As we have been reporting on this blog, users of e-cigarettes have increasingly suffered serious burns as the result of problems with the lithium-ion batteries that power them. Now the U.S. Navy is considering a ban on the devices due to safety concerns. The devices use the batteries to heat up the liquid used to…
As we previously mentioned on this blog, a growing number of e-cigarette users are becoming seriously injured by this product, which manufacturers market as a safe alternative to cigarettes and other tobacco products. It appears that the batteries that provide the charge in e-cigarettes can have the tendency to explode, causing burns and other serious…
By now, our readers have probably heard of the tragic death of the actor Anton Yelchin on June 19. Yelchin, perhaps best known for playing Commander Chekov in the most recent Star Trek films, was killed when his Jeep Grand Cherokee suddenly rolled down his driveway and crushed him. He was 27. What has not…
From everything we see in the newspapers and on TV, consumers could reasonably believe that American car owners have been most affected by the massive recall of Takata airbags. However, we live in a global consumer environment and as the recall continues to expand in the U.S., other countries are also beginning to take action….
Local San Francisco media outlets are reporting that the investigation into the cause of the recent tour bus that crashed at Union Square. Brake failure is being explored as a possible cause. Investigators noted this would fit with eye witness descriptions of the crash. If so, this tragedy would be similar to a 2006 case…
Takata Corp.’s days as a leading auto parts supplier may be numbered after three leading automakers announced that they would no longer buy airbags from the company. Honda, Toyota and Mazda have all announced in recent days that it would not use inflators believed to be the cause of at least eight deaths and more…
After 19 people in Portland and Seattle have become sick with E. coli, the Mexican food restaurant Chipotle has closed 43 locations in Oregon and Washington pending food safety investigations. Among the 19 people injured, 8 have required treatment in hospitals. Fortunately, none of those injured by unsafe food have suffered fatal injuries. Denver-based Chipotle…
Imagine your car careening hundreds of feet into a ravine, trapping you inside for nearly a week and permanently disabling you because the car’s safety features failed. That is what a woman is saying happened to her in a lawsuit against General Motors. In 2009, the plaintiff, now 45, was driving her 2009 Chevrolet Malibu…
In many cases, when you are harmed, in order to collect compensation, you must prove that those who harmed you were negligent; in other words, that they owed you a duty, they breached that duty and in doing so caused you harm, and this resulted in damages (i.e., harm for which a fair dollar value…
The massive Takata Corp. airbag recall has put these safety devices in the spotlight. Questions are beginning to surface about whether airbags were designed to stand the test of time, or if they are the equivalent of ticking time bombs in Americans’ steering wheels and dashboards. As we have discussed before in this blog, nearly…
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