What Happened: A serious boat accident involving Pinecraft boat and a poweboat resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man named Luke Pohl. His wife filed a claim against the at-fault boat operator and their employer, Link Tec. Inc., according to Chippewa.com. A settlement of nearly $1.3 million was reached and a large portion of…
What happened: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has given the 2013 Toyota Camry and Prius V a “poor” crash test rating. “The Camry, which is the top-selling midsize car in the United States, and the Prius V, a four-door hybrid wagon, earn poor ratings for small overlap protection and are the worst performers…
What happened: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. of York, Pa., has agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $450,000. The CPSC had accused the chain of failing to report that its children’s hooded jackets and sweatshirts were sold with drawstrings through the hood, as…
What happened: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has filed an administrative complaint against Baby Matters, LLC, of Berwyn, PA., the manufacturer of Nap Nanny® and Nap Nanny Chill™ infant recliners. In the complaint, the CPSC alleges that the Nap Nanny Generation One and Two, and Chill model infant recliners contain defects in the…
What Happened: On December 3, 2012, a West Virginia medical malpractice complaint was filed against Cabell Huntington Hospital and a doctor by a Putnam County woman who claims her breast cancer returned because of their negligence. According to the complaint, the woman was treated by the named medical personnel in 2006 and 2007, but did…