Last month, a landmark verdict was handed in by a California jury. The Monsanto Company was ordered to pay a Bay Area school groundskeeper $289 million. The lawsuit claimed one of the company’s products caused the groundskeeper’s cancer, and over 4,000 other lawsuits...
Product Liability
Why Are New iPhone 8’s Bursting at the Seams?
The iPhone 8 has finally been released! Is it everything you hoped for? If not, the iPhone X arrives on November 3rd. These two phones represent the best that technology has to offer at the moment, however, the latest and greatest may not always be the safest. Reports...
Britax Announces Second Recall in a Month Affecting Strollers and Replacement Top Seats Due to Arm Bar Defect
For the second time in the last month, Britax will recall 49,000 B-Ready strollers and replacement top seats due to an arm bar defect. The defect involves the foam padding on the stroller’s arm bar which can come off in fragments and presents as a serious choking...
Graco Recalls 4.7 Million Strollers due to Fingertip Amputation Hazard
Graco is recalling 4.7 million strollers in the U.S. that affect 11 different models due to a folding hinge defect. The issue is that the folding hinge on the sides of the stroller can pinch a child’s finger, posing a laceration or amputation hazard. The eleven...
Graco Recalls 3,773,379 Child Car Seats due to Buckle Defect
Graco Children’s Products will be recalling 3,773,379 toddler and booster child seats due to a buckle defect. The defect involves difficulty in unlatching the harness buckle. In some cases, the buckle becomes stuck in a latched condition so that it cannot be opened...
216,000 Britax Single and Double Strollers Recalled due to Fingertip Amputation Hazard
Britax is recalling 216,000 B-Agile, B-Agile Double and BOB Motion child single and double strollers in the USA and another 8,800 in Canada. The reason for the recall is when users fold the stroller; the hinge can partially amputate users’ fingertips, break their...
1.25 Million Playtex Pacifier Holder Clips Recalled due to Choking Hazard
Playtex will recall 1.25 million Playtex Pacifier Holder Clips due to a choking hazard. These pacifier holder clips attach a pacifier to clothing articles, diaper bags, and strollers. The pacifier holder clips have been reported to crack and small parts of the...
Combi USA Recalls 33,139 Child Car Seats due to Harness Webbing Defect
Combi USA is recalling 33, 139 child car seats because the harness webbing fails to meet minimum breaking strength requirements established in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, "Child Restraint Systems." According to a Combi spokeswoman, one part of...
American Honda Recalls 21,000 Foreman ATVs Due To Steering Shafts Breaking Without Warning
American Honda has recalled 21,000 4 wheel drive Honda FourTrax TRX500 Foreman ATV models FE and FM. The reason for the recall is that the ATV steering shaft can break without warning during use. When the steering shaft breaks, the driver will lose steering control...
15 Million Surge Protectors Recalled due to Fire Hazard
Schneider Electric has recalled 15 million surge protectors that were manufactured prior to 2003 due to a fire hazard. The name of the product is the APC SurgeArrest. The American Power Conversion (APC), now known as Schneider Electric, manufactured these surge...