Defective & Dangerous Products

• Jury Finds For Parents of Child Ejected from Car while in Car Seat

  Gregory Zarzaur | August 06, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A Montana Court has awarded the parents of a child killed in a car wreck money damages. The defective car seat at issue was manufactured and sold by Evenflo. According to the Chicago Tribune article, the Plaintiffs case included evidence that Evenflo knew the car seat had a problem in its design that could lead to the belt hooks breaking; however, they still chose to put in on the market. The...

• Toxic Toy Trains Recalled

  Claude Wyle | August 06, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  After discovering lead paint in Thomas Trains, RC2 has issued a recall of the product. Lead paint is known to cause numerous injuries, including seizures and death. This is one toy parents should take away from their children. RC2 is offering to replace the toys at no charge.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective adn Dangerous Products.

• RC2 Recalls Toxic Toy Trains

  Claude Wyle | August 06, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  After discovering lead paint in Thomas Trains, RC2 has issued a recall of the product. Lead paint is known to cause numerous injuries, including seizures and death. This is one toy parents should take away from their children. RC2 is offering to replace the toys at no charge.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective adn Dangerous Products.

• We Must Get the Lead Out of Children's Toys

  Michael Phelan | August 06, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission tested randomly children's plastic jewelry and found that 20% cotained toxic lead paint. Independent testing done by Massachusetts, Ohio, and other states found much higher percentages of toy jewelry contained lead. Ninety five percent of the jewelry tested by the CPSC came from China. It is now no secret that Chinese firms in the toy supply chain have...

• Potential Automobile Fires Cause Ford to Recall 3.6 Million More Vehicles

  Greg Webb | August 06, 2007 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Ford Motor Company has issued a recall of another 3.6 million automobiles that have a cruise control switch that has been associated with other Ford vehicle fires. Because the switch is powered at all times, it could cause fires even when the automobile is turned off because of a short circuit. http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/03/autos/ford_recall/index.htm?cnn=yes In 2005 and 2006, Ford recalled...

• Club Car is Recalling Golf Cars and Other Vehicle Due to Mechanical Failure

  Jenny Albano | August 03, 2007 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The CPSC and Club Car Inc. are recalling about 1,900 golf cars, rough terrain vehicles, and hospitality, utility and transport vehicles. The steering gear assembly can fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of steering control, posing a risk of injury to the driver and passenger.The recalled products include numerous 2007 model gasoline and electric-powered vehicles that are used to transport...

• Another Botulism Recall

  Jamie Sheller | August 03, 2007 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Less than two weeks after canned meat products were recalled due to reports of botulism, the FDA has recalled green beans because of fears of botulism toxin. The product at issue in this recall is 14.5 ounce cans of French cut green beans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Though there had been no reports of botulism linked to the beans as of August 1, the product has...

• Renewed FDA Warning of Recalled Contact Lens Solution

  Sandy Grinnell | August 03, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Today the FDA re-issued a recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multpurpose Contact Lens Solution. The original recall was announced in May 2007, but since occurences of the rare eye infection continue to be reported the FDA is concerned that consumers are not aware of the recall and are still using the solution. The FDA requests that contact lens wearers stop using Complete MoisturePlus...

• Ford Motor Recall Vehicles for Defective Cruise Control Switch

  John Inserra | August 03, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Ford Motor Co. announced today that it is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to address concerns about a cruise control switch. Vehicles recalled include: 1998-2002 Ford Ranger, 1992-1997 Lincoln Town Car, 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria, 1992-1997 Mercury Grand Marquis, 1993-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII, 1993-1995 Taurus SHO, 1999-2001 Ford Explorer and...

• Sherwin-Williams Recalls Aerosol Cans Due to Risk of Serious Facial Injury

  Jenny Albano | August 03, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The CPSC and The Sherwin-Williams Co. are recalling about 3,000 Hi-Heat Aerosol Coating Cans because the cans can over-pressurize and explode, which poses a risk of serious facial or other injuries to consumers.So far Sherwin-Williams has received one report of a consumer who has suffered injuries. The consumer suffered serious facial injuries which included a broken jaw, broken teeth, a broken...