Trying a Product Case Without the Product. I hate being lied to. When I say “hate,” I mean the emotion born in your stomach that spreads rapidly through your body, heating every cell as it travels past your heart and up to your brain, filling it, nearly paralyzing the brain with its overwhelming presence. We […]
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Fatal Greyhound Bus Crash in San Jose
Earlier this week, two people were killed and at least 18 were injured when a Greyhound bus crashed on Highway 101 in San Jose. Although very little information was released about this wreck, ABC Channel Seven News reports that the wreck happened on northbound 101 in the HOV lane at the northbound 85 carpool ramp. […]
Office Depot Recalls Defective Chairs
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has just issued a press release about Office Depot’s recall of defective executive chairs. This particular chair has a defective seat plate. It’s the part that connects the seat to the base of the chair. Under certain circumstances, the plate can brake and pose a serious fall hazard to […]
CPSC on Hoverboard Safety
Exploding and combustible hoverboards have been all over the news this season. This popular holiday gift has caught the attention of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC has recently issued a press release about the safety of these hoverboards. They’ve been actively investigating hoverboard-related fires all over the nation. CPSC investigators are trying […]
Consumer Watchdog Group Loses an Icon
Consumer watchdogs, consumers, medical patients and Americans everywhere have lost an icon and incredible friend. Kathy Olsen, who gave so much to consumer and medical patient advocacy and safety, recently passed away. Like so many, Kathy became a passionate advocate for consumer rights and justice after the large medical industrial complex impacted her own life. […]