IKEA is recalling 27 million chest and dressers because they can tip over if they aren’t anchored to walls. The Consumer Product Safety Commission made the announcement after two children died after IKEA’s chests fell on them. The recall is not actually a recall, but should be considered a repair. Customers should not return […]
Practice Areas: Defective Products
NHTSA has released the full list of vehicles (by model year, make and model) affected by the Takata airbag recall. Consumers can also use the vehicle identification number look-up tool at its Safercar.gov website or you can go directly to your vehicle manufacturer’s website see if a vehicle is included in the defective airbag recall. To […]
Ford is recalling almost 423,000 cars and SUVs because the power steering can fail while being driven. The recall covers 2011-2013 Ford Flex, Taurus, Lincoln MKS and MKT; 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ and 2011 Mercury Milans. The defect is that an intermittent electrical connection can cause the power steering to stop which sends […]
Takata has announced that it is almost doubling the size of its immense recall for defective airbags. This is the largest auto recall in history. Takata has already recalled 18 million vehicles for faulty airbags. The defective Takata airbags are being attributed to at least five deaths and numerous injuries including vision damage. The airbags […]
For weeks, Blue Bell Creameries have been recalling various varieties of its products off the shelves for Listeria contamination. The company has now announced that it is recalling its entire line of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and other frozen snacks because they all may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. After the company conducted an […]
A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against 28 wineries because their wines have dangerous levels of Arsenic. Approximately 1,300 bottles of wine were tested and 83 revealed high levels of inorganic Arsenic. The testing was done at Beverages Grades in Denver and the results were confirmed by two other labs. The results […]
I’ve written previously about used cars being sold without fixing recalls or the dealers not telling buyers about them. Selling used, defective cars and trucks can result in wrongful deaths and personal injuries. An ABC News investigation has recently discovered that it is not only used cars buyers we need to be worried about. Their […]
Kraft Foods is recalling approximately 242,000 cases of its Macaroni & Cheese Dinners because they could contain pieces of metal. The recall is for over 6.5 million boxes. Kraft spokewoman Joyce Hodel said “We believe a piece of stainless steel got wedged in a metal piece of equipment, which may have generated friction that resulted […]
13,000 bassinets are being recalled because babies could fall out or get trapped. The “Dream On Me” bassinets’ side supports could come apart. The products were sold online between May 2012 and October 2014. If you have this bassinet, you should stop using the product and contact the company for a free repair. Bassinet (439A, 439B, […]
By: Leslie Goller and Wayne Hogan Laminate flooring made in China for Lumber Liquidators has failed California emission standards on levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) is currently the only regulator of composite core emissions. Current CARB standards for formaldehyde are 0.05 parts per million or less. On July 7, […]