Guardrail Manufacturer Halts Sales After $175 Million Defective Product Verdict in Texas Trinity Industries has manufactured guardrails that numerous critics have, for years, claimed were defective products. The company was so maligned that 13 states banned the use of the company’s guardrails on their highways after reports that instead of protecting drivers in the event of a serious accident, the guardrails could break or splinter and impale drivers or passengers. On October 20th, Trinity Industries was slapped with a $175 million verdict by … [Read more...]
Guardrail Manufacturer Slapped with Penalty for Defective Product
October 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Evenflo Issues Child Seat Recall
October 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Evenflo Child Seat Recall Covers 35 Models Child seat manufacturer Evenflo has issued a product recall for 35 models of their child safety seats, because the restraints can be difficult to remove. In the event of a car accident, this could cause serious personal injury or death. The child seat recall affects 202,000 individual child seats, manufactured at various times between December 2011 and May 2013. The affected lot numbers are: 30711365, 31511040, 31511323, 31511400, 3151198, 3151953, 31521138, 46811205, 46811237, 48111200, 48111215, … [Read more...]
Takata Airbag Recall Expands, NHTSA Faces Scrutiny
October 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Takata Airbag Recall Expands to Over 7 Million Vehicles, Federal Safety Regulator Scrutinized Nearly every major automobile manufacturer with cars in the United States has used Takata airbags, which are now under one of the largest safety airbag recalls in US history. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued yet another safety airbag recall for the exploding Takata airbags, bringing the total of recalled vehicles up to 7.8 million. Automobile manufacturers have issued many of their own vehicle recalls after finding Takata … [Read more...]
GM Ignition Switch Deaths Rise to 29
October 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Wrongful Death Tally Against GM’s Ignition Switch Delayed Vehicle Recall Rises to 29 According to the attorneys working with General Motors to manage the personal injury and wrongful death claims for the ignition switch victims’ compensation fund, the total number of people who died as a result of the delayed vehicle recall has risen to 29. The group says there have also been a confirmed 27 serious injuries related to the ignition switch crashes. The compensation fund has received 184 wrongful death claims involving automobile crashes due to … [Read more...]
Federal Agency Issues Safety Recall for Takata Airbags
October 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
NHTSA Issues Safety Recall Covering Millions of Cars with Takata Airbags After an investigation into vehicle recalls and consumer reports of failed or exploding airbags manufactured by Takata – one of only three airbag manufacturers in the world – the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued an urgent safety recall covering 4.7 million vehicles with Takata airbags. The safety recall spans numerous vehicle manufacturers, including Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, BMW, and General Motors, which have all used Takata airbags for … [Read more...]
Toyota Issues Another Vehicle Recall for Defective Takata Airbags
October 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Another Vehicle Recall from Toyota Covers More Defective Takata Airbags The Toyota Motor Corp has issued another vehicle recall for cars that feature problematic and defective Takata Airbags. The latest vehicle recall covers 247,000 cars, including 2003 to 2005 Corolla and Matrix, the 2002 to 2005 Sequoia, the 2003 to 2005 Tundra, and the 2003 to 2005 Pontiac Vibe. Interestingly, the vehicle recall says that the recalled models are primarily registered in the Southern US, mainly in Florida and along the Gulf Coast. Some other models are … [Read more...]
Williams-Sonoma Issues Food Recall for Pesto Due to Botulism
October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Possible Botulism Found in Pumpkin Seed Pesto, Leading to Food Recall For many consumers, fall is a return of all things pumpkin, from pumpkin spice lattes to pumpkin seed trail mix. Williams-Sonoma, a high-end retail store selling everything from gourmet foods to furniture to linens, has issued a food recall for one of its popular fall products – Pumpkin Seed Pesto – after the product tested positive for botulism. The food producer, California Olive & Vine, issued the food recall for Pumpkin Seed Pesto sold through Williams-Sonoma after … [Read more...]
Latest Toyota Vehicle Recall Covers 1.75 Million Cars
October 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Two New Toyota Vehicle Recalls Cover for 1.75 Million Cars and SUVs On Wednesday, October 15th, Toyota Motor Corp issued two Toyota vehicle recalls for 1.75 million cars and SUVs around the globe. The first Toyota vehicle recall covers most of the cars – 1.67 million – to address defects in the brake cylinder that could affect the vehicles’ performance. The company is not aware of any crashes or injuries related to the vehicle recall, but problems could occur if the cars and SUVs cannot brake when necessary. About 1.05 million of those cars … [Read more...]
GM Vehicle Recall Wrongful Death Toll Hits 27
October 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
As Settlement Payments Offered, Wrongful Death Toll in Delayed Vehicle Recall Reaches 27 In February of this year, General Motors issued a small, quiet vehicle recall covering several hundred thousand older model cars that had a problem with the ignition switch. The cars came from model years 2004-2005, which meant that either the ignition switches were just starting to go bad after 10 years, or the company had delayed the vehicle recall for far too long. Unfortunately, the latter turned out to be the case. Through the spring and summer, GM … [Read more...]
Food Recall Covers 150 Products with Potential Listeria
October 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
NC Company Issues Food Recall for 150 Products Due to Potential Listeria A food service company has issued a food recall covering around 150 products, especially sandwiches, that were distributed across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, which may have a potential listeria contamination. SunBurst Foods, based on Goldsboro, NC, has issued a food recall that covers vending machine sandwiches, hot dogs, and snack items under the brand names Rivers Edge Farms, CFW, Southern Zest, CJ’s Vending, Binford Street Deli, Middle … [Read more...]
