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IKEA Recalls 29 Million Unstable Dressers Only a month ago we wrote about the tipping hazard of the IKEA MALM dressers after a 3rd child had been killed from the fallen furniture. IKEA’s response at the time was to inform consumers
IKEA Recalls Child Safety Gates UPDATE: On July 14, 2016 IKEA announced an additional recall for the PATRULL Safety Gate and extension, PATRULL KLÄMMA Safety Gate and extension, and PATRULL FAST Safety Gate. The defective locking mechanism has caused 55 injuries
Confusing Jeep Grand Cherokee Gear Shift Leads to Multiple Injuries & Recall This weekend you may have read about the death of young actor Anton Yelchin, known playing the role of Chekov in the newly released Star Trek movies. Reports detailed
Why Your New Car Could Need a New Airbag Although the widespread Takata airbag recall began in 2015, new cars are still being sold with the faulty airbags installed. A recent report from the U.S. Senate Commerce committee showed that
School’s Out! Prepare Your Teen Driver with safety tips from NHTSA Prepare your child for a safe driving experience with these safety tips from the NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration). Summer has arrived! This means endless trips to the pool,
Honda is passing the buck and the blame to Takata for airbag recall crisis. Despite setting the industry standard for best practices with regards to regulating suppliers, Honda blames Takata for supplying faulty airbags. The number of vehicles involved in the
You Mean My Baby Powder Can Give Me Cancer? And Other Questions About Talcum Powder… By Patrick A. Dawson You’ve read and seen Johnson & Johnson in the news lately about talcum powders and their ovarian cancer causing effects. What’s more disturbing
Pacific Cycle has issued a recall of nearly 130k infant bike helmets available exclusively at Target stores across the country. As temperatures rise and the school year comes to an end, you might find your way outdoors on a bike
US Safety Agencies Urges Recall of IKEA Dresser After 3rd Child Dies Everyone knows IKEA. The Sweden-based retailer has been designing and selling furniture for more than 70 years and been in the United States since the mid 1980s. Most
As E-Cigarette Popularity Grows So Do the Concerns Since being introduced to the United States in 2007, E-Cigarettes have grown to nearly a $2.5 billion industry with 466 brands saturating the market. They are popular for a number of reasons:
Ongoing Electrical Problems Cause Chevy to Dominate Quarterly Watch List of Potential Vehicle Defects The Safety Institute recently announced its quarterly ‘Vehicle Safety Watch List of the Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects’ and Chevy vehicles claimed 8 of the 15 spots.
What you will never find at your doctors’ home There are a lot of dangerous products out there, some of which are in your own home. You hear warnings all the time, but it can be hard to know just
Not all advanced safety features are created equal Although Consumer Reports highly recommends advanced safety features on vehicles, they recently shared that not all of these systems are created equal. This especially true for those systems that have forward collision
Pedestrian Deaths Increasing More than Ever Walking is supposed to be good for you – right? Not if it’s deadly. According to an analysis of preliminary state traffic fatality data, pedestrian deaths grew 10 percent last year, 2015. Unfortunately, this
Featured Case: The Cooper Firm Settles First-of-its-Kind Exploding Airbag Case for Confidential Amount In April, 2014, our client was driving a 2004 Kia Optima when another vehicle pulled in front of her, causing her to brake, lose control of her
Yielding Car Seats: Death At The Weakest Link We all know the many analogies. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A three-legged stool can’t stand on two legs. For want of a shoe the rider was
