massive safety recall to total ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Toyota braces for sales hit from recall
By Chang-Ran Kim and Soyoung Kim
NAGOYA/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with accelerator problems is taking a ...
Sat, January 30, 2010
U.S. satisfied with recall fix, Toyota chief apologizes
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is ...
Sat, January 30, 2010
PSA Peugeot to recall around 100,000 cars
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen <PEUP.PA> said on Saturday it would recall nearly 100,000 cars because they have the same ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Rivals take aim at Toyota customers amid recall
By Soyoung Kim and Christiaan Hetzner
DETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's <7203.T> largest rivals are declaring open season on the automaker ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Toyota recall remedy "very soon", second hearing set
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is close to announcing a remedy for accelerator-related problems that have triggered massive recalls, halted production ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Toyota chief apologizes for huge recall
By Chang-Ran Kim and Aiko Hayashi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized for the recall of millions of vehicles around the ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Toyota safety recall spreads to Europe, China
By Nobuhiro Kubo and Helen Massy-Beresford
TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp extended its safety recall of millions of its most popular cars to ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Toyota broadens massive U.S. safety recall
By David Bailey and Kevin Krolicki
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it will recall millions more vehicles in the United States ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Corrected: Chrysler to recall 24,177 vehicles on brake issue
(Corrects 3rd paragraph to clarify a part may be improperly formed)
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC will recall 24,177 vehicles due to a ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
J&J expands recall of Tylenol arthritis caplets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets is being expanded because of consumer reports of an unusual moldy odor with the ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
J&J expands recall of Tylenol arthritis caplets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets is being expanded because of consumer reports of an unusual moldy odor with the ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Group Scraps Recall Of Pewaukee's Mayor
PEWAUKEE (WRN) - A group has scrapped a recall campaign against Pewaukee’s mayor, saying they’ll try to have him defeated when he goes ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Recall Petition Of Seymour's Mayor Filed
SEYMOUR, Wis. (WTAQ) - Seymour residents could decide if the mayor will be recalled. Bob Tregoning has filed a recall petition. He's accusing Mayor ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Allergy danger prompts Country Crock products recall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unilever United States Inc. said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling certain Shedd's Country Crock chilled side-dish products because they ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Recall Election Tuesday For Monroe Co. Board Chair
The chairman of the Monroe County Board is up for a recall election Tuesday, after 7 of his colleagues were voted out last month ...
Tue, October 20, 2009
Toyota may spend $440 million on U.S. recall: media
Tokyo (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp may need to spend about 40 billion yen ($440 million) to fix the accelerator pedals on 3.8 million ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Ford switch recall expanded by 4.5 million vehicles
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is expanding its largest ever recall -- involving faulty cruise control deactivation switches that have caused fires ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Toyota plans huge U.S. recall for dangerous floormats
By Soyoung Kim and John Crawley
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said it will recall some 3.8 million vehicles in the United ...
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