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New Ruling States Bankruptcy Will Not Protect GM from Ignition Switch Claims Last week the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 2009 bankruptcy filing by GM will not protect the company from claims related to the defective
Seeing, Hearing & Doing. My Journey with Orphan Aid: Liberia by Linda Stricker Our 12 day mission trip began by spending time with the children at Orphan Aid Liberia’s first orphanage in Balama founded in 2008. Mother Elizabeth and
Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. A recent study led by a research team at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, shows that ‘medical errors’ are now the third leading cause of death in the U.S.,
After a thorough investigation, the CPSC announced last week they will recall nearly 500k hoverboards due to a fire hazard linked to the lithium-ion battery packs installed in the device. Our post in March stated the CPSC was leaving the decision
How to File a Vehicle Safety Complaint The past several years have seen an incredible number of recalls on vehicles for safety reasons. Between defective airbags, sudden accelerations, and exploding gas tanks, we see the federal government taking your safety very
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
