February 1, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers Discuss Inadequate Machine Guarding Leading Cause of Workplace Amputations While OSHA participated in Arkansas’s Second Annual Amputation Prevention Stand Down training seminar, training alone is not the most effective method for preventing work-related accidents. Educating workers on equipment that is potentially unsafe is important; however, the most effective method to eliminate machine hazards is for equipment designers and manufacturers to provide the proper engineering … Read More »
January 29, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers Discucss a Product Recall on Toshiba Batteries The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a statement recently recalling all battery packs in Toshiba laptops that were sold between June 2011 and January 2016. The recall includes multiple Toshiba PC models and upwards of 180,000 computers sold in the United States as well as Canada. The cause for the recall is … Read More »
January 26, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers Discuss Snow Blowers and Risk of Injuries Many people use snow blowers during the winter season, particularly after a moderate to heavy snowfall. Snow blowers can be particularly effective products, since they clear fallen snow by blowing it off to the side. They are often used on driveways, sidewalks and roadways. But, as with many other machines, snow blowers pose certain safety … Read More »
January 25, 2017 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers Discuss a Product Recall of Yankee Candles Yankee Candle recently recalled more than 30,000 of its candles from the Luminous Collection. The candles, which sit in glass jars, can shatter or crack when they are lit, which poses a serious risk of injury to consumers. On its website, Yankee Candle acknowledged the risk of shattering or cracking glass and warned consumers of … Read More »
January 19, 2017 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers: A Heart Device That Causes Infections and Death At least fifteen people have died and hundreds of others have suffered severe, life-threatening infections due to the side effect of a heart device. This device, known as a heater-cooler, is used to regulate a patient’s body temperature during surgical procedures. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received 339 reports on heater-cooler devices from different … Read More »
January 17, 2017 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers Discuss How Drones Are Changing the World Drones, or unpiloted aircrafts, have become increasingly popular in recent years. Due to their increasing popularity, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched new rules regulating drone usage. Additionally, increased usage of drones has caused injuries to children and adults. Drones are being used for personal recreation as well as for business purposes. Their uses range … Read More »
January 16, 2017 Talcum Power Can Cause Ovarian Cancer Recent litigation has found Johnson & Johnson legally liable for a failure to warn their consumers of the serious danger of talc. Talc, or talcum powder, is a mineral that contains silicon, oxygen, and magnesium. It is used in many popular products, most commonly baby powder, to absorb moisture and inhibit friction to prevent rashes. … Read More »
January 14, 2017 Monitoring Children and Headphones There are many children’s headphones on the market today, but new information shows how dangerous these products may be on children’s hearing. Parents often opt to purchase headphones specifically slated for maintaining a safe listening volume. Many children’s headphones claim to do just that, therefore protecting kids from listening to music too loudly. The Wirecutter, … Read More »
January 10, 2017 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers: The FDA Pulls Powdered Gloves From The Market The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently banned powdered gloves from health care settings, such as hospital operating rooms and doctor’s offices. The ban, effective by mid January of this year, pertains to all powdered gloves that are already in use as well as all that are being distributed on commercial levels. This will create … Read More »
