Defective Product Blog
Posted on May 18, 2012 By Product Injury Attorney
Industry standards for baby products dictate they be constructed without sharp points or edges; they also restrict the use of hazardous substances like lead in their manufacture. Unfortunately, many ...
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Posted on May 18, 2012 By Personal Injury Attorney
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the PUMA youth training jacket, model numbers 651102-01, 02, 03 and 04. The jacket has a drawstring at the waist with ...
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Posted on May 18, 2012 By Personal Injury Attorney
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled 21,000 Banzai in-ground pool water slides after investigating the death of a 29 year old woman and the severe injuries of two other ...
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Posted on May 16, 2012 By Product Injury Attorney
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled 92,000 Sportspower BouncePro 14' trampolines due to reports of injuries resulting from their use. The reported injuries occurred ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is issuing a recall of about 21,000 Bonzai in-ground inflatable pool slides sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys R Us Inc. According to ...
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Posted on May 2, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a recall is being placed on a rattle manufactured by Manhattan Group LLC. The name of the product is Whoozit® Starry Time Rattle and about ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Hasbro Inc., the makers of Nerf ™ is recalling about 330,000 of their Nerf N-Strike Recon Blaster guns. In accordance with a decision by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they are ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2012 By Product Injury Lawyer
A federal appeals court heard arguments last week regarding the constitutionality of allowing graphic images to be placed on cigarette advertisements and packages. In June of 2011, the Food and Drug ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
Britax, the maker of one of the most respected and trusted brand of infants' and children's car seats , recently issued a recall of 14,220 of its new Chaperone seats. The recall was a result ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Although Baja Motorsports have already recalled a series of their dirt bikes in March 2011, recent news of accident and injury is prompting them to re-announce that recall. According to the U.S. ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has concluded that people who smoke menthol cigarettes are at greater risk of suffering from a stroke than those who smoke regular ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they are issuing a recall of Office Depot ® Biella leather desk chairs. According to statistics, there were about 307,000 sold in the ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Cytarabine is an injection used both by itself and in addition to other chemotherapy drugs in order to treat leukemia. The FDA issued a warning on February 16, 2012 saying that the drug can cause ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
As the Food and Drug Administration gets ready to rule on the legality of using BPA chemicals in our food containers , new information about the harmful products in the food we consume emerged this ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Actos is a drug prescribed to treat those who are suffering from type 2 diabetes. Many patients who take Actos formerly took the drug Avandia . They made the switch because they thought Actos would ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Electronic smart keys are deemed a luxury, but the side of them that no one seems to hear much about is the deaths that they have caused. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was forced ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a common industrial chemical that strengthens plastics; it is used in everything from food packaging to baby bottles. According to an article published in the Endocrine Cancer ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Goodyear has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that they are recalling more than 40,000 tires. This recall seems to be coming late, seeing that a year has gone by since the ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
A case was recently dismissed that involved a young man who allegedly died as a result of being tased by an Ohio police department. The family filed a case on their son's behalf claiming ...
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Posted on Feb 29, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
At least 309,000 GM vehicles and 830,000 Toyotas are under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the possibility that driver's side door may ignite ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
More than 1 million Tassimo brewers have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission after reports of hot liquid being sprayed out of the machine and burning users. According to ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Slalom Gliders, a popular slide installed in playgrounds, is being voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer Landscape Structures Inc. and The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine warned that, "Patients in the United States continue to be exposed to underperforming and potentially hazardous medical devices after they ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Product Liability Lawyer
Many people around the United States have unsafe toys lying around their home, and they may not even know it. Toys "R" Us wants to do something about that, so they are issuing "The ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Product Liability Attorney
The numerous rollover accidents caused by the failure of Firestone tires on Ford Explorers drew public attention to the issue of tire tread separation. However, Firestone is not the only manufacturer ...
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