December 7, 2017
Faulty truck brakes cause tractor-trailers to crash into passenger vehicles in places where reliable equipment would have saved lives. It’s a devastating safety lapse that has inspired a North American group of law enforcement agencies to focus attention on large…
March 20, 2017
Savannah Dominick, 10, is the second child to die following a March 10 house fire in Harrisburg, PA believed to have started by a recharging hoverboard. Savannah and her sister Ashanti Hughes, 3, both suffered third-degree burns covering 95 percent of…
March 13, 2017
A fire started by a rechargeable hoverboard claimed the life of Ashanti Hughes, 3, and injured two other girls in Harrisburg, PA on Friday, March 10. All three girls, two of whom sustained burns to 95 percent of their bodies, were…
December 22, 2016
Our law firm has been getting many, many contacts regarding E-cigarrette (vape) explosions. Some of our clients have been severely burned. Some have lost teeth. Others have had permanent damage to sensitive areas that will affect certain relationships for the…
December 19, 2016
A Salt Lake City couple died Thursday when they were overcome by smoke from a fire that began with faulty Christmas tree lights. Before the couple, who had lived at their home in Woods Cross, about 10 miles north of…
December 1, 2016
IMUSA espresso makers are being recalled for burn hazard. The filler cap at the top can crack allowing steam to escape and burn the user, or blow off the unit from pressure buildup and injure the user. Forty-three incidents have…
December 1, 2016
Kidde brand NightHawk combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms are being recalled for alarm failure. The recalled alarms have the model number KN-COSM-IB and manufacture dates between June 1, 2004 and December 31, 2010. Consumers who have purchased these products should contact…
November 22, 2016
After a Tonka Truck purchased at a Toys R Us store in Washington burst into flames, the company pulled them from store shelves. The Consumer Products Safety Commission is now investigating the incident. Roxsane and Delmond Harden of Bellingham, WA…
October 3, 2016
Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Brendan Flaherty can be contacted for a free lawsuit evaluation. Find out if you can sue on behalf of your child for seizures from teething tablets or gels. Reports of seizures in infants and toddlers have…
September 29, 2016
Reports of exploding Samsung washing machines have prompted the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue an advisory. Consumers who have purchased a top-loading Samsung washing machines manufactured between March 2011 and April 2016 should check the company’s website to determine…
June 25, 2015
Medtronic announced they are voluntarily recalling eight types of Covidien Shiley tracheostomy tubes, over 70,000 products, in the wake of reports that patients had difficulty breathing with the tubes due to an unexpected loss of air pressure. Although the global…
April 16, 2015
On March 12, 2015, the FDA announced a recall of Zimmer Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate knee implant products. The recall is for all lots and sizes, amounting to more than 11,000 devices. Though the recalled devices were initially portrayed…