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Enfamil and Similac formulas linked to babies dying
Baby formula linked to Neonatal Medical condition in premature babies. NEC only occurs in 1 out of every 2,000 full-term live births in the U.S., but in 10% of all premature babies.
Similac and Enfamil infant formula products have been the subject of recent lawuits for families whose premature babies suffered or died from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after taking one of these formulas.
Carr and Carr attorneys at law have helped cases across the United States with clients who have been injured or have lost their life due to an unsafe product. If you know someone who was injured or died as a result of using a baby formula, give us a call today. We have been serving our clients for 50 years and are here to help you. Our team meets with clients for a free consultation to review your case and let you know what your options are. We have successfully helped Oklahomans and people across the country for three generations.
Recent media outlets have drawn attention to the fact that medical research has linked cow mil-based infant formulas like Similac and Enfamil to NEC, which is a dangerous neonatal medical condition. The manufacturers of these products did not warn families about this danger.
Effects of NEC can vary widely. Some infants have hardly any outward signs, while for others it is extremely serious and life-threatening. If the infection is not stopped quickly enough it may leave dead tissue in the baby’s intestines.
If this occurs surgery will be necessary to remove the dead intestinal tissue and repair any perforations. A narrowing of the intestine can result, which can make it difficult for food to pass through. If NEC results in surgical removal of intestinal tissue, it can cause short bowel syndrome and impact development and growth.
Although data is present, Mead and Abbott have continued to present their products to the public as safe, and have a duty to warn about the risks of NEC and their baby formula products but deliberately failed to include any such warning while continuing to market their products as safe.
Our lawyers fight hard to recover the financial relief and peace of mind surviving family members need after a death of a loved one, and we have an extensive record of success in these cases.
If you believe a loved one’s death was caused by dangerous product like Enfamil or Similac formulas, please call us at 888-232-5158 or contact us online to tell us your story now.
Four Infants Hospitalized from Formula
Abbott voluntarily recalled several of its baby formula products after four infants reportedly got sick and hospitalized with bacterial infections. The powder formulas were distributed across the country, and possibly exported to other countries, the Food and Drug Administration said.
The powder formulas impacted by the recall include Similac, Alimentum and EleCare. To identify if you have a package affected by the recall, check the number on the bottom of the container. If it starts with digits 22 through 37 and contains K8, SH or Z2, and has an expiration of April 1, 2022, or later, it should be thrown out. All of the recalled formula was produced at the company’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility, the company said.
Three of the complaints concerned Cronobacter sakazakii, a bacterium that can cause severe, life-threatening infections or inflammation of the membranes that protect the brain and spine. Cronobacter infection may also cause bowel damage and may spread through the blood to other parts of the body.
The F.D.A. had posted a recommendation on Thursday to parents warning them about the products after illnesses in Minnesota, Ohio and Texas resulted in the hospitalization of four infants. The bacterium may have contributed to a death in one case
Abbott has set up a web page where you can check if your powder formula’s lot number is included in the recall: https://www.similacrecall.com/us/en/product-lookup.html. Consumers can get more information at www.similacrecall.com on how to obtain a refund or replacement, or call Similac customer service at 1-800-986-8540.
If someone you know has been hurt or killed by a dangerous product like this formula, the experienced team at Carr and Carr Attorneys are here to help. Call us today for a free consultation.
Piedmont woman dead after semi-truck collision involving three vehicles.
One person is dead and another is critically injured in Logan County after three-car wreck involving a semi-truck.
45-year-old Gayle Lynn Lanoy of Piedmont was westbound on Oklahoma 33 in a 2021 Toyota 4Runner about 8:30 a.m. when she attempted a legal stop on the two-lane stretch of highway to make a left turn.
A westbound tractor-trailer rig driven by a 57-year-old Oklahoma man struck the 4Runner, the report states, and Lanoy’s vehicle then crossed into the path of a 2017 GMC pickup. Lanoy was ejected about 30 feet when the eastbound pickup struck her vehicle, troopers said.
Lanoy was pronounced dead at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was initially taken to Mercy Medical Center in Guthrie but was later flown to the OKC hospital. She died from head, arm, leg and internal and external torso injuries, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials.
The driver of the pickup, a 39-year-old Edmond man, was pinned about a half hour before being extricated by Guthrie firefighters. He was also transported by air to an Oklahoma City hospital; troopers report he was in critical condition.
The driver of the tractor-trailer rig was not injured.
The cause of the crash and further details remain under investigation, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s preliminary collision report.
Our semi-truck accident lawyers understand the distinct needs and challenges faced by injury victims, and our law firm has built a record of success spanning more than 45years based on our legal experience and individualized dedication to our clients. Our goal is to hold semi-truck companies accountable and provide justice for the victims. We have a successful track record as demonstrated in our results page. Call us today for a free consultation at 866-510-0580 or contact us online for a free consultation.
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What Is a Window Blind Strangulation Lawsuit?
You might not give a second thought to the blinds and other coverings on your home’s windows, but they can be dangerous to your children. Many window blinds have cords that children can easily become tangled in. Sadly, far too many children end up injured or killed by these dangerous household products. According to USA Today, approximately one child every month dies from strangulation by a window blind cord.
At Carr & Carr, we fight against window blind manufacturers whose products injure or kill children. If your family has experienced this devastating situation, contact our team. We are here to listen to your story and help you understand your legal options to pursue compensation.
Your initial consultation is free. You can reach an Oklahoma window blind attorney at 888-238-4282 or contact us online.
How Common Are Injuries and Deaths from Window Blind Cords?
A study by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) using data from 1990 to 2015 indicates that there were approximately 16,827 injuries related to window blinds among children under six years of age. This is an injury rate of 2.7 per 100,000 children. Nearly 12 percent of those injuries were from entanglement and 98.9 percent of those entanglement injuries involved window blind cords. The vast majority of entanglements (98.7 percent) involved the child’s neck, and a significant number (67.1 percent) of entanglement incidents resulted in death.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) lists window coverings with cords as one of the top five hidden household hazards. According to the report, these cords can present a danger to children up to 8 years old. The CPSC has recalled over five million window coverings, including blinds and Roman shades.
Are All Window Blinds Dangerous for Children?
The AAP report indicates that window blind cords are most dangerous to toddlers, but they present a risk to all children under six years old. It’s extremely easy for naturally curious toddlers and children to unintentionally tangle themselves in the cords. Additionally, strangulation injuries and deaths are silent and very quick; most incidents occurred when a child was left alone for less than 10 minutes.
According to the AAP, most incidents involved horizontal blinds. In these incidents, the operating cords were involved in about 71 percent of cases, and 17 percent were related to inner cords.
However, other types of window coverings and cords have also caused injuries and deaths. In cases involving vertical blinds, most of the incidents involved the continuous loop cord. The inner cords on the back of Roman shades were responsible for 85.2 percent of incidents involving that type of window covering.
How Does Liability Work in Window Blind Injury or Death Cases?
The dangers of window blind cords have been known for decades, but most safety standards for these products are voluntary. As such, there are many manufacturers that have chosen not to make design changes (e.g., cordless blinds) to comply with these non-mandatory standards.
Many window blinds and shades are still being made and sold with cords that present a strangulation risk to children. When incidents involving these dangerous products occur, it is possible to file a personal injury lawsuit to hold the manufacturer liable.
A liability case may be based on the fact that manufacturers have known about the dangers of their products for decades and have chosen not to implement design changes to improve safety and reduce risk.
What Type of Compensation Can You Sue For?
In a personal injury case, the plaintiff may seek compensation for specific expenses as well as emotional damages. For example, if a child was injured from an entanglement, the lawsuit may seek compensation for the medical bills related to diagnosis and treatment. In the event of a fatal incident, there may be compensation to cover funeral arrangements.
Additional compensation may be related to the child’s and/or parents’ pain and suffering and the child’s lost future wages (if there is a permanent disability). A judge may also assign punitive damages to encourage the manufacturer to make safer products.
Work With an Experienced Window Blind Lawyer
Although window blind manufacturers have known for years that their products are dangerous for children, many of them haven’t adopted new safety measures to prevent strangulation accidents from happening. It’s all too easy for a child to be injured or killed by a window blind cord.
At Carr & Carr, we are dedicated to holding window blind manufacturers responsible for the dangerous products they sell. We also help victims’ families pursue compensation for medical bills and emotional pain and suffering.
Our team of Oklahoma-based window blind attorneys works with clients in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and other states. You can reach us at 888-824-3144 or contact us online.
Blanket and Coat Drive
Carr and Carr Attorneys work hard in our communities to serve all of Oklahoma in the court room and outside the court room. This February is going to be cold, and we want help our communities stay warm.
Between February 1st-17th, we are accepting blankets and coats at our Oklahoma City office (SW 89th Street, between Penn and Western), and at our Tulsa office (44th and Harvard). Please bring by your donations and help us help our neighbors when they need it the most.
We have partnered with City Care in Oklahoma City.
Supportive Communities Program with City Care and Night Shelter is for people who have or are currently transitioning out of homelessness and into housing. Over the last 24 years, City Care has built 115 units of permanent supportive housing for our neighbors transitioning out of homelessness. These peer-supported communities are empowering our residents to use their lived experiences to encourage others. Residents have access to case support advocates who help them remain stably housed by focusing on increasing life skills, income, managing health needs, and rebuilding healthy support systems.
We have partnered with Tulsa Day Center in Tulsa.Tulsa Day Center’s first priority is seeing to a client’s basic needs: shelter, food, clothing, bathing. They offer rapid rehousing services, emergency shelter, medical assistance and legal aid to help ensure all of those needs can be met. We envision a future where every Tulsan has a home.
Product Recalls 1.11.22
Recalled ATV– gray and pink – about 1,100 units sold
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact a Polaris dealer to schedule a free repair, including the installation of a new fuel line. Polaris has notified consumers to stop riding the vehicles. Polaris will be contacting all registered owners directly to provide more details about the repair.
This recall involves certain VINs of Polaris Model Year 2022 Outlaw 110 EFI Youth ATVs. The recalled ATVs were sold in gray/lime and gray/pink color combinations. “POLARIS” is printed on both sides of the vehicle below the headlights and on both sides of the seat. “Outlaw 110” is printed on both sides of the chassis. The vehicle identification number (VIN) is located in the left side wheel well.
Continue reading “Product Recalls 1.11.22”25-year-old Woman from Locust Grove Killed in Crash
A Locust Grove woman was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash in Delaware County.
Haleigh Witt, 25, was driving on U.S. 59 about 2:15 p.m. The preliminary report states Witt was pinned nearly three hours inside her vehicle; she was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash about a mile south of Jay.
Continue reading “25-year-old Woman from Locust Grove Killed in Crash”California Woman Dies from Injuries Related to Crash in Tulsa
A California woman has died due to injuries she suffered just over a month earlier in a crash in Tulsa, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Leticia Lopez, 44, of Fullerton, California, was hospitalized at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, in critical condition November 25, 2021 after a crash involving another vehicle along Interstate 244 near Harvard Avenue about 4 a.m. She died Wednesday, December 29, 2021.
Continue reading “California Woman Dies from Injuries Related to Crash in Tulsa”Michael Carr Discusses Dangerous Toys on Good Day Tulsa
On Christmas morning, every child wants to unwrap the toy they asked Santa to bring them. But the elves buying those toys need to be aware of potential dangers, which might make some toys unsafe.
In a recent interview on Good Day Tulsa, injury lawyer Michael Carr discussed some common hazards parents should be aware of as they finish up their holiday shopping.
“There’s a nonprofit organization called World Against Toys Causing Harm, and every year they put out a list of what they consider to be the most dangerous toys,” explained Carr.
Continue reading “Michael Carr Discusses Dangerous Toys on Good Day Tulsa”Halo Recalls Promotional Children’s Projector Flashlights
Halo Recalls Promotional Children’s Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards – about 82,000 units dispersed
These flashlights were distributed in care packages to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February 2021 and June 2021 as a promotional item free of charge by Starlight Children’s Foundation.
Continue reading “Halo Recalls Promotional Children’s Projector Flashlights”Fatal Collision in Perkins, OK
Monday, December 6, 2021
A nine-year-old boy has been pronounced dead at Stillwater Medical following a collision on State Highway 33 and Fairgrounds Road, near the Liberty Church of Perkins and Frank’s Diesel Service. The child, whose name has not been released as of yet, sustained head and trunk internal injuries reports Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
According to the OHP report, Sarah Davidson, 31, of Cushing, was driving a 2015 Honda Pilot carrying four children from Perkins.
Stillwater News Press reports, Davidson was transported by Cushing Fire to OU Medical with head and trunk internal injuries. One of her passengers, an 11-year-old boy, was transported by Cushing Fire to OU Medical with head injuries.
Continue reading “Fatal Collision in Perkins, OK”Product Recalls 11.8.2021
Backyard Play Systems Recalls Playsets with Wooden Roof Due to Entrapment Hazard – About 5,100 units sold
This recall involves Backyard Play Systems outdoor playsets with a wooden roof. The wooden roof is included with home play equipment marketed under the brand names Yardline Play Systems (models Turbo Racer, Cloud Racer) and Gorilla Playsets (models Captain’s Fort, Fort Highlander). The playsets include a solid wood roof with a lookout window, slides, swings, a rock-climbing wall and other play features.
The wooden parts used to reinforce and create a decorative gable design on the wooden roof pose an entrapment hazard to children. Children can become trapped in the gap between the lower part of the roof structure and the bottom of the gable decoration.
Continue reading “Product Recalls 11.8.2021”Fatal Car Crash – Saturday, November 6th
A man was fatally crushed between two cars just after midnight on Saturday, November 6th in Oklahoma City.
The crash happened on SW 3rd Street and MacArthur near Walmart at about 12:30 a.m.
The man crashed into the rear of another vehicle, he was then standing in front of his vehicle and behind the struck car. A third driver then crashed into the back of the man’s vehicle, causing him to be crushed between his vehicle and the rear-ended car.
The man was pronounced dead after the incident. He was not immediately identified. At this time we are unclear if the other drivers were hurt.
Product Recalls 11.2.2021
Walmart Recalls Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones Due to Rare and Dangerous Bacteria; Two Deaths Investigated
This recall involves Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones. Tests conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that a bottle of the room spray contained the rare and dangerous bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei which causes melioidosis, a condition that is difficult to diagnose and can be fatal. CDC has been investigating a cluster of four confirmed cases of melioidosis including two deaths in the U.S. Though the source of these four infections has not been confirmed by CDC, the bottle with the same type of bacteria was found in the home of one of the melioidosis decedents.
Continue reading “Product Recalls 11.2.2021”Carr and Carr Hosts Inaugural Food Drive for Local Shelters
Carr and Carr Attorneys have been helping Oklahomans for almost 50 years. We live here, work here, and serve here. November 1st – 12th we are accepting nonperishable food donations at our office on SW 89th street, between Penn and Western in OKC and at our office at 44th and Harvard in Tulsa. Please bring by your donations and help our neighbors when they need us the most.
Continue reading “Carr and Carr Hosts Inaugural Food Drive for Local Shelters”Tye Smith named to the 2021 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list
October 15, 2021
Tye H. Smith, Carr and Carr Attorney, named to the 2021 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list.
We are pleased to announce that Tye Smith, the Senior Trial Attorney and Director of Litigation at Carr & Carr Attorneys, has been selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 5 percent of attorneys in the state.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
Continue reading “Tye Smith named to the 2021 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list”Product Recalls 10.12.2021
Phoenix 200 All-Terrain Vehicles ATVs Recalled by Polaris Due to Crash Hazard– About 13,000 sold
In September 2021, Polaris recalled the Phoenix 200 All-Terrain ATVs, all model years 2011 through 2021. They were sold in red, blue or gray. “Polaris” is decaled on the front body and the sides of the ATV seats and “Phoenix 200” is decaled on the side panels. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is located on the vehicle’s front left frame.
About 13,000 of these ATVs were sold at Polaris dealers nationwide from September 2010 through June 2021 for between $3,500 and $4,300. The firm has received 18 reports of throttle stop breaking or sticking, including one report of a crash which resulted in a minor injury.
Continue reading “Product Recalls 10.12.2021”Tulsa 911 dispatcher killed in hit and run
A hit and run collision at around 9:15pm on Tuesday, October 5 at Admiral Boulevard and Utica Avenue in Tulsa has left a longtime 911 dispatcher dead. The intersection at Admiral and Utica hosts Admiral Park and Robertson Tire.
Mary Byers served Tulsa for 26 years as a 911 call taker, dispatcher, and supervisor.
Tulsa police say the man alleged to have hit her, 27-year-old Cody Carrell, turned himself in later, on Tuesday. In an arrest report it was stated Carrell ran a red light and hit Byers car. Speed is believed to be a factor in the accident.
Continue reading “Tulsa 911 dispatcher killed in hit and run”Teen hits motorcyclist in Tulsa, OK
A 16-year-old boy driving a white sedan struck and badly injured a motorcyclist on 61st St near Hwy 169 Monday due to road rage.
The teen was trying to merge onto Hwy 169 from 81st St, while a woman driving north on Highway 169 tried to exit at 71st. The 16-year-old driving a white car was getting on the highway at 81st and forced her to swerve to avoid hitting him. He then threw a water bottle at her car.
Continue reading “Teen hits motorcyclist in Tulsa, OK”