Category: Products Liability

Recall for Inflicting Chemical Burns on Consumers   Over 260,000 liquid iPhone cases are on a Fast Track Recall after inflicting serious and permanent chemical burns on consumers. So far, consumers have reported a total of 24 incidents of skin irritation and burns– and 19 of those injuries were caused in the United States. Chemical[…]

Appliance Magazine, which monitors how many total units ship throughout the U.S., estimates that more than 12 million microwave ovens will be sold across the country this year. As a matter of public health and safety, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the manufacturing of microwave ovens and establishes federal safety requirements. One of[…]

Vehicle manufacturing company Polaris recently made national news after recalling its eighth vehicle over just a five-month period. Shockingly, Polaris is now recalling its ninth vehicle in six months due to consumer hazards. In the past two years alone, Polaris has complied with over ten product recalls because of dangerous defects, many of which resulted[…]

In the largest verdict yet to date, a jury awarded a plaintiff $417 million in punitive and compensatory damages against Johnson & Johnson. Eva Echeverria, the plaintiff, alleged that because of Johnson & Johnson’s failure to adequately warn consumers about health risks from using talcum-based products, she developed ovarian cancer. Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby[…]

Recently published data reveals more information on how dangerous and injury-causing fidget spinners can be – particularly for young children. Product safety experts conducted multiple tests on lower quality, imported fidget spinners, and found that their edges are sharp enough to puncture children’s eyes and skin.  These same experts noted that the parts are small[…]