Defective & Dangerous Products

• Legislation Would Aid Consumers in Holding Foreign Manufacturers Accountable for Chinese Drywall

  Cecelia Prewett | August 11, 2009 12:57 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  Last week Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009...

• Tanning Beds Cause Cancer as Much as Smoking Does

  Camryn Hansen | July 31, 2009 10:37 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ

  Jersey girls, listen and lighten up: tanning beds have been shown to cause cancer at the same rate that smoking does. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has now re-classified the UV...

• Florida Fire Marshall Suspects Chinese Drywall Could Be Flammable

  Eddie Farah | July 26, 2009 10:17 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  As if the problems with the foul smell coming from Chinese drywall in some Florida homes is not problem enough - now we learn that the state Fire Marshal’s Office and the Consumer Product...

• Flat Screen TV’s Pose Injury Risk to Young Children

  Scott Kappes | July 16, 2009 4:15 PM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  Almost 17,000 children were rushed to emergency rooms in 2007 after suffering injuries related to falling or unstable furniture according to a new study reported in May. Falling televisions...

• Swimming Pools Still Non Compliant with Pool Drains

  Beth Janicek | July 10, 2009 10:35 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Back in January I blogged on this very subject wherein 80% of public swimming pools were in violation of a federal safety rule preventing people becoming trapped in pool drains. It is now...

• Judge approves GM asset sale, clearing way for restructuring.

  Wayne Parsons | July 06, 2009 2:29 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  On the front page of its business section the New York Times (7/6, B1, De La Merced) reports that US Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert E. Gerber approved a plan by General Motors late on Sunday to...

• Be Cautious When Using Fireworks

  Emily Mapp Brannon | July 04, 2009 2:27 PM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Its July 4th weekend and we all know what that entails – fireworks. In the state of Virginia (VA), consumers are allowed to use specific fireworks including sparklers, fountains,...

• In the Backdrop of Madoff Sentencing, Attorney Sorkin Carries on Our Proud Traditions

  Mark Bello | June 30, 2009 4:03 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you, no doubt, know that, yesterday, Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison. His attorney, Ira Lee Sorkin, appeared, this morning, on the Today...

• Homeopathic or "Natural" Remedies Carry Risks

  Jamie Sheller | June 29, 2009 2:21 PM | 1 CommentPhiladelphia, PA

  Several recent recalls illustrate the dangers that can be posed by homeopathic or natural health remedies, which generally aren't required to go through the same kind of FDA-approval process as...

• Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemakers Recalled Due To Burn Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | June 23, 2009 11:25 AM | 1 CommentIndianapolis, IN

  Black & Decker Spacemaker coffeemakers have been recalled because the brew basket can shift allowing hot water to overflow, posing a burn hazard to consumers. To date, the company has...