Posts tagged sc

• Britax Strollers Recalled Due To Brake Failure

  Chrissie Cole | June 23, 2011 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Britax Child Safety Inc., working in cooperation with the CPSC and Health Canada, issued a voluntary recall of B-Nimble Strollers in the U.S. and Canada due to a brake failure. According to the...

• Buoyancy Control Devices Recalled Due to Drowning Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | May 03, 2011 10:01 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Sea Elite Systems Buoyancy Control Devices (BCD) have been recalled by WRK Enterprises (d/b/a Edge Dive Gear), in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in The U.S....

• MGH Sued By Family After Lethal Drug Error

  Chrissie Cole | March 19, 2011 10:02 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is being sued by the family of a woman who died after being given the wrong dose of a blood thinner. While in the care of MGH, after suffering a shoulder...

• Rocking Horse Toys Recalled Due To Strangulation Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | November 10, 2010 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Rocking Horse Depot, working in cooperation with the CPSC, issued a voluntary recall of Rocking Horses due to a strangulation hazard to small children. To this date, the agency has received one...

• Graco Recalls Quattro And MetroLite Strollers

  Chrissie Cole | October 23, 2010 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Graco, working in consultation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has issued a voluntary recall of more than two million strollers due to an entrapment and strangulation risk. To...

• Two Brands Of Baby Strollers Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | October 09, 2010 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Two brands of jogging strollers have been recalled. The spacing between the grab bar and the seat bottom on the strollers allows an infant's body, but not head, to slide through, which can...

• The Crime of the 21st century...Revisited

  Bruce Bierhans | October 03, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This morning, Sarah Shemkus (a very good financial writer) writes a headline piece in the CC Times entitled Downturn brings rise in financial crime. Were Sarah following this blog, she would know...

• Firework Safety Tips For People & Pets

  Chrissie Cole | June 27, 2010 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fourth of July is a time for friends, family and celebration but most importantly it’s a time to make sure everyone stays safe – including the family pets! Fireworks Safety...

• Infant Carriers Recalled By Regal Lager

  Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2010 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  CYBEX Infant Carriers have been voluntarily recalled by Regal Lager, in the U.S. and Canada, because the shoulder strap buckle can break, posing a fall hazard to babies. The recall involves...

• Agencies Urge Safer Window Blinds

  Chrissie Cole | June 17, 2010 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  CPSC, the European Commission and Health Canada have joined forces to call for tougher safety standards for window blinds and shades. This international, call for immediate action (pdf) is...