There really is nothing more terrifying than being awoken in the middle of the night to the sound of a fire alarm. For nine families, this was the frightening reality when their dehumidifiers caught fire after the defective power connectors short-circuited. Thankfully, no one was killed, but that may only be a matter of time….
Working with the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission, John Deere has issued a recall of more than 15,000 lawn tractors equipped with a defective mower blade breaking mechanism. According to the CPSC, failure of hardware used to mount the brake under the mower deck “can cause the mower blades to spin longer than normal after…
Thousands of women who alleged they developed breast cancer and other diseases after taking Pfizer’s estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy products Prematin and Prempro are poised to receive shares a $300 million settlement being proposed by the drugmaker. The dangerous drug lawsuits involved women all over the United States, including plaintiffs in Virginia (VA) and North…
Surgical mesh has been widely used in hospitals as a less invasive treatment for a painful condition suffered by women called pelvic organ prolapse. But years after it was embraced by the medical profession the questions are coming in thick and fast. On September 8, 2011, following many reports of injuries and seven deaths, a…
Chicago has become one of the first cities in America to ban the sale of crib bumper pads, following reports they have been linked to the suffocation of infants. Council members approved the ban on crib bumper pads without debate, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, a group that represents manufacturers and sellers…