Toyota is recalling 17,000 model year 2010 Lexus HS sedans because of a problem with its fuel tank. This new recall has prompted the company to once again suspend the sales of such vehicles.
Continue Reading...The defect was noticed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under a crash test. The NHTSA has found that the fuel tanks in the vehicles leak when struck from behind at 50 miles per hour. (DailyMarkets)
The CPSC announced today that seven manufacturers announced recalls due to entrapment, suffocation and fall risks. The manufacturers involved include, Child Craft, Delta Enterprise, Corp., Evenflo, Jardine Enterprises, LaJobi, Million Dollar Baby and Simmons Juvenile Products.
Continue Reading...“Cribs should be the safest place in the home for infants and toddlers,” said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. “CPSC is committed to addressing the hazards with cribs and to restoring parents’ confidence that their child will have a safe sleep.”
CPSC continues to actively investigate various cribs for potential drop-side and other hazards as part of a larger effort by the agency to rid the marketplace and homes of unsafe cribs. CPSC staff is also working on a new mandatory standard to make cribs safer, which is targeted for completion in 2010
A few weeks ago J & J had to recall thousands of children's medication. Now they are recalling some Benedryl lots and Tylenol Gel lots.
Continue Reading...McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the Johnson & Johnson unit, said that it was recalling four lots of certain Benadryl allergy tablets and one lot of Extra Strength Tylenol gel pills. McNeil did not respond to a reporter’s query about how many bottles those lots amounted to.
The company said in a statement that “the products were inadvertently omitted” from an earlier recall — one preceding the children’s drug recall — involving medicines made at a company plant in Puerto Rico.
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The CPSC recently published a release for the Memorial Day weekend warning ATV riders to take precaution this riding season. According to the CPSC ATV-related deaths jump on average 30 % from March to April for children under the age of 16. From the period of 2003-2005, ATV related deaths rose each month during the spring and into the summer, peaking in July, when 23 children and 76 adults were killed in ATV related incidents on average.
Earlier this year the CPSC published the 2008 Annual Report of ATV-Related deaths & Injuries. The reports findings showed that in 2008, 28% of the 135,100 estimated ATV related emergency department-treated injuries, involved children 16 years of age or younger. That’s over 37,000 children. Statistical data calculated by state showed North Carolina ranking 9th (tied with Michigan) in most number of ATV-related deaths reported from 1982-2005. If you or someone you know has had an ATV-related personal injury contact our North Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers to discuss your legal rights.
A voluntary recall of all “Shrek Forever After” collectable glasses exclusively offered at McDonalds was announced June 4th by the CPSC in collaboration with McDonalds. The 12 million or so units all have designs on them which contain cadmium. Long term exposure to cadmium can cause adverse health effects. Although the CPSC has said the glassware is not toxic, McDonalds is requesting all customers to return any “Shrek Forever After” glassware purchased for a full refund. So far there have not been any reports of injury from the glassware.
The North Carolina Product Liability Attorneys at our firm specialize in child safety cases. If you have a child who has been injured by a child product and would like to speak further about it, please contact the child safety attorneys at the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood to discuss your legal rights.
What better time to discuss tire related issues then during the 2010 National Tire Safety Week going on this week from June 6th – June 12th by the Rubber Manufacturing Association.
The leading cause of tire failure is improper inflation, especially under-inflation. Tires that are under inflated experience excessive flexing which generates excessive heat and causes the tire to expand. This build of pressure can cause a tire blowout, where the tire rapidly comes apart.
On May 20th 2010 Volvo sent out a recall notice to owners of Volvo’s 2008-2010 XC70 vehicles bringing to their attention the vehicle’s failure to imply with requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, “Tire Selection & Rims”.
The letter describes how the maximum inflation tire pressure is listed incorrectly on the Tire & Loading labels as 33psi, in the Owner’s Manual as 35psi and the Tire Pressure Monitoring system’s trigger level as 33psi. The correct maximum permissible inflation should be 36psi.
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