FBI Crime Report Tracks Excessive Force Cases Leading to Death of Suspects Shot by Police The FBI recently released statistics on crime across the United States for 2013. Overall, violent crimes and property crimes, like homicide or larceny, have decreased across the country. However, one statistic – excessive force from police, leading to death – has drastically risen, to the highest point in two decades. The count is called the “justifiable homicide” count, and was reported in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. The report showed that the … [Read more...]
McDonalds Issues Product Recall for Happy Meal Toy
November 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Popular Happy Meal Toy Under Product Recall From McDonalds Due to Choking Hazard A very popular Hello Kitty Happy Meal toy is now under a product recall from McDonalds because it can present a choking hazard to children. The item is a red whistle, which is part of a Hello Kitty Birthday Lollipop Toy. The whistle can be found inside a plastic Hello Kitty, which holds a pink heart-shaped lollipop in her hand. McDonalds received two reports of children who sucked the whistles into their mouths, then coughed out pieces. According to the Consumer … [Read more...]
GM Placed Order for Replacement Ignition Switches Before Vehicle Recall
November 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Revealed Emails Show GM Placed Replacement Ignition Switches Order Before Vehicle Recall According to an investigative report from the Wall Street Journal, General Motors placed an “urgent” replacement ignition switches order for 500,000 ignition switches in December 2013, although the automotive manufacturer did not issue its first ignition switch vehicle recall until February 2014. Earlier this year, GM issued a small vehicle recall because some older model cars – many dating back to 2004 and 2005, before GM won a bankruptcy filing in 2009 … [Read more...]
GM Vehicle Recall Delay First Trial Set for January 2016
November 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Ignition Switch Defects First Trial Set for January 2016 After several plaintiffs who suffered personal injury or the wrongful death of a family member filed lawsuits against General Motors for the 10-year delay of a vehicle recall for faulty ignition switches, the court consolidated many of these cases into one class action against the automotive manufacturer, and a federal judge has the first trial set for January 2016. GM created a settlement fund for consumers who suffered a serious personal injury or the wrongful death of a family … [Read more...]
Honda Expands Safety Recall for Takata Airbags
November 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
US Scrutiny Leads Honda to Expand Safety Recall for Takata Airbag Dangers After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a federal safety recall for Takata airbags in all vehicles that might have them, Honda Motor Corp has announced its own expanded safety recall to prevent more personal injuries and wrongful deaths from exploding Takata airbags. On Thursday, November 6th, the Japanese automotive manufacturer announced that it would expand the safety recall involving Takata airbags by hundreds of thousands of … [Read more...]
GM Offers Incentives for Ignition Switch Repairs
November 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ignition Switch Injury Claims Rise, GM Offers Vehicle Recall Repair Incentives The deadline to file a personal injury claim with General Motors’ ignition switch settlement fund is the end of this year – December 31st, 2014. The number of personal injury claims involving GM’s 10-year delayed vehicle recall for faulty ignition switches has consistently grown, and recently, the company saw a small spike in the number of claims filed. On Friday, October 31st, the ignition switch settlement fund saw 4 additional wrongful death claims, and 174 new … [Read more...]
Takata Airbags Face US Class Action Lawsuit
October 31, 2014 By Leave a Comment
First Lawsuit in Class Action Against Takata Airbags Filed in Florida On Monday, October 27th, the first in what is sure to be a deluge of class action personal injury lawsuits was filed in Florida against Takata, after numerous safety recalls led to the discovery of the faulty, exploding airbags. The personal injury class action against the airbag manufacturer includes 21 plaintiffs across 10 states. Despite at least two years of vehicle recalls in the United States involving Takata airbags, the National Highway Traffic Safety … [Read more...]
Baby Wipes Under Product Recall for Bacteria
October 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Several Brands of Baby Wipes Face Product Recall After Bacterial Growth Found The company behind many brands of baby wipes has issued a voluntary product recall after discovering possible bacterial contamination in their wipes. Nutek Disposables of Pennsylvania issued the voluntary product recall after discovering Burkholderia cepacia, a bacterium that can be resistant to antibiotics. The company received some complaints about the baby wipes, noting discoloration and odor. The company tested some wipes and found the presence of bacteria, … [Read more...]
SC Minibike Company to Pay Fine for Delayed Product Recall
October 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
South Carolina-Based Minibike and Go-Cart Company Must Pay Large Fine for Delayed Product Recall A company that manufactures minibikes and go-carts, based in Anderson, SC, has agreed to pay a $4.3 million fine for a delayed product recall, and failing to inform the Consumer Product Safety Commission of defects in the go-carts and minibikes in a timely fashion. Baja Inc, and its corporate affiliate, One World Technologies, have agreed to pay the hefty delayed product recall fine, but refuse to acknowledge any wrongdoing on their part, … [Read more...]
Chicken Under Food Recall for Possible Staph Infection
October 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Manufacturer Issues Food Recall for Chicken Products After Discovering Possible Staph Infection After the years-long salmonella outbreak that originated with Foster Farms chicken led to hundreds of infections and even some salmonella-contamination deaths in the US and its territories, many consumers have rightly become concerned about sanitation conditions of the chicken products, from whole chickens to thighs to nuggets. Now, the latest chicken food recall involves the possibility of staph infection. Murry’s Inc, a Pennsylvania-based chicken … [Read more...]
