Product Defects
Counterfeit Airbags: Does your car have the real deal?
In October of last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a consumer safety advisory to alert owners of vehicles as well as repair professionals about the dangers and severity of counterfeit airbags. A trend has occurred which involves sale and use of counterfeit airbags as replacement parts in vehicles involved in crashes. These…
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Walmart recalls card table and chairs that could cause finger amputation
Walmart recalls card table and chairs that could cause finger amputation Walmart Stores Inc. is recalling nearly 75,000 Mainstays five-piece card table and chair sets. The chairs have been reported to unexpectedly collapse and could cause a fall hazard or potential finger injury. The Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that Walmart has received 10 reports…
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Johnson & Johnson Hip Accord May Exceed $4 Billion
Johnson & Johnson Hip Accord May Exceed $4 Billion Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay at least $2.47 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants. The accord may end up being worth more than $4 billion. The agreement would resolve around 8,000 United States lawsuits against Johnson & Johnsons’s DePuy unit.…
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Baby Slings Pose Significant Risk, But Are Parents Using them Correctly?
Baby Slings Pose Significant Risk, But Are Parents Using them Correctly? In light of the recent lawsuit settlement for $8 million dollars to a mother whose baby suffocated in an Infantino LLC sling, and the several other infant deaths related to baby slings, there are a few safety tips we thought we would share. Although…
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The Dangers of Drop Side Cribs
The Dangers of Drop Side Cribs Cribs are necessary for any home with a baby, but did you know that they may potentially be a hazard to your child? Drop side cribs have contributed to thousands of injuries and dozens of deaths of babies in the United States. Drop-side cribs were originally made to help…
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The Newest Safety Features for Vehicles
The Newest Safety Features for Vehicles In the past, we have seen safety features developed to help protect you in a car accident, such as the air bag and seat belt. Now, safety features are being developed to prevent an accident from even happening at all. Karl Brauer of Kelley Blue Book said, “We are…
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Toyota Electronics Finally Found Guilty for Unintended Acceleration
Toyota Electronics Finally Found Guilty for Unintended Acceleration We have discussed several cases against Toyota for the unintended accelerations leading to terrible accidents involving the company’s vehicles on our blog. But we may see a change in Toyota’s response to these cases after a recent settlement for a crash that happened in 2007 involving Jean Bookout. Jean Bookout…
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Could spiders cause your airbag to deploy
Could spiders cause your airbag to deploy? 870k Toyota were recalled for a spider related problem Toyota is recalling 870,000 vehicles due to a problem with an air conditioner part that could cause the airbag to deploy without reason. The problem was thought to be caused by spiders, whose webs create a blockage in a drainage tube that comes…
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Should Toyota be held liable for this woman’s death?
Should Toyota be held liable for this woman’s death? Noriko Uno was 66-years-old when she died after her Toyota Camry struck a telephone pole and tree. Her family filed a lawsuit against Toyota for her death and for failure to install a brake override safety system on her vehicle. The Camry allegedly had an unintended acceleration problem…
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Ford looses appeal for $43 million verdict being excessive
Ford looses appeal for $43 million verdict being excessive Billy Meals was only six-years-old when he was involved in a survivable car accident. Because of a defect in his seat belt system, Billy’s body jackknifed under his seat belt, and he was left with significant injuries and permanent paralysis. Lacking a shoulder harness, the lap seat belt…
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