Defective & Dangerous Products

• Arm & Hammer Spinbrush – A Dangerous Clean

  Mike Ferrara | February 18, 2012 8:00 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  If you heard that a particular brand of toothbrush was breaking apart in people’s mouths, chipping their teeth, injuring their faces and presenting a choking hazard, you probably...

• Beware of Being Burned by a LOK8U GPS Locator Watch

  Mike Ferrara | January 14, 2012 7:46 PM | 3 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  The company LOK8U makes GPS watches that are supposed to help locate children and at-risk adults in the event that they wander off or get lost. Its nu•m8+ wrist watch is designed...

• New Jersey Gas Stations Caught Falsifying Octane Numbers

  Mike Ferrara | December 04, 2011 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  New Jersey officials have accused 14 gas stations in New Jersey of falsifying octane numbers on their gas, after finding that at these stations, people who paid more for higher octane...

• Another Blow to Consumer Safety by the U.S. Supreme Court

  Mike Ferrara | July 06, 2011 5:20 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  The U.S. Supreme Court recently came to a decision in McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro that will make it a lot harder to hold foreign manufacturers accountable in U.S. court when they sell...

• Don’t Let Mega-Corporations Take Away Your Right to a Trial by Jury

  Mike Ferrara | June 22, 2011 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  It is a fact that multi-billion dollar corporations take advantage of average individuals every single day for the sake of profits. It is also a fact that in America, the only place that average...

• John Stossel Should Point the Finger at Himself

  Mike Ferrara | June 17, 2011 7:43 PM | 4 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Self-proclaimed “advocacy journalist” John Stossel would like us to believe that trial lawyers are damaging the country through lawsuit abuse that robs innocent companies of hard-earned...

• Is There Any Such Thing as a Healthy Tan?

  Mike Ferrara | June 10, 2011 2:34 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Before Americans hit the beach this summer, nearly 30 million of them will be visiting a tanning salon, thinking that tanning ahead of time indoors will help protect them against the harmful effects...

• A New and Easier Way to Report Unsafe Products

  Mike Ferrara | March 13, 2011 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Last week, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission launched its new SaferProducts.gov database—a user-friendly website that allows consumers to quickly and easily report products that...

• Manufacturer Accountability = A Huge Boost for Product Safety

  Mike Ferrara | December 09, 2010 6:32 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ

  Just in time for the holidays, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a Final Rule to establish an online database of product safety complaints that will be open to all consumers. ...

• Tired of Keeping Up on Product Recalls? There’s an App for That.

  Mike Ferrara | July 07, 2010 3:33 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Throughout the spring and early summer, we’ve seen the recall of Toyotas, Tylenol, romaine lettuce, McDonald’s Shrek glasses, baby cribs, ground beef products and a host of...