Defective & Dangerous Products

• Case Involving Dangerous Magnetic Toy Settles

  Todd Slaughter | May 16, 2008 5:33 PM | 3 CommentsRedding, CA

  Our firm recently settled an action brought on behalf of a four year-old child that was seriously injured when he ingested the magnetic parts of a Magnetix-brand building set. The terms of the...

• Artificial Turf Being Investigated By CPSC For Lead Concerns

  Jenny Albano | April 19, 2008 5:19 PM | 3 CommentsChico, CA

  The CPSC is looking into potential health hazards from lead in artificial turf on school stadiums and parks across the country So far two fields in New Jersey have already been closed because...

• Chrysler's Ticking Time Bombs

  Todd Slaughter | June 11, 2009 5:37 PM | 2 CommentsRedding, CA

  As we posted earlier this week, Chrysler has emerged from bankruptcy freed from responsibility for all deaths and catastrophic injuries caused by their defective cars, vans and trucks. This means...

• Yo-Yo Rides Recalled by Chance Rides Manufacturing

  Amber Wheat | October 09, 2008 1:42 PM | 2 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Amusement park rides are meant to give patrons a thrill, but this ride goes a bit too far. With defective and dangerous parts, the Yo-Yo ride made by Chance Rides Manufacturing was involved in two...

• Outbreak Of Food Poisoning Associated With Peanut Butter

  IB Contributor | February 16, 2007 12:45 AM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Salmonella causes 288 cases of food poisoning.Do not eat Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter purchased since May 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning. The warning is based on a just-completed epidemiological study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which links 288 cases of foodborne illness to consumption of varying types of peanut butter.According to...

• Maytag Recalls Millions Of Diswashers

  IB Contributor | February 05, 2007 7:57 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Was the recall voluntary? Maytag officials last week recalled 2.3 million of its dishwashers after they found out that the faulty appliances caused 135 fires and four injuries, according to an MSNBC news report.The announcement generated so many calls to the company that it could not handle the volume, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.The news report said...

• Target to Pay 7 Million for Brain Injury to Elderly Woman

  Claude Wyle | October 14, 2009 11:41 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA

  Target Corporation. will pay $7 million to an 80-year-old woman who suffered brain injuries after being struck by an automatic door at an Illinois store. In the lawsuit, head injury attorneys...

• Man vs. Machine

  Shanley Monroe | August 27, 2009 2:54 AM | 1 CommentStockton, CA

  If you’ve ever seen The Brave Little Toaster, you’re probably at least vaguely familiar with a popular theme in sci-fi movies and books. Machines come to life and run without any help...

• Will the "New" Chrysler and GM Vehicles be Safe?

  Todd Slaughter | June 12, 2009 4:31 PM | 1 CommentRedding, CA

  Jane Akre's excellent article, Chrysler GM Throws Consumers Under the Bus, accurately details the surmise of injury and death claims against the new Chrysler and GM companies, once they emerge from...

• 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...