The fallout from defective ignition switches in General Motors (GM) cars shows no signs of slowing down. First, GM experienced a significant setback when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the company’s bankruptcy would not shield it from hundreds of lawsuits brought by the victims of defective ignitions switches. The defect claimed the lives of […]
Make Sure Your Infant Bouncer is Safe: Federal Government Announces New Safety Guidelines
Product safety is an important issue in today’s society. We need to make sure that the products we use every day are safe. One of the most important areas of product safety is products that are used for infants. Since infants can’t protect themselves or notify someone if they are in danger, the products they […]
Home Depot Agrees to Pay $5.7 Million Penalty for Selling Recalled Products
Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., has agreed to pay a $5.7 million as a civil penalty for distributing and selling previously recalled products. The settlement comes after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) opened an investigation into Home Depot’s selling practices as related to recalled products. The CPSC works with product manufacturers to coordinate safety […]
Are Temporary Tattoos Safe?
You’ve been planning a beach vacation with your kids for months. You’ve finally arrived and lounge on the sand breathing in the salty, refreshing air. Your kids point out a beach vendor down the way applying temporary tattoos and beg you for one. You shrug and hand them some cash. You’re on vacation and what’s […]
Electric Shock Injuries: Neurological and Neuropsychological Injuries in the case of Kelly Douglass v. Hitachi and CH2M Hill
On November 23, 2013 Kelly Douglass suffered severe electrical shock injuries while cleaning electrical switch gear at the Hitachi plant in San Jose. Kelly was working for Applied Power Systems under a contract issued by CH2M Hill Engineers, which was responsible for the maintenance and operations at the Hitachi facility. CH2M Hill’s Robert Merlot reported […]
