2013

The Chester, New Jersey-based BabyHome USA has announced the recall of 1,100 “Eat” high chairs in a variety of colors.  Each of these high chairs would have been available from retailers across the country and online between March of last year and this past February.  At issue is the fact that the $150 chairs have… read more

International Prostar commercial trucks of the 2013 model year with a feature code of either 29AEC or 29AEB are being recalled by Navistar because of a potential defect with the axle bearing retaining nut lock snap ring.  On 1,646 of these vehicles, the ring may not even be in its necessary position, or if it… read more

Construction sites can be some of the riskiest workplaces around, but they don’t have to be.  Employees and employers can work together to ensure that some of the most common safety threats are mitigated or eliminated entirely.  This is especially true with sites that require scaffolding.  Although the threat of a fall is always apparent,… read more

Despite the widespread belief that texting and driving can be detrimental to one’s ability to safely navigate the roads, the phenomenon is still new enough that the effect texting bans actually have on traffic safety has not been fully studied.  It could take years to fully determine how beneficial texting bans can be, but one… read more

We often talk about how helmets can be used by motorcyclists and bicyclists to save lives or at the very least prevent some of the most serious injuries which can occur during a crash.  But helmets might also be used by kayakers and rafters, and this next recall concerns a defect affecting those types of… read more

The potential threat of an air embolism has prompted Vascular Solutions to announce the recall of Guardian II NC and Guardian II Hemostasis Valves available between February of last year and this past February.  The recall encompasses four separate model numbers:  8215, 8216, 8210, and 8211.  These particular models could suffer from a defect that… read more

RM, XM, OM-DHL, and TC Aerial Device utility trucks of the 2000 through 2009 model years have been recalled by Terex South Dakota because of an injury risk posed.  On an estimated 240 of these vehicles, each of which will have boom controls found in the truck bed’s console, a failure may occur in a… read more

Not all smoke alarms are created equal.  In fact, many consumers probably don’t realize that there are two types of smoke alarms, and each has its benefits and drawbacks, according to Consumer Reports. Photoelectric smoke alarms tend to be better at deducing instances in which a slow-building fire forms, for instance when a mattress or… read more

Google Glass has the potential to completely alter the way we interact with our surrounding environment.  Basically a pair of glasses that offers up a host of information to the person wearing the device, the technology aims to provide the sort of Heads-Up Display that was heretofore the purview of videogames. But some worry what… read more

Just in time for Easter comes a recall focused on a series of egg-shaped toys.  West Music announced the recall, which pertains to Basic Beat BB201 egg shakers that act as toy instruments.  Although the toy should only be given to children three and above, the company worries that young kids could nevertheless come into… read more

FJ Cruiser passenger vehicles of the 2007 through 2013 model years are being recalled by Toyota because of an issue that could impede the ability of the seatbelts to keep an occupant properly secured.  A whopping 209,000 vehicles are impacted by the recall, which was issued once it was discovered that the rear door panels… read more

Two weeks have passed since the $8.3 million decision handed down by a jury for a plaintiff that brought a lawsuit against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson.  Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP was deeply involved in those proceedings, which stemmed from allegations surrounding the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant.  Although the plaintiff… read more