Defective & Dangerous Products

• Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled Due To Strangulation Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | November 29, 2009 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Allura Imports Inc. announced a voluntary recall of about 3,700 Girls hooded sweatshirts because they have drawstrings through the hoods which pose a strangulation hazard to children. To this...

• Pet Doors are a Danger to Small Children

  Billy Cunningham | November 27, 2009 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  This past week in Mobile a 2 year old girl crawled out through a pet door and nearly drowned in the family swimming pool. Her mother had left her in front of the family TV long enough to go check on...

• Recall Of Children’s Metal Pendants Expanded

  Chrissie Cole | November 25, 2009 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Team Work Trading, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is expanding a previous recall of Children’s Metal Pendants because they contain excessive levels of...

• Amongst Other Dangerous Chinese Imports, ATVs Are Added to the List

  David Mittleman | November 25, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Here’s another product to add to the growing list of dangerous Chinese imports: besides contaminated pet food and toys coated in lead paint, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are the latest danger...

• Toyota Recalling 110,000 Tundra's in 20 States

  Greg Webb | November 25, 2009 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Toyota, in yet another in what seems to be a stream of recent recalls, is recalling 110,000 Tundra pick-up trucks from the model years 2000-2003. The recall is attempting to address excessive rust...

• Toyota and Lexus floor mats causing unintended acceleration

  Steve Klearman | November 24, 2009 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  On September 29, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration alerted consumers about Toyota and Lexus vehicles experiencing unintended acceleration due to the accelerator becoming...

• 2.1 Million Cribs Recalled due to Infant Entrapment and Suffocation, Two NY Children Dead

  Paul Napoli | November 24, 2009 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 24, 2009 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. announced a recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs due to...

• Florida Jury Lights Up Big Tobacco for $300 Million

  David Mittleman | November 24, 2009 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In a clear message to the cigarette manufacturer, Philip Morris, a Florida jury has ordered the company to pay $300 million in damages to ex-smoker, Cindy Naugle, who is wheelchair-bound due to...

• Stork Craft Recalls Two Million Baby Cribs

  Chrissie Cole | November 24, 2009 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA

  Stork Craft Manufacturing, in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of more than two million drop side cribs. The agency is aware of the...

• Tundra Pickups Recalled Due To Corrosion Fears

  Chrissie Cole | November 24, 2009 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Toyota is expected to voluntarily recall some 110,000 older model Tundra pickup trucks in the U.S., due to corrosion problems, government officials said. The recall involves 2000-2003 models in...