Category Archives: Personal Injury
CPSC Warns Consumers To Stop Using Floatwheel Self-Balancing Electric Skateboards Can Stop Suddenly, Eject Riders
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning to customers concerning the risk of death and serious injuries that can result from Floatwheel’s self-balancing electric skateboards. The CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using all Floatwheel models including Floatwheel adv and Floatwheel adv pro. The CPSC also stated that imports of… Read More »
CPSC Announces The Recall Of 1.2 Million Good Earth Rechargeable Integrated Lights
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of more than 1.2 million Good Earth Rechargeable Integrated Lights. According to the CPSC, the lights are being recalled due to having started multiple fires. One of these fires turned deadly. The CPSC says that the product’s battery can overheat and ignite its… Read More »
CPSC Announces Recall Of Defective Bike Helmet
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of Korimefa Multi-Purpose Bike Helmets. According to the CPSC, the recalled helmets do not comply with the positional stability requirements of the CPSC federal safety standard for bicycle helmets. In some cases, the helmets can fail to protect in the event of a… Read More »
After Recall, Parents File Lawsuits Against Water Beads Manufacturers Citing Serious Injury And One Death
Several parents are in the early stages of filing a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturers of the popular children’s toy, water beads, after the children swallowed the toy. Water beads are small super-absorbent toys that inflate and expand once they are exposed to water. They represent a serious risk to children who swallow them…. Read More »
CPSC Issues Recall Of Defective Leaf Blowers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recently initiated a recall related to DR Power Equipment’s Leaf Blowers and Leaf Vacuums due to a potential laceration hazard. The Walk-Behind Leaf Blowers and Vacuums, and Tow-Behind Leaf Vacuums have a potential defect involving pieces from the leaf blowers and vacuums coming loose inside the… Read More »
Amazon Discusses Streamlined Process For Product Liability Claims
In 2021, Amazon shored up a policy that requires sellers to obtain insurance for product liability claims. It also expanded its A-to-Z Guarantee to cover customers who were injured by dangerous or defective products sold on the marketplace even when a third-party seller has sold the item. Recently, Amazon announced it expanded the Guarantee’s… Read More »
CPSC Recalls Super Lube For Violations Of The Poison Prevention Packaging Act
Several lubricants have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall is related to violations of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act which protects young children from potentially ingesting poisonous products. All products that have the capacity to poison an individual must be kept in child-resistant packaging. The recalled products contain either… Read More »
Snapchat Facing Product Liability Lawsuits Over Fentanyl Overdoses By Teens
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act essentially creates immunity for social media companies that publish third-party material. This includes advertisers. The legislation has broadly suppressed lawsuits that blame social media companies for a wide variety of problems including teen suicide and most recently, drug overdoses. Snap Inc. is being sued by the parents… Read More »
Families Of 4 Individuals Killed In Fiery ATV Accident Sue Manufacturer For “Known Defects”
The families of four individuals who were killed in an ATV accident have sued the manufacturer, Polaris, for knowingly manufacturing a deadly product and placing it into the stream of commerce. According to the lawsuit, four friends in their 20s died last July after the Polaris Razor side-by-side ATV they were in rolled over… Read More »
Medline Industries Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails After Two Deaths
Medline Industries issued a recall in May of approximately 1.5 million Medline Bed Assist Bar adult bed rails after two elderly patients tragically died highlighting the severe risks associated with the product. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall emphasizing the danger posed by this particular brand of bed rails. According to… Read More »
