Defective & Dangerous Products

• Did You Know... RVs Pose Carbon Monoxide (CO) Dangers?

  Brett Emison | September 19, 2011 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that is toxic and is the number one cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States. Carbon monoxide can be particularly dangerous in...

• John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors Powered by Kawasaki Engines

  Mike Bryant | September 19, 2011 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The second week of September, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill. recalled 36,500 John Deere X300, X300R and X304 series tractors. The cooling fan...

• Where Do People Stand on This Tasering?

  Mike Bryant | September 17, 2011 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I've written about the use of tasers by police in the past. Many cases depend on what was going on and if the use was justified. There are also questions about whether there was enough training to...

• Home Fires Spur Reannouncement of Recall of Goldstar and Comfort-Aire Humidifiers

  Greg Webb | September 16, 2011 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a second recall of 98,000 dehumidifiers sold in the U.S. as Goldstar or Comfort-Aire...

• Certain Chefmate Blenders Recalled By Target

  Chrissie Cole | September 15, 2011 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Target and Select Brands, working in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), issued a recall of Chefmate 6-speed blenders due to a laceration risk to consumers should...

• 54,000 “metoo” Table-Top Clip-On Chairs for Infants/Toddlers Recalled

  Greg Webb | September 15, 2011 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Phil&Teds USA, Inc. of Fort Collins, Colorado, recently announced a voluntary recall of 54,000 “metoo” Table-Top Clip-On...

• Honda Recalls Pilot SUVs Due to Seatbelt Problems

  Greg Webb | September 15, 2011 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  As we approach National Child Passenger Safety Week (September 18-24, 2011), Honda Motor Co. will recall 310,773 Pilot Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) due to seatbelt defects. The seatbelts of the...

• More China-Manufactured Baby Strollers Recently Recalled

  Greg Webb | September 14, 2011 8:48 PM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, in cooperation with Britax Child Safety Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina, announced a voluntary recall of 20,000...

• Honda, Suburu Recall Vehicles

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | September 14, 2011 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Consumers should be able to expect car companies to have their safety in mind they produce and sell vehicles. Two automakers, however, are recalling a variety of makes and models because of safety...

• Recall -- Bike Trailer Can Detach Causing Child to Crash

  Pierce Egerton | September 13, 2011 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  I'm not much of a bicyclist. But a lot of people in my neighborhood are. Every weekend I see a great many bicycles sporting trailers with one or more small child passengers. Today the U.S. Consumer...