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Drop-Side Cribs Outlawed in U.S.

Posted on December 16, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that drop-side baby cribs can no longer be produced or sold in the U.S. Drop-side cribs have been responsible for 32 infant and toddler deaths since 2000 and more than 2 million cribs have been recalled this year alone...

Lamps Recalled over Bad Wiring

Posted on December 16, 2010
A New York wholesaler has announced a recall of around 1,600 desk and table lamps due to substandard wiring. The wholesaler, CDX Group Inc., reported that the lamps pose a fire and shock risk to consumers. They were sold between April 2010 through July 2010.

Dannon to Pay $21 Million over Health Claims

Posted on December 16, 2010
Yogurt maker Dannon Co. has agreed to pay 39 states, including Texas, $21 million over misleading health claims about its product Activia yogurt. In their advertisements, Activia claimed to be a “cure for digestive irregularity or as a way to protect against colon cancer,” yet none of those claims have been approved by the Food [...

Hyundai Issues Recall of Santa Fes, Sorentos

Posted on December 15, 2010
Hyundai has announced a recall of 1,783 Santa Fe vehicles and 7,697 Kia Sorentos, both 2010 models. The car company reported that both models have problems with the rear brakes that could result in eventual loss of breaking power. According to Hyundai, the cars were not machined properly and could leak brake fluid.

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Chrysler Recalls Trucks to Fix Brake Lights

Posted on December 15, 2010
Chrysler has issued a recall of 76,000 Dodge Ram trucks due to a defect in the brake lights. The company has reported that pressure problems can keep the brake from returning to neutral quickly enough, leaving the brake lights on longer than necessary...

$66 Million Awarded to Woman Crippled by Machine

Posted on December 15, 2010
A New York jury has awarded a Buffalo woman $66 million for injuries she suffered on a Cybex weight machine. The plaintiff, a former physical therapist, had her vertebra crushed when the 500-pound machine fell on her in 2004, rendering her a quadriplegic...

Sienna Minivans Recalled by Toyota

Posted on December 15, 2010
Toyota Motors has announced a recall of nearly 100,000 Sienna minivans due to a deformed switch bracket on the brake lamp. The company has reported that a driver?s foot could hit the switch bracket and deform it while applying the parking brake pedal...

Portable Table Saws Recalled

Posted on December 15, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of 21,500 portable table saws due to misaligned saw blades. The product’s manufacturer, One World Technologies, announced the saw blade on the motor carriage could be misaligned, posing a laceration hazard...

$875,000 Settlement Reached in Shooting of Marine

Posted on December 13, 2010
The city of Willmington, Del., has agreed to an $875,000 settlement with the family of a former Marine who was shot and killed by police in 2006. Officers were investigating the Pagans Motorcycle Club at the time, the suit says, and witnesses said the man was lying on a stoop when police arrived and shot [...

Drug Makers to Pay $421.2 Million in Settlement

Posted on December 13, 2010
Three drug makers have agreed to pay $421.2 million to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department concerning over-charging for medications. The lawsuit claimed the companies “inflated the average wholesale prices for drugs reported to the federal health programs Medicare and Medicaid...

San Diego City Settles Lawsuit with Trailer Park Residents

Posted on December 13, 2010
The city of San Diego has agreed to a $3.6 million settlement with residents of the De Anza mobile-home park for ?the poor treatment they received from a property management company hired by the city.” The suit claimed barbed wire and concrete speed bumps were unnecessarily installed at the park and armed guards walked the [...

Mazda Recalls Minivans

Posted on December 13, 2010
Auto maker Mazda has announced a recall of more than 16,000 Mazda 5 minivans, model year 2009-2010. The company reported the vehicles could face corrosion in the fuel pump that could lead to engine stalls. There have been no injuries reported with the defect, the company said.

Skillets Recalled due to Burn Risk

Posted on December 10, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 7,500 iron skillets due to the potential for the enamel coating to flake off. The skillets were sold by QVC, and it has been said that the enamel flakes can cause burns to consumers. The company has received two reports of consumers being burned from [...

Additional Drop-Side Cribs Recalled

Posted on November 22, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced another recall of 90,000 drop-side cribs due to suffocation and entrapment risks. The product’s manufacturer, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., announced the recall today. The company said infants may become trapped in the space between the mattress and the drop-side rail...

Hooded Jackets and Sweatshirts Recalled

Posted on November 22, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of more than 11,000 children’s hooded jackets and sweatshirts due to strangulation risks. The products’ manufacturer, VOS Sports Inc., announced the recall last week, saying the draw strings around the hoods and waists can pose as a strangulation risk for small children...

Snowmobiles Recalled due to Explosion Risk

Posted on November 22, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 1,000 snowmobiles over a potential explosion risk. The recall covers BRP Ski-Doo Expedition and Skandic Snowmobiles. According to reports, when the engine is left idle, sparks in the gas tank could ignite the gasoline, causing the vehicle to explode.

Caffeine-Alcohol Drinks Banned in Massachusetts

Posted on November 20, 2010
The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has banned alcoholic drinks that contain high levels of caffeine, including the recently popular Four Loko. By the end of the day Thursday, all of the banned products were to have been removed from store shelves across the state...

Cancer Drug Recalled over Flakes in Vials

Posted on November 20, 2010
Johnson & Johnson and Millennium Pharmaceuticals have issued a recall of the cancer drug Valcade over reports of “white particles” floating in the vials of medication. Seven lots of the medication have been recalled in the U.S., the companies announced...

Motorized Awnings Recalled

Posted on November 20, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 4,600 motorized awnings due to the potential for the power cable to sever and become exposed. The product’s manufacturer, Somfy Systems Inc., has said that no injuries related to the defect have been reported...

Nursing Home to Pay $42.75 Million in Settlement

Posted on November 20, 2010
A Kentucky nursing home must pay $42.75 million to the family of a man who died at the home, allegedly due to the center’s neglect. According to the suit, filed in 2009, ?the nursing home staff neglected [the man], causing him to suffer severe dehydration, malnutrition, bedsores, infections and, ultimately, death...

Cookies Recalled over Allergic Reaction to Dairy

Posted on November 18, 2010
A recall has been issued for cookies containing chocolate or chocolate chips sold by dairy-free, Vermont bakery Liz Lovely, Inc. The company has said they received a report of a consumer having an allergic reaction to dairy in the product. The targeted products were sold in retail stores and online from Oct...

Exonerated Ohio Man Awarded $5.2 Million

Posted on November 18, 2010
A $5.2 million settlement has been reached with an Ohio man who was wrongfully convicted of rape and murder in 1998. The plaintiff was exonerated four years ago after DNA evidence cleared his name. The suit claimed his rights were violated by Barberton, Ohio, officers who failed to disclose a memo about the involvement of [...

3,100 Toy Pogo Sticks Recalled

Posted on November 18, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of 3,100 pogo sticks due to the risk of the toy’s frame breaking and posing a fall risk. The product’s distributor, Sportcraft Ltd., said ?the pogo stick’s frame tubes can break and cause the support clamp to detach and release the spring,? creating a fall risk...

Honda Recalls Mini Soil Tillers

Posted on November 17, 2010
Honda Motors Co. has issued a recall of 6,100 mini soil tillers over potential gas leaks. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the tillers have ?rubber grommets on the gas tanks that crack and could leak fuel, resulting in a fire hazard...

Beman Arrows Recalled over Splintering Risk

Posted on November 17, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 11,300 Beman Bone Collector Arrows due to risk of the arrows splintering in flight. The recall covers arrows sized 340″ or 400″ and the company said the arrows can break after being launched, hitting unintended targets...

Tobacco Company Ordered to Pay $80 Million

Posted on November 17, 2010
A Florida jury has awarded a local woman $80 million over the death of her father from lung cancer after 60 years of smoking cigarettes. The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will be responsible for paying the damages. The verdict is another in a long line of rulings in Florida against the tobacco companies since 2006...

Judge Awards $5.4 Million in Nude Child Photos Suit

Posted on November 17, 2010
A California judge awarded $5.4 million to a young girl in a lawsuit she filed against a children?s artist who allegedly took pornographic pictures of her. According to the lawsuit, the pictures were taken in 2006, when the girl was six or seven years old...

Lamps Recalled due to Shock Risk`

Posted on November 16, 2010
Pottery Barn has announced a recall of 7,300 lamps. The company has reported that the wiring in the lamps can be severed and exposed, posing a risk of shock to users. There has been one report of a woman being shocked while attempting to use the lamp.

Giant Bicycles Recalled due to Weak Frame

Posted on November 16, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 370 bicycles due to an unsteady frame. According to Giant Bicycle Inc., the 2011 model Giant Anthem bicycles can potentially crack at the seat post, posing a fall risk for riders. There have been no reports of injuries as of yet, the company said.

Smoked Turkey Recalled over Dangerous Bacteria

Posted on November 16, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 2,609 pounds of fully cooked smoked turkey due to possible contamination. The New Braunfels Smokehouse in Texas has reported the meat, distributed nationwide, may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes...

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