Posts tagged consumer

• Yard Work Can be Hard Work: Safety Tips for the Summer

  Nick Avgerinos | July 15, 2008 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I recently blogged about American workers who are injured by lawn mowers. The U.S. Consumer...

• United States Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Corporations over Individual Consumers

  Jordan Margolis | May 07, 2011 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On April 27, 2011, the United States Supreme Court unleveled the playing field between big business and individuals by circumventing the class action mechanism consumers and employees use to fight...

• BPA and You: A Helpful Warning or Unsubstantiated Danger?

  Nick Avgerinos | August 29, 2008 10:17 AM | 1 CommentChicago-Land, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A recent hot topic among consumer safety advocates has been the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic compounds that are clear, hard, and not easily breakable. BPA is used in helmets,...