Hydroxycut recall lawyers have been notified of the recent dietary supplement defects. The recent recall of dietary supplement Hydroxycut, which has been linked to serious liver damage among users, has prompted the call for a review of regulations governing dietary supplements in the United States. According to a recent news report, an anti-obesity group called Reality Coalition is asking Congress to protect consumers by taking a closer look at the current Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). The group would like to increase the regulatory bar for weight loss supplement manufacturers to be accountable for the safety and efficacy of their products. Apparently, Hydroxycut is the latest in a string of problematic weight loss supplements that have caused adverse side effects.

Earlier this month, 14 different products in the Hydroxycut line were recalled by the supplement’s manufacturer, Iovate Health Sciences, after a number of reports from consumers stating they suffered serious liver damage as a result of using Hydroxycut. So far, one death has been linked to Hydroxycut use. Hydroxycut has been aggressively marketed and has found millions of buyers worldwide. In the United States alone, more than 9 million packages of the product were sold in 2008.
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A 22-year-old Montclair man suffered major injuries in a San Bernardino rollover accident the morning of May 13, 2009. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, the driver was in a Toyota PreRunner heading west on the 10 Freeway near Central Avenue when he lost control and the vehicle rolled over. He was ejected from the Toyota and thrown onto the roadway. The victim was taken to an area hospital with serious personal injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said.

My heart goes out to this young man and his family. I hope and pray that he makes a full and complete recovery from this San Bernardino rollover accident. Please keep him in your prayers.

According to the California’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were five fatal car accidents and 313 accidents involving personal injuries, in Montclair. In San Bernardino County as a whole, 308 fatalities and 9,920 injuries were reported in 2007 as a result of car accidents.

In this case, based on the newspaper report, it is not clear why the man lost control of the Toyota pickup truck. There may have been many reasons why that could have happened such as driver error, a mechanical problem, a car product defect or a dangerous roadway. However, the other question is that why the man was ejected from the pickup. The article does not say that the man was not wearing his seatbelt. If I were a family member I would want to know whether his seat restraint system was working and whether his major injuries occurred because he was ejected and got thrown on the roadway.
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Carlos Mora, 20, a student at the College of the Desert’s Public Safety Academy, suffered severe burn injuries the afternoon of May 10, 2009 after a vehicle he was in exploded, The Desert Sun reports. Mora was inside the vehicle when it exploded. The car apparently caught fire while it was stationary and Mora got out before it was destroyed by flames. Mora suffered first- and second-degree burns and is being treated for the non-life-threatening personal injuries, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department officials said.

It is indeed fortunate that Mora did not suffer catastrophic or fatal injuries in this serious explosion and car fire. His injuries, although not catastrophic, appear to be rather severe. I can only imagine the pain and suffering this young man must be going through. Please keep Carlos Mora and his family in your prayers. I wish him the very best for a quick and complete recovery from his serious burn injuries.

If I were a member of Carlos Mora’s family, I would be very curious to find out what went wrong here? How could an explosion such as this occur at the Public Safety Academy? According to their Web site, the Academy provides training to those in the fields of criminal justice, law enforcement and fire safety. Obviously, something went wrong with the car. It’s not clear what Mora was doing in the car when it exploded. The explosion may have occurred because of a mechanical problem or a car product defect. Mora may have been involved in an exercise for which he did not have adequate training. Whatever the reason, there is no question that it is the college’s responsibility to provide a safe learning environment for their students.
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We have been reporting about the Hydroxycut recall of more than a dozen Hydroxycut weight loss supplements, which are apparently causing serious liver damage among users. Among the Hydroxycut products recalled are weight loss supplements, fat burners, energy enhancers, low-carb diet aids and water loss aids. Many experts and consumer safety advocates say that the problem with Hydroxycut and other diet aids is that unlike pharmaceuticals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not regulate supplements. There are no guidelines, procedures, policies or test results that a company has to go through to put these weight loss products on the market.

It’s going to take a class-action lawsuit to stop the sale of these dangerous, unregulated supplements. There are already many of these class-action lawsuits brewing across the country. Bisnar | Chase has also received calls and inquiries from victims and their families on how to go about pursuing their legal options. It is important that consumers protect their rights. If you have suffered liver damage or other serious side effects as a result of taking Hydroxycut, please contact reputed product liability law firms that can help hold these defective product manufacturers accountable.

I’ve always found it appalling that dietary supplements are not tested for dangerous ingredients that might endanger lives. Prescription drugs must go through rigorous testing to get FDA approval before they can be sold, as they should. However, these supplements are not tested or approved by the FDA. So in the case of Hydroxycut, we actually had to wait until 23 personal injuries and one death were reported. Now lawyers who take on these cases will go out and do the research to prove that the problem was the product to start with.
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Hydroxycut recall lawyers have noted government health officials who are sending out strong warnings to dieters and body builders to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold dietary supplement that has been linked to serious liver damage and at least one death, according to an Associated Press news report. The company that manufactures Hydroxycut has recalled 14 of its products after 23 reports of liver damage and one death of a 19-year-old boy, who died in 2007 after taking Hydroxycut. Apparently, the patients who suffered liver damage were otherwise perfectly healthy until they started using Hydroxycut.

However, Iovate Health Sciences, the manufacturer of Hydroxycut has stated that the death of the teenager in 2007 was not caused by Hydroxycut. In fact, the company claims that the “adverse events” reported are minuscule compared to the large number of people who have used and benefited from the drug Hydroxycut. Last year alone, 9 million packages of the dietary supplements were sold. Hydroxycut is advertised and marketed as a dietary supplement made with natural ingredients. Iovate officials say that their assessment of the drug’s side effects is very different from that of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Unfortunately, no one really knows how many have been affected by this defective drug.

There is no question that dietary supplements fall through the crack when it comes to regulation. Dietary supplement manufacturers do not have to undergo a rigorous FDA screening process as other medications. However, in recent years, companies have been put under stricter requirements to alert the FDA when they learn of problems. In 2004, the government banned ephedra, an ingredient in many dietary supplements, which was linked to heart attacks, seizures and strokes. The problem is that the FDA relies on voluntary reports to get a grip on these problems and many cases are never reported.
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A man was killed in an Orange rollover accident the morning of May 8, 2009 on the 241 toll road near Santiago Canyon Road, The Orange County Register reports. California Highway Patrol officials said the white Honda Accord rolled over several times, ended up in the center median and caught fire. The driver, who was the sole occupant of the car, was partially ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver has not yet been identified.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this fatal car accident victim for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. My heart goes out everyone who knew and loved this man. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to the California Highway Patrol’s 2007 traffic accident statistics, there were 10 deaths and 814 injuries involving car accidents in Orange. In Orange County, there were 178 fatalities and 14,185 injuries involving car accidents in 2007. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that on an average about 10,000 people die in rollover crashes in the United States each year.
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Two women suffered injuries in a Riverside rollover accident after a van collided with a car while making a turn, The Desert Sun reports. Cathedral City police officials say that the Cathedral City car accident occurred when a Mazda MPV minivan traveling east on Ortega Drive the afternoon of May 6, 2009 made a left turn in front of a Chrysler Le Baron at the intersection of Cathedral Canyon Drive and Ortega Road. The minivan apparently halted at the stop sign and then made the left turn into the path of the Le Baron. The Le Baron broadsided the minivan, which flipped and landed upside down on its roof trapping the female driver. She was trapped for 10 to 15 minutes before she was extricated by Cathedral City firefighters. Both drivers were taken to a local hospital with personal injuries.

I’m relieved that neither driver suffered major personal injuries in this car accident. I wish them both the very best for a quick and complete recovery.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were seven fatalities and 126 injuries involving car crashes in Cathedral City. In 2007, in Riverside County, 279 fatalities and 9,925 personal injuries were reported as a result of Riverside car accidents.
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Tameka Ballou, 23, died in an Los Angeles car accident after she crashed her car the morning of May 3, 2009 on the La Cienega overpass at the 405 Freeway, according to a CBS news report. Ballou’s passenger, whose name was not released, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Ballou died at the scene of the car crash. There is still no word on what caused the fatal Inglewood car accident on the curving overpass where the speed limit is 25 mph. The injured passenger is expected to recover.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of young Tameka Ballou who died in this tragic car crash. I offer my deepest sympathies to everyone who knew and loved Ballou. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were six fatal car accidents and 563 injuries involving car accidents in Inglewood. In Los Angeles County as a whole, 712 deaths and 56,475 injuries were reported as a result of car accidents in 2007.
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Hydroxycut recall attorneys are seeing more dietary supplement recalls.The manufacturer of the dietary supplement Hydroxycut has agreed to recall 14 of its defective products amid complaints that the widely sold supplement has caused serious liver damage, other health complications and at least one death. According to an Associated Press news report, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials said at least 9 million packages of this popular diet supplement were sold just in the last one year.

The FDA so far has received 23 reports of liver problems, including the death of a 19-year-old boy as a result of taking Hydroxycut. The teenager died in 2007, but the fatality wasn’t reported to the FDA until March. Other patients experienced symptoms ranging from jaundice or yellowing of the skin to liver failure. One patient received a liver transplant and another awaits a liver for transplant.

Hydroxycut’s U.S. distributor is Iovate Health Sciences headquartered near Buffalo, N.Y. It is manufactured by a Canadian company and is commonly available in drug stores and grocery stores nationwide in the United States. Hydroxycut is used by people who are trying to lose weight and by body builders who want to sharpen their muscles. Unfortunately, dietary supplements don’t come under the same scrutiny as other prescription drugs. They are not as tightly regulated by the FDA. These dietary supplement manufacturers do not need to prove to the FDA that their products are safe and effective before selling them to consumers.
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Jose Diaz Lopez, 20, of San Juan Capistrano, was killed in a Newport Beach truck accident on the 73 Freeway the morning of May 1, 2009, the Daily Pilot reports. Lopez apparently lost control of a white 2003 Ford F350 truck that he was driving and crashed into the guard railing on the freeway near Newport Coast Drive. California Highway Patrol officials say the truck was traveling about 65 mph when it went out of control. Eyewitnesses who saw the Orange County truck accident are saying that the truck began swerving from left to right until it eventually crashed into the right shoulder.

Lopez was pinned under the truck and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Jose Luis Arevalo Flores, a passenger in the Ford truck, suffered minor cuts and swelling. He was taken to an area hospital where he received treatment for his personal injuries.

My heart goes out to the family of young Jose Diaz Lopez for their tragic loss. I offer my deepest condolences to them. Please keep them in your prayers.
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