Defective & Dangerous Products

• Obama Backs Chrysler/GM Immunity for Dangerous Cars , Vans and Trucks

  Todd Slaughter | June 09, 2009 4:04 PM | 1 CommentRedding, CA

  In an extraordinary move, it appears that the Obama Treasury Department is backing a plan that allows Chrysler and GM to emerge from bankruptcy with complete immunity for all deaths and catastrophic...

• Consumers to get the wrong end of the Stick in Fiat Chrysler deal.

  Larry Knapp | June 03, 2009 5:53 PM | 1 CommentModesto, CA

  Fiat will be protected from any product liability lawsuits arising from alleged flaws in Chrysler vehicles sold prior to the sale’s closing later this month. That means anyone filing such...

• California Closer to Banning BPA in Plastics

  Paul Kiesel | June 02, 2009 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the Los Angeles Times: Reporting from Sacramento -- Despite a fierce lobbying effort by the U.S. chemical industry, the state Senate narrowly approved a proposal Tuesday that would ban the use...

• Benches Recalled By Ross Stores Due To Fall Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | May 21, 2009 10:22 PM | 0 CommentsHuntington Beach, CA

  Ross Stores Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling 39” St. Anne Acacia Benches because the frame can collapse, posing a fall...

• Suit Claims Toyota's Defective Steering Component Caused Baby's Death

  Todd Slaughter | May 12, 2009 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  EUREKA, Calif. - The Eureka Times-Standard reported on a lawsuit brought by a Hoopa family against Toyota following a fatal single-car crash that occurred on Highway 299 on Christmas Eve in 1997....

• Chinese Hair Dryers Recalled - Makes You Want to Pull Your Hair Out

  Todd Slaughter | March 16, 2009 7:44 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  This week the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall notice, in cooperation with the manufacturer, of a hand-held electric hair dryer sold at Big Lots Stores in America. The Chinese...

• Recall on JumpStart External Defribillators

  Greg Owen | March 12, 2009 9:42 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Welch Allen is recalling 14,054 AED 10 and MRL JumpStart exteral defribrillators made between Oct. 3 2002, and Jan 25, 2007. The announcement comes after 39 reported incidents, including two that...

• Recall on Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes

  Rick Patterson | March 11, 2009 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  According to the FDA, a class 1 recall is being issued on pediatric tracheostomy tubes manufactured from July 7, 2008, through December 9, 2008, and distributed from July 24, 2008, through December...

• Company Pleads No Contest to CA Health and Safety Code Violation After Selling Poisonous Toothpaste

  Greg Owen | March 02, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Selective Imports Corp. of Vernon pleaded no contest on Thursday to a misdemeanor health code violation of selling an adulterated drug product. The company is said to have sold nearly 80,000...

• 2009 Mazda6 Recalled; Door May Open While Driving

  Susy Owen | February 16, 2009 10:20 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced Mazda's recall of 29,000 of its 2009 Mazda6 vehicles. The defect in the outer door handles causes them to stick in the open...