Category: Defective Products

Each year we like to remind our readers how important it is to check their residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Making sure your household alarms are properly installed and working correctly is key in limiting preventable deaths and injuries related to unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning and household fires. If you have not done so[…]

According to a recent press release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), riding all-terrain vehicles or ATVs can result in serious – sometimes even fatal – injuries. Nearly 82,000 individuals received emergency medical treatment for injuries associated with ATV riding in 2018. Children and teens 16-years-old and younger accounted for 25% of those injuries.[…]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants people to take note: the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, electrical dangers, and house fires increase after a storm hits. More than 36 million people experience power outages every year, making portable generators a popular choice for powering up their essential appliances while main utility providers are down.[…]

A United States District Judge has ruled in favor of the reliability of five plaintiffs’ experts and against Johnson & Johnson, despite the company’s claims of “junk science.” Two of the experts previously testified in front of Congress on the safety (or lack thereof) of talcum powder. The judge’s ruling paves the way for the[…]

The major feminine hygiene manufacturing company Kimberly-Clark – the maker of Kotex tampons – is voluntarily recalling some of its tampons after reports of the products unraveling and leaving parts inside consumers’ bodies have surfaced. In addition to these reports, some consumers have also experienced vaginal infections, irritations, and injuries. The Recalled Tampons According to[…]