Category: Products Liability

Just a few months ago Pennsylvania initiated a prescription drug-monitoring database due to the overwhelming amount of drug overdoses and deaths that have been occurring. Just last year alone, there were more than 3,300 overdoses, many of them fatal. This is the highest number of overdoses that Pennsylvania has ever had. There are multiple concerns[…]

Product Recall: Dry Carpet Powders Contaminated The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) recently reported yet another product recall. This time, several brands of dry carpet cleaner, which contain powders that consumers can use to deodorize their carpets, are reported to have contaminants, such as bacteria. The bacterium that is in the dry carpet cleaners[…]

As many people may know, the looming risk of antibiotic resistance has been popping up across the national news in recent months. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just pushed to remove several antibiotic/antimicrobial soaps from the market, saying that they do not actually kill germs and may in fact add to the danger of[…]

‘Tis the season for gift-giving, but safety experts warn that some gifts have no place under the Christmas tree or Hanukkah menorah this year. According to World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.), a global toy safety initiative, a litany of seemingly innocuous toys could cause personal injuries for children in 2016. The list singles out[…]

In September 2016, Samsung was forced to recall the Galaxy Note 7 phone due to multiple reports of explosions and overheating. The recall came as a consequence of a problem with the battery. The battery of a cell phone is one of its most important components, and a strong battery is often a major selling[…]