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FDA Announces Recall of Hydroxcut Weight-Loss Supplement

Frank Dito — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:08:58 +0000

The FDA is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products. The Hydroxcut products are associated with serious liver injuries and the FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice to liver damage requiring a liver transplant. Additionally, other problems include seizures, and rhabdomyolysis, which is a type of muscle damage that can lead to kidney failure. One death due to liver failure was reported to the FDA.

Symptoms of liver injury include jaundice, nausea, vomiting, light colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, itching and loss of appetite. Liver injury was reported by using the recommended dosages.

“The FDA urges consumers to discontinue use of Hydroxycut products in order to avoid any undue risk” and suggests consulting with your doctor if you are experiencing any of the symptoms.

If you have been injured using Hydroxycut or another defective product, please contact attorney Frank J. Dito, Jr., Esq., at (718) -979-4300 so that you may discuss your legal rights. Remember, your time to do so is very limited so please call today.

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14-year old Staten Island girl killed in car accident

Frank Dito — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:42:38 +0000

Staten Island resident Regina Kriklivy, 14, was killed Sunday night on Route 80 in Roxbury Township, New Jersey, nj.com is reporting. Ms. Kriklivy was a passenger in the back seat of her family’s minivan and was ejected as it spun out of control across the interstate’s east bound lanes at around 7:30 p.m. The Staten Island Advance reported that

Regina Kriklivy was riding in the eastbound lanes when the minivan collided with a school van carrying 14 children from New Jersey, starting a chain of crashes that also involved a tractor-trailer.

Her father Oleg, 45, mother Larisa, 45 and brother Arthur, 18, were also riding in the vehicle but received non-life threatening injuries in the 7:34 a.m. crash. All eastbound lanes of I-80 were closed for nearly eight hours after the crash.

After the minivan collided with the van, it spun across the highway and slammed into a guard rail. Miss Kriklivy was ejected from the minivan when it hit the rail a second time after spinning around.

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$1.25M settlement in Rye Playland Death Case

Frank Dito — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:33:05 +0000

The parents of a 7-year old boy who died at the Rye Playland Amusement Park have reached a settlement with Westchester County, the park’s owners, for $1.25 million, 1010wins is reporting. The boy, Jon-Kely Cassara, died while on the Ye Olde Mill ride, in which small boats move through a dark enchanted forest scene. After the ride started, the boy got out of his boat and somehow ended up in its channel of water. The cause of death was blunt trauma to his head. County officials acknowledged that the ride was understaffed and should never have been opened that day as only two workers were present, a violation of the park’s policy requiring three workers present to staff the ride.

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