Posts tagged defective products

• Harley-Davidson Recall - Of A 16-inch BMX Bicycle!

  Bob Carroll | October 13, 2005 5:48 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Baby Buggy Bumper posts information regarding a voluntary recall of 16-inch BMX Bicycles. The manufacturer - Harley-Davidson. The Easy Rider image must be softening at Harley. Or, it has made a marketing decision to build brand loyalty before puberty. A dangerous and defective product is being pulled from the market before it can cause serious injuries. How can this be? Baby Buggy Bumper...

• Warning Labels - Sometimes Silly, Sometimes Deadly Serious

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Not dishwasher safe-On a remote control for a TV. This product not intended for use as a dental drill-On an electric rotary tool. There are some silly warning labels. But, in the Deadly Serious category would be children's toys that warn of a choking hazard and warnings about the tipover hazard of some children's furniture."Not dishwasher safe." -- On a remote control for a TV. "This product...

• Implant Program for Guidant Heart Device - Research Or Marketing?

  Bob Carroll | September 27, 2005 6:43 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The New York Times sheds some needed light on the cute connections between research and marketing in some medical device companies. "By January, about 80 cardiologists nationwide completed an evaluation run by the Guidant Corporation of one of its products, an improved electrical component, known as a lead, that connects an implanted cardiac device to the heart.""The program did generate...