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Category Archives: Defective Products/Product Liability
When you purchase a product, whether it’s a new car or phone, you expect that it will work properly. However, some products not only fail to function as promised, but can actually cause you harm. If you use a product in the manner it was intended, and it malfunctions and causes you to become injured,… Read More »
Ventlab Corporation, based in Mocksville, NC, issued a recall over the summer for a number of manual resuscitator devices. The devices are designed to help patients who cannot breathe on their own. According to the FDA, a number of the devices had a valve leak, which prevented the flow of oxygen, effectively making the devices… Read More »
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., based in Mebane, N.C., has issued a recall for industrial fire extinguishers after reports of injuries reached the company. The recall covers 10lb industrial fire extinguishers manufactured at any time between 1991 and 2000; about 470,000 of the devices are being recalled in total. According to the Consumer Products Safety… Read More »
Posted on Aug 22, 2012 11:00am PDT Buckyballs are a small desk toy that is created from a large amount of small magnetic balls as large as the head of a pin. The little metal balls were listed as one of the trending toys of 2011 for kids and adults alike. The successful inventor of… Read More »
Posted on Aug 21, 2012 10:41am PDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been trying to minimize the amount of childhood lead poisoning cases in the United States for years. They created the Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988 to work towards this cause by developing programs that would prevent childhood lead poisoning… Read More »
Posted on Jul 4, 2012 3:30pm PDT All pets will do almost anything for a treat. Recently, however, owners discovered that their pets were perishing from the meaty treats that they begged for. Nestle’ Purina’s Waggin’ Train Yam Good dog treats have been linked to the fatalities of a variety of pets across America, including… Read More »
Posted on May 18, 2012 1:40pm PDT DePuy Orthopedics has recently come under a lot of scrutiny for the allegations that have been made against the company alleging that its ASR hip replacement, model number 2197, as well as the metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip replacement system, model number 2244, were defectively designed and now dangerous for… Read More »
Posted on Mar 14, 2012 9:00am PDT Jeep Liberties that were sold between 2004 and 2005 are being recalled by the Chrysler automobile company due to a defect in the vehicles’ rear lower control arms. According to reports that were issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the problem lies in the fitting… Read More »
Posted on Mar 13, 2012 9:00am PDT On March 8, 2012, Lenovo recalled about 50,000 desktop computers made by ThinkCentre due to the fire hazards posed by the defective product. The recalled is localized to desktop computers only, and any of the products that were sold and purchased between May 2010 and January 2012 are… Read More »
Posted on Mar 8, 2012 9:00am PST The maker of Infiniti luxury vehicles, Nissan, has recently issued a product recall of 1,349 Infiniti Q45 sedans. Vehicles made between 2003 and 2005 are suspected to be hazardous due to the potential issues presented by some of the seat-mounted dual front-side airbags in the cars. According to… Read More »
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