by Anthony Braaten | Jan 5, 2021 | PRODUCT LIABILITY, PRODUCT RECALLS
Home Depot is recalling nearly 190,000 ceiling fans because the blades can fly off during use. A few have injured consumers and damaged property, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The recall involves Hampton Bay 54-inch Mara Indoor/Outdoor Ceiling Fans,...
by Anthony Braaten | Dec 22, 2020 | MASS TORTS, PRODUCT LIABILITY
The effects of secondhand vape aerosol may be just as detrimental as the effects of secondhand cigarette smoke, New Hampshire health officials warned during a news conference hosted by nonpartisan news organization InsideSources. “If you’re in a car with kids and...
by Anthony Braaten | Nov 20, 2020 | MASS TORTS, PRODUCT LIABILITY
Most people assume JUULing and vaping is less dangerous than smoking cigarettes, but a new study finds that people who had ever vaped are 21% more likely to develop a respiratory disease, and those currently vaping are at 43% increased risk. “This provides some of the...
by Anthony Braaten | Nov 19, 2020 | MASS TORTS, PRODUCT LIABILITY
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used weedkiller Roundup, has been previously linked to cases of cancer. Now researchers are finding evidence that chemicals in the herbicide may act as endocrine disruptors, interfering with the body’s hormones and...
by Anthony Braaten | Oct 30, 2020 | PRODUCT LIABILITY
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for its role in creating the nation’s opioid crisis and will pay more than $8 billion and close down the company. The money will go to opioid treatment and abatement...
by Anthony Braaten | Oct 23, 2020 | PRODUCT LIABILITY
Mattel Inc. and its subsidiary Fisher-Price were hit with two wrongful death lawsuits by two sets of parents who claim the company’s Rock ‘N Play Sleeper was defective and caused the deaths of their babies, according to Law360. In April 2019, the Consumer Product...
