Cybex has recalled about 15,000 of its Smith Press plate-loaded weight-lifting equipment after 27 reports of injuries, including spinal fractures and paralysis. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert stating that the
Mohamad Zayid Abdihdy, 24, who was shopping for a television at an Anaheim store, was seriously burned after an e-cigarette exploded in his pocket. According to an NBC Los Angeles news report, Abdihdy was in
Vornado has recalled about 350,000 of its VH101 Personal Vortex electric space heaters because of fire and burn hazards and a reported death resulting from using the heater. According to a WRAL news report, the
More than 100,000 Vitamix blender containers sold at large stores such as Costco and Williams-Sonoma have been recalled because they could separate from the base, exposing the blades and increasing the risk of people getting
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating whether a manufacturer of child safety seats failed to promptly carry out a safety recall and, therefore, violated a federal safety regulation. According to a news report, the
Some Juul users and their families are suing the e-cigarette maker for getting young people addicted to high doses of nicotine delivered by the trendy devices. According to a report in the Daily Mail, three
A jury in St. Louis has awarded $4.69 billion to 22 women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products. According to a Los Angeles Times news report, the
At least 14 children have reportedly suffocated in Lane or Virginia Maid cedar chests between 1977 and 2015. According to a report in the Miami Herald, children had climbed into open storage chests and suffocated
Johnson & Johnson “rigged the tests” to avoid admitting that its baby powder contained asbestos, which is a cancer-causing material, a lawyer for plaintiffs told a St. Louis jury in the opening arguments of a
A 46-year-old groundskeeper from California who alleges that Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer caused his deadly cancer is the first in line to go to trial against the agrochemical giant among thousands who say its herbicide
Our legal staff will evaluate your case submission and respond promptly.
