SI Tech AB, of Brastad, Sweden has recalled their diving air hose for dry suits. This diving hose recall involves about 65,000 dry suit inflation hoses.

According to SI Tech AB, the hose contains an insert that can dislodge during diving and restrict air flow to the diver, posing a drowning hazard.

SI Tech has received six reports of hose inserts dislodging, including one that was involved in the death of a diver in Los Angeles, California.

If you have been injured using a diving hose or if your loved one has drowned while diving, contact our lawyers for a free consultation about a recall lawsuit: call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online free consultation form.

Is Your Diving Hose Subject to This Recall?

This recall involves a dry suit inflation hose that connects a diver’s dry suit to the air supply and allows for the pumping of air into the suit to set up a positive pressure arrangement to help keep it watertight. The hose contains an air flow restricting insert that may be either black, blue or green in color. The batch code is stamped on the threaded metal end of the hose. They were sold with dry suits and also sold separately.

Instructions on how to determine if hose is subject to the recall and interpretation of batchcode and sheet for all batches that are subject for removal.

What Should I Do if My Diving Hose is Subject to
the SI Tech Diving Hose Recall?

Consumers should immediately stop using diving equipment that contains the recalled low pressure inflation hoses and contact SI Tech for the location of an authorized dealer for a free repair which involves removal of the hose insert, or to receive instructions on how to repair the hose.

SI Tech recommends "When filing a recall at your dealer use 'Form Customer LP Hose Insert Removal.'"

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The Multi-District litigation (MDL) in the Yamaha Rhino rollover lawsuits continues to move forward in the Western District of Kentucky, with the products liability attorneys at Pritzker Olsen playing a central role. At the outset of the litigation, attorney Eric Hageman of Pritzker Olsen was appointed by the federal judge presiding over the Rhino MDL, Judge Jennifer B. Coffman, to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.

More recently, Judge Coffman issued the initial Case Management Order, setting the schedule for all of the MDL cases. As outlined in the Order, all non-expert fact discovery must be completed on cases currently in the MDL by February 1, 2010, with all discovery to be completed by April 1, 2010. If cases are not resolved via pre-trial settlement, trial of the cases will begin June 1, 2010. A proposal regarding a “comprehensive case resolution program for the MDL cases” will be made to Judge Coffman by September 30, 2009.

Even though no Rhino rollover cases have yet gone to trial, the benefits of the nationwide Rhino rollover litigation are already becoming apparent. Yamaha has seemingly acknowledged the existence of some of the very defects which are being alleged in the Rhino rollover lawsuits. The defects which make the Rhino prone to tip over and seriously injure its occupants include the following: its top-heavy design, dangerously narrow track width, high center of gravity, wheels that are too small to maintain stability, steering geometry that facilitates rollovers and tip overs even at low speeds and on flat terrain, heavy rigid steel roll cage that has no safety padding, lack of doors, leg guards, or other enclosures to protect occupants, lack of handholds or handles for passengers, and defective restraint systems. On March 31, 2009, Yamaha announced a repair program to address some of the same rollover safety defects which are being advocated in the MDL. In apparent recognition of the dangers posed by the Rhino, Yamaha has advised that consumers should not use Rhinos until the safety defects are repaired.

Pritzker Olsen attorneys will continue to play a leading role in the Rhino rollover litigation and will push for even greater safety changes on the Rhino.

To contact an attorney at Pritzker Olsen, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our free consultation form.

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Fisher-Price and the the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have received a report of one child falling out of a Fisher-Price 3-in-1 high chair. In response, Fisher-Price has voluntarily recalled about 24,000 Fisher-Price 3-in-1 high chairs, specifically 3-in-1 High Chair to Booster™, which converts from a high chair to a toddler booster seat. The recalled Fisher-Price high chair includes a removable tray, height adjustment and folds for storage. The product number (P5369) is printed on the side of the seat, on a label on the seat pad, and on the product’s packaging.

Consumers should stop using the recalled 3-in-1 High Chair to Booster™ product immediately.

Below is information about the Fisher-Price high chair recall from the CPSC:

Name of product: 3-in-1 High Chairs

Units: About 24,000

Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.

Hazard: The seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product. Also, the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a seat back detaching and child falling out, resulting in a skull fracture.

Description: This recall involves the 3-in-1 High Chair to Booster™, which converts from a high chair to a toddler booster seat. It includes a removable tray, height adjustment and folds for storage. The product number (P5369) is printed on the side of the seat, on a label on the seat pad, and on the product’s packaging.

Sold exclusively at: Target stores nationwide from December 2008 through March 2009 for about $100.

Manufactured in: Mexico

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled high chairs immediately and contact Fisher-Price for instructions and a free repair kit.

If your child has been injured by a Fisher-Price high chair, please contact our law firm for a free consultation with an attorney.

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If you have been using Age Intervention Eyelash and now have vision problems, you may have a claim against Jan Marini Skin Research, Inc., the the seller and distributor of Age Intervention Eyelash.

Today, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized 12,682 applicator tubes of Age Intervention Eyelash for the following reasons:

• FDA considers the seized Age Intervention Eyelash to be an adulterated cosmetic. The product contains bimatoprost, an active ingredient in an FDA-approved drug to treat elevated intraocular pressure (elevated pressure inside the eye). For patients using the prescription drug, using the Age Intervention Eyelash in addition to the drug may increase the risk of optic nerve damage because the extra dose of bimatoprost may decrease the prescription drug's effectiveness. Damage to the optic nerve may lead to decreased vision and possibly blindness. In addition, use of Age Intervention Eyelash may cause other adverse effects in certain people due to the bimatoprost, including macular edema (swelling of the retina) and uveitis (inflammation in the eye), which may lead to decreased vision.
• FDA considers Age Intervention Eyelash to be an unapproved and misbranded drug because Jan Marini Skin Research has promoted the product to increase eyelash growth. Before a new drug product may be legally marketed, it must be shown to be safe and effective, and approved by FDA.

If you have been using Age Intervention Eyelash and now have vision problems, you need to consult your health care provider regarding the effect bimatoprost may have had on your vision. If you are diagnosed with macular edema, uveitis or any damage to the optic nerve, contact one of out product liability lawyers as soon as possible regarding a possible lawsuit against Jan Marini Skin Research and any other parties that may be responsible for your injuries. To contact us, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the online consultation form on the upper-right-hand corner of this page.

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