Motorized scooters are beingrecalled after some have overheated, burned riders and damaged property. To date, more than 500,000 hoverboards have been recalled. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been 99 reports of hoverboard battery packs exploding or catching fire in the U.S. The CPSC also says more than 18 injuries have…
Takata airbag inflators have been found to be extremely dangerous, and the government is urging owners of older Acuras and Hondas to stop driving them and get them repaired as soon as possible. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, new data reveals a 50 percent increase of the airbags exploding during an…
According to a recent study from 1990 to 2010, 92,885 children under the age of 18 were treated forinjuries sustained in amusement park type incidents. These events include everything from carousels to roller coaster accidents. The study showed that more than 70% of these injuries occurred during the summer months. This an average of…
The Attorney General of Kentucky has announced that the state could get close to $100 million from Volkswagen for asettlement with the state. The company has agreed to pay the state after an emissions cheating scandal was uncovered. Kentuckians who have purchased Volkswagens, Porsches or Audis with the TDI are eligible to receive a…
The popular carmaker, Toyota, is issuing a massiverecall of vehicles all over the globe due to a serious defect in the air bags. According to the Japanese automaker, the recall with effect a total of 1.43 million vehicles. Toyota Motor Corporation says the defective air bags have no known injuries to date. The vehicles…
The California Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that consumers cansue over misrepresentations on product labeling. This December ruling is particularly aimed at products that are deceitfully labeled as organic. Products can not be labeled organic if they are not 100 percent organic. A class action against a herb grower prompted the California Supreme Court…
No one knows exactly how much Johnson and Johnson concealed of the dangers oftalc powder use as feminine hygiene, but we do know jurors in St. Louis ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $72 million to a plaintiff who died of ovarian cancer. Why did Johnson and Johnson continue to market the talc product…
The woman who was awarded $72 million in damages after her development of ovarian cancer caused by her use ofJohnson and Johnson talc products, died before she saw victory in the courtroom. The Alabama woman was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in 2013. To treat her cancer, the woman underwent chemotherapy and an intense…
Top-selling Ford vehicles are beingrecalled in the U.S. due to a fluid leak believed to reduce braking power. There are about 271,000 F-150 pickup trucks involved in the recall. Specific models in North America include 2013 and 2014 and have a 3.5-liter V6 engine. The Ford company claims the issue involves potential brake fluid…
Long-time users of Johnson and Johnson’s products containingtalc powder are concerned about their risks of ovarian cancer. For many, the battle has been lost to ovarian cancer. The recent victory against Johnson & Johnson came months later to a woman who lost her life to ovarian cancer. The jury in St. Louis ordered Johnson…