May 22, 2017 Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyers Discuss Memorial Day Travel Safety Memorial Day weekend brings the unofficial start to the summer season, packed with barbeques, picnics, fireworks, and trips to the beach. Unfortunately, the increased traffic over the holiday weekend also brings an increased risk for serious and sometimes fatal car accidents. The National Safety Council (NSC) predicts that this Memorial Day weekend will be the … Read More »
May 21, 2017 HoMedic Massagers Pose Shock and Burn Hazards: Consumer Recall HoMedics is complying with a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall and is removing many of its massagers from the shelves. The handheld massagers create a risk of electric shock and burns to consumers because of a dangerous design defect. As a result, American consumers have been injured. More than 400,000 of HoMedic’s handheld massagers … Read More »
May 20, 2017 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers: Kids Under 12 Shouldn’t be Prescribed Codeine or Tramadol Some important news for parents: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially added codeine and tramadol to its list of “contraindicated” medications for kids under 12-years-old. Both medications have been used in the past to treat pain and a cough in children under 12, but because they carry the risk of respiratory depression, complications … Read More »
May 19, 2017 Are Our Phones Causing Anxiety? Most people have a cell phone and have downloaded various applications that they check in on…frequently. And make no mistake; our phones are designed like that on purpose. During an interview with 60 minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper, a former Google programmer, explained that cell phones and applications are engineered to reel people in psychologically. Not … Read More »
May 18, 2017 Stroke and Dementia Linked to Diet Sodas For the first time, a study has found strong evidence that the consumption of diet sodas, which contain artificial sweeteners, greatly increases the chances for having a stroke or developing dementia. For participants in the study, men and women equally, drinking one or more diet soda per day increased the risk of these fatal health … Read More »
May 12, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers Report on Keurig Penalty Keurig Pays $5.8 Million Penalty for Covering Up Unsafe Product Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.’s will pay a $5.8 million penalty as a result of its failure to report products that Keurig knew were unsafe and causing serious injuries to consumers nationwide. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), between 2010 and 2014, Keurig … Read More »
May 12, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers: EpiPens Recalled Recall in U.S. and Across the World In the wake of recalls in other countries, the United States has also ordered the recall of many lots of EpiPens. An EpiPen is an injection device that contains epinephrine, a chemical that opens up a person’s airway when they have an allergic reaction. EpiPens also help to … Read More »
May 7, 2017 Product Recall for Power Adapters Power Adapters with LectroFan Sound Machine are Dangerous to Consumers Due to Shock Hazard The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled over 35,000 LectroFan sound machines. The reason behind the recall is the machine’s power adapters. The product distributor, Adaptive Sound Technologies Inc (ASTI), has received three reports of the adapters breaking or pulling … Read More »
May 6, 2017 Product Recall for Xbox One Xbox One Controllers come with Burn Hazard The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released a recall on battery chargers used for Xbox One video game controllers. The affected model is called an Energizer Xbox One 2X Smart Charger. The product poses a burn injury to consumers because of a defect, which allows it … Read More »
