July 15, 2021
The FDA released a letter to healthcare providers warning about potential biocompatibility concerns associated with NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics’ Precice devices made from stainless steel and titanium. The FDA sent a second letter adding MAGEC System Implants to the list of…
May 28, 2021
After receiving more than 100 reports of serious burn injuries, HSN (formerly the Home Shopping Network) is recalling 5.4 million handheld clothing steamers. According to a notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall affects steamers sold under…
November 5, 2020
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall on X-Stand ‘Silent Adrenaline’ and ‘Apache’ brand tree stands. The treestands, manufactured in China, have cable assemblies that can corrode and then break while in-use causing people to fall without…
July 24, 2020
Willis Electric recalled 99,000 artificial Christmas trees sold at Home Depot due to burn injury risks. The recall affects Home Accents Holiday artificial Christmas tree products with model numbers W14N0126, W14N0127, W14N0148, W14N0149, and W14N0157. The products were sold exclusively…
February 8, 2019
A 24-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained when shrapnel from an exploding vape pen pierced his face and neck. The explosion that fatally injured William Brown, 24, occurred January 27, 2019, as he sat in his grandmother’s car…
August 23, 2018
King Bio has issued a recall for dozens of infant and child homeopathic products due to potential microbial contamination that poses a risk of illness that may be life-threatening for some children. Consumers who have these products at home should immediately discontinue use. At the…
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…