Defective Products

The recent death a woman in Arizona who was hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle raises many questions, including who can be held liable when this type of car accident causes a self-driving car fatality. Self Driving Car Accident Lawyers Explain The victim was walking her bike across a busy…

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is issuing a vehicle defect recall for 1.3 million vehicles worldwide in two separate campaigns for possible fire risks and inadvertent airbag deployments. According to a CNBC news report, the automaker is recalling about 770,000 SUVs because of a wiring issue that could cause the driver-side airbag…

Graco Recalls 25,000 Car Seats for Injury Risk Graco is recalling more than 25,000 car seats that might not properly restrain children during a car accident. According to a CNN news report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that the webbing in the Graco My Ride 65 car…

Viking Range has agreed to pay $4.65 million in government fines to resolve allegations that it failed to properly report the issue to federal regulators in a timely manner. According to a report on Consumerist.com, Viking recalled 52,000 oven ranges because they were somehow able to turn themselves on. Under…

The number of children’s products that were recalled for safety issues reached the highest levels of any year since 2001 with the exception of 2004, according to a new report published by the nonprofit group Kids in Danger or KID. ABC News says the report analyzed recall data from the…

Not too long ago, hoverboards were on a lot of Christmas wish lists. Last week, the first ever fatal blaze involving a hoverboard claimed three people including two girls, 3 and 10 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. According to a news report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, a firefighter who was on the…

When a dangerous or defective product has injured you or a loved one, you may be able to file a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer. However, in order to do this successfully, you must prove that the product was defective, that you suffered injuries as a result of using…

South Korean automaker Hyundai is recalling 977,778 Sonatas and Sonata Hybrid vehicles for defective seatbelts that could leave vehicle occupants vulnerable to serious injury in the event of a crash. According to Autoblog.com, the seatbelts in these vehicles could detach from their anchor pretensioners, which could lead to an injury….

The manufacturer of the popular Keurig coffee brewers has agreed to pay a $5.8 million penalty after allegedly failing to report a defect, which caused more than 100 burn injuries. According to an NBC news report, Vermont-based Keurig Green Mountain recalled 6.6 million if its Keurig MINI Plus brewers in…

Calphalon is recalling nearly 2 million kitchen knives after thousands of consumers reported that the blades snapped off and in several cases, caused serious laceration injuries. According to a Fox News report, the company issued a voluntary safety recall after 27 reported incidents of lacerations. To date, Calphalon says it…