Recently, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to declare Amazon as the “distributor” of hundreds of thousands of dangerous and defective products sold by third-party sellers across the multi-billion-dollar company’s platform. The CPSC’s ruling means that Amazon is legally responsible for distributing a variety of recalled products that endanger consumers – some even[…]
According to a recent news release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, off-highway vehicle (OHV) deaths soared by a whopping 33% from 2019 to 2020 (the most recent years with available data). Since reports indicate an increase in OHV use in the summer months, the agency is urging consumers to prioritize safety and[…]
Although product manufacturers have a duty to ensure the safety of their products, many injuries and hospitalizations occur every year due to defective products. Five to ten percent of all annual personal injury lawsuits are due to harm caused by defective products. Consumers have the right to expect that the products they purchase are safe and[…]
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a serious warning over the use of Abiomed’s left-sided Impella heart pumps, which can perforate the heart and have already been implicated in 49 deaths and more than 100 injuries. Although the FDA is not mandating a product recall, it has put forth what is known as[…]
You may not know it, but household items like cleaning agents, prescription medications and pesticides can be dangerous to your two-legged and four-legged family members alike. Congress created National Poison Prevention Week, an annual, week-long awareness campaign, in 1961 to teach Americans about unintentional poisonings and how to safely store (as well as dispose of)[…]