Category Archives: Products Liability
Burn & Fire Hazards Result in Recall of Polaris’ Sportsman 850 and 1000 All-Terrain Vehicles
Polaris Industries has issued a recall of approximately 19,200 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the wake of fire and burn hazards. The affected models for the latest recall include the 2015 and 2016 Sportsman 850 and 1000 models. In September 2016, Polaris recalled 53,000 vehicles after receiving numerous reports of vehicle fires resulting in injuries to […]
Homeopathic Teething Tablets Pose Serious Danger to Babies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that an investigation revealed inconsistent amounts of belladonna, a toxic substance, in certain homeopathic teething remedies. In many instances, the level of belladonna greatly exceeded the amount claimed on the labeling. The FDA issued a warning to consumers stating that the teething tablets pose a major risk […]
Samsung Recalls Millions of Galaxy Phones in Wake of Battery Fires
Samsung recently issued a massive recall of its Galaxy Note 7 model after discovering a defect in the battery cell that could cause fires and explosions. The world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones will replace 2.5 million phones in the wake of one of the industry’s biggest recalls, spanning ten countries. Lithium-ion batteries have consistently been […]
Recalled Jeep Cherokee May Have Played Role in Actor’s Death
On June 19, 2016, twenty-seven-year old Anton Yelchin was killed when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled back and pinned the young actor against a security fence. Mr. Yelchin’s Jeep was among those Fiat Chrysler models under a recall notice for transmission errors leading to unintended rolling. The gearshift issue has confused drivers, causing them […]
IKEA Recalls over 30 million Chests and Dressers Due to Fatal Toppling Incidents
Swedish furniture company IKEA announced a recall of over 30 million chests and dressers in the United States in the wake of at least six tragedies where toddlers were killed in tip-over incidents. The recall consists of six models of MALM chests or dressers manufactured from 2002 to 2016. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates […]
Electronic Cigarette Explosions Prompt Lawsuits
There has been a recent influx in lawsuits alleging that electronic cigarettes contain defects causing them to explode in the hands of smokers, causing serious injury. Currently, e-cigarettes constitute a multi-billion dollar industry with millions of users. According to a report from the U.S. Fire Administration, e-cigarettes use lithium ion batteries that include flammable liquid […]
Federal Agency Admits Defective Tire Recall System is “Completely Broken”
Recently, accident investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board admitted that each year tire defects cause 33,000 accidents and kill more than 500 motorists. Yet, only one in five defective tires is removed from our roads via recalls. Investigators claimed that half of recalled tired remain in use, posing a serious danger to consumers, other […]
Ford Issues Recall over Safety Issues
Automobile manufacturing giant Ford Motor Co. issued a massive safety recall that together includes roughly 380,000 vehicles. The following list is a breakdown of the affected vehicles. If this recall includes your vehicle, please do not hesitate to have it checked out by an auto maintenance professional. Ford Windstar vans from 1998-2003: Ford states that […]
Recent Court Decision Upholds Goodyear Tire Sanctions
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently affirmed a court order sanctioning Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for misconduct during the discovery process of a lawsuit. The litigation alleged that Goodyear manufactured a defective and unsafe tire. In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit held that the sanctions imposed on Goodyear and two lawyers […]
Boston Globe Profiles Woeful State of Elevator Safety Inspections in Massachusetts
In November 2014 the Boston Globe reported that more than one third of the registered elevators in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had expired inspection certificates.[i] According to the audit by the office of state Auditor Suzanne M. Bump, only 25,250 elevators, or 64 percent, of the 39,461 registered elevators had valid inspection certificates as of […]