Defective & Dangerous Products

• Recall: Five Hundred and Mercury Montego Due To Faulty Fuel Tank

  Angel Reyes | July 18, 2011 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego sedans from the 2007 model year have been recalled to fix a fuel-tank problem that could lead to a fuel leak and in some cases fire. Documents filed with...

• Only Safer Cribs Available after June 28, 2011

  Greg Webb | July 15, 2011 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced June 17 that only the new, safer generation of baby cribs will be available in the U.S. marketplace beginning June 28, 2011, and that...

• Vaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuits

  Shezad Malik MD JD | July 14, 2011 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  According to a safety communication issued by the Food and Drug Administration, Women who have vaginal surgery to fix a gynecologic condition called pelvic organ prolapse may wind up with more...

• Chrysler Recalls Dodge Ram Pickup Trucks For Steering Problems

  Brett Emison | July 14, 2011 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Yahoo News is reporting that Chrysler will recall 286,000 Dodge Ram pickup trucks (approximately 242,000 in the U.S.) due to defective left front tie-rod assemblies which connect the front wheels to...

• Margaret Carlson: My New Hero

  Mark Bello | July 13, 2011 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  My new hero is columnist Margaret Carlson, who writes for Bloomberg News. This is hardly a publication for pro-justice types, but read what she had to say, here. The quote I like the best? It has to...

• Protect Yourself From Cell Phone Hackers

  David Mittleman | July 11, 2011 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  As cell phones have become increasingly sophisticated, they have become more central to most of our lives. Many of us would be lost without our phones, as we store important dates, phone numbers,...

• Adventure Playsets Recalled

  Mike Bryant | July 08, 2011 9:52 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The last week in June, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Adventure Playsets, of Pittsburg, KS. recalled 240,000 Adventure Playsets Wooden Swing Sets. The wood in the posts of the fort...

• Glass Votive Candle Holders Recalled By Dollar Tree

  Angel Reyes | July 08, 2011 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Glass votive handle holders have been voluntarily recalled by Dollar Tree Stores Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) because the candle holders can...

• Electric Log Splitters from Lowe’s are Recalled Due to Laceration and Amputation Hazard

  Paul Napoli | July 08, 2011 12:45 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  July 7, 2011 Task Force 5-Ton Electric Log Splitters, sold exclusively at Lowe’s home improvement stores, are being recalled because users are at risk of hand injuries, including cuts and...

• Laudable Links: July 7, 2011

  Brett Emison | July 07, 2011 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Legal, safety and other topics that caught my interest this week: Auto-Safety Group Questions Merits of Handheld Mobile Phone Bans [Angela Greiling Keane at Bloomberg] Children's Hospital...