A Northridge family is warning others about a bug repellent contained in wristbands that children can wear to keep insects away. According to a KCAL news report, the family says their daughter suffered a severe skin reaction from wearing the wristband. Jen Fox says her daughter suffered first-degree chemical burns…
The measurement of whole blood metal ion levels in patients who have undergone total hip replacement with metal-on-metal implants is often useful for identifying patients whose new hips are functioning poorly and may be likely to fail. According to a recent study, researchers in University College London say that ions…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of 19,000 Arctic Cat snowmobiles due to a crash hazard. About 7,100 of the models in question were recalled in December of 2011 due to a headlamp fuse failure. Arctic Cat, Inc., a company out of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, is…
Consumer Reports has put the “Do not Buy – Safety Risk” stamp on two stroller models – iCandy Cherry and the Mutsy Evo — because these pose a potential strangulation hazard to young children. According to Consumer reports, both these stroller models have a removable grab bar that attaches above…
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group last week released its 27th annual Trouble in Toyland report, noting that there are still many toxic and dangerous toys on store shelves. Risks posed by these toys, according to a CNN news report, include choking, strangulation, lead poisoning and lacerations. The toy industry…
Federal government officials and the New York Attorney General’s office are investigating claims that the drink 5-Hour Energy led to 13 deaths and 33 hospitalizations over the last four years. According to an ABC news report, the popular energy shot, which comes in two-ounce packages and packs a powerful caffeine…
The past few years have been overrun with products liability cases, but few are getting the type of exposure that they deserve; manufacturers of defective medical products are flying under the radar, at least to those who have not been affected by their dangerous goods. In the last year California…
An arbitrator has ruled that a former Toyota Motor Corp. attorney can use internal company documents to support his claim that the Japanese auto maker deliberately hid evidence in their auto products liability lawsuits. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the former attorney, Dimitrios Biller, alleges…
An infant in South Carolina may have suffered fatal personal injuries after his mother used a bug spray in their mobile home, according to an Associated Press news report. The 10-month-old boy, Jacob Whitfield, died and his 2-year-old brother is in critical condition, officials say. The boys’ mother had apparently…
Robert William Cusack, 47, was killed in a San Bernardino rollover car accident near Highway 395 and Shadow Mountain Road in Adelanto on July 4, 2009, according to a news report in the Victorville Daily Press. Cusack was heading east on Shadow Mountain Road in a black 2007 Toyota Tacoma,…