Posts tagged defect

• GM Recalls 4,304 cars with an airbag defect

  Wayne Parsons | May 24, 2012 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Reuters reports that GM is recalling a lot of cars over an airbag safety issue. The Huffington post reports the story today: Chevrolet Malibu Eco Recall: GM Recalling 4,304 Cars Over Airbag Issue...

• Fentanyl Pain Patch Defects Deadly

  Wayne Parsons | January 30, 2011 12:43 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  People with cancer and other illnesses or chronic pain syndromes often are prescribed patches that contain pain medication that release constant medication through the skin. I know them well...

• Toyota Acceleration Defect - Latest News for Hawaii Motorists

  Wayne Parsons | April 06, 2010 12:28 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you have children, were a child yourself circa 1990, or if you just happen to like children’s movies, you may remember The Brave Little Toaster. The animated picture tells the story of...

• CPSC Chair Tenenbaum Seeks China's Help In Paying Chinese Drywall Claims in U.S.

  Wayne Parsons | October 16, 2009 10:57 AM | 14 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The story of ruined homes, hopes and dreams in the U.S. Southeast has been raging in the news for almost a year: Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor In Homes - by Wayne Parsons...

• Chinese Drywall Home Construction Defect Cases Move Into Litigation

  Wayne Parsons | October 05, 2009 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Biloxi (MS) Sun Herald (10/3, Newsom) reported, It's believed enough Chinese drywall to build 100,000 houses was shipped to the United States as the Coast was rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina,...

• Deteriorated Interstate Highways And Roadways In Every State Add To Fatalities

  Wayne Parsons | September 10, 2009 2:55 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of my pet peeves is potholes. How about you, readers? Any of you like potholes? Catch a 6-inch deep 2 foot wide pothole at 45 mph and you'll feel $45 slip out of your wallet on car maintenance...

• Hawaii Highway Chronicles: Are Our Roads The 4th Worst in the Country?

  Wayne Parsons | September 09, 2009 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I just read the report, “Future Mobility in Hawaii: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” and it does not bode well for those of us who use Hawaii Highways and...

• Number of implicated Chinese drywall manufacturers may be about to jump sharply.

  Wayne Parsons | September 05, 2009 7:32 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I wrote extensively about the Chinese Drywall defects in homes throughout the Southeastern United States when the story broke earlier this year: Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor...

• Chrysler Bankruptcy Update: Car Giant To Accept More Product Liability Claims.

  Wayne Parsons | August 28, 2009 6:47 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The AP (8/27) reported, Chrysler Group LLC said Thursday it will accept product liability claims in a broader number of cases than originally planned in its reorganization under bankruptcy...

• Hawaii Consumer Alert: GM and Isuzu Truck Recall Raises Concerns Because Bailout Eliminates Product Liability Claims For Injury or death

  Wayne Parsons | August 06, 2009 5:41 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a report in U.S. News & World Report a pickup truck recall is initiated by automakers. A brake light defect in General Motors trucks could lead to an an accident. GM is recalling about...