Product Liability

You want to keep your children safe, but it’s easy for them to use recalled products that can harm them. Using defective children’s products that have been recalled can lead to serious injury or even death. To protect your children, take a look at some of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s children’s products recalls for March: Disco Lights Recalled Due …

If you have recently purchased “Fast Classics Country Fried Steaks,” don’t eat them until you are confident they are not part of a massive food recall. They may contain plastic fragments and other foreign materials. The Virginian Pilot reports that AdvancePierre Foods is recalling more than 15,000 pounds of frozen, country-fried steak products that were produced on December 21, 2012. …

An orthopedic device used in reconstructive knee surgery was recently recalled because it can fracture. According to a Reuters news report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall of the LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve manufactured by DePuy, the orthopedic unit of Johnson & Johnson. The defective medical devices were manufactured between 2008 and July 20, 2012. Officials say …

The toys that your kids play with might seem harmless, but many have been recalled because they can potentially injure your children. To help you stay up-to-date on toy recalls, here are the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s children’s products recalls for February: Dynacraft Monster High City Motor Scooter and Hello Kitty City Motor Scooter These scooters are being recalled …

When a manufacturer puts its stamp on a product, that manufacturer is liable for the safety of that product. Product liability covers a wide spectrum. Automobile brakes, truck tires, baby strollers, curling irons, lawn fertilizer, windows blinds and surge protectors are all products for which a manufacturer is liable. If a toaster oven makes claim that it will turn off …