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Infant Bicycle Helmets from Target Recalled

Target bike helmet customers beware! Pacific Cycle has issued a recall of infant bicycle helmets sold at Target Stores only, due to magnet choking and ingestion problems. The helmets were sold with “SCHWINN” printed on the front for helmets sold at Target January, 2014 to…

By Craig Kelley

/ 24 May 2016

Fitbit Heartrate Inaccuracy Can Be Dangerous

Those handy fitness trackers are supposed to let the user know heart rate readings for safe workouts without pushing one’s heart above its limitations. Unfortunately, Fitbit has been named in a lawsuit due its heart rate tracking being found to be inaccurate, endangering those using…

By Craig Kelley

/ 24 May 2016

Ford Issues Second Recall of the Year

Ford Motor Company has issued recalls for a variety of issues for some of its F-150 trucks, F-Series Super Duty Trucks, Explorers, Expeditions, Mustangs, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The recalls impact vehicles here in the United States and also in Canada. For 184,000 of the…

By Craig Kelley

/ 13 May 2016

Chrysler Recall for Gear Shift Problems

Fiat Chrysler has announced a recall of 1.1 million vehicles throughout the world because of the gear shift design is causing driver confusion over what gear the vehicle is in. Even though there are two reminders in place for safety in the vehicles now, including…

By Craig Kelley

/ 26 Apr 2016

Fisher Price Infant Cradle Recall

Fisher Price has issued a recall on three of its infant cradle swings because a peg can come out of the seat and then cause a fall of its precious cargo, your baby. The models include the CHM84 Soothing Savanna Cradle ‘n Swing, the CMR40…

By Craig Kelley

/ 19 Apr 2016

Grilling Season Alert: Wire Brushes Cause Injuries

Grilling season is upon us and people are pulling out their wire grill brushes to get those grills ready to go. Beware being one of the grillers (or eaters of grilled delights) ending up in the emergency room with injuries from ingesting wire bristles from…

By Craig Kelley

/ 19 Apr 2016

Concussions and Cognitive Skills

Not surprisingly, many clients of our firm suffer from head injuries, concussion, and traumatic brain injuries as a result of accidents. Much research has been done and publicized in recent years due to concerns of long-term effects from head injuries. While in the past it…

By Craig Kelley

/ 19 Apr 2016

Ford F-150 Defective Brake Investigation

Ford pickup drivers beware! Ford is being investigated by the U.S. government due to at least 33 complaints of brake failure in the Ford F-150 pickup truck. The investigation involves 420,000 pickups that have 3.5 liter, six-cylinder engines from 2013 and 2014 model years. Complainants…

By Craig Kelley

/ 21 Mar 2016

Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Lawsuits

Lawsuits are heating up (excuse the pun) with the 3M Company’s Bair Hugger warming blankets. These are the blankets utilized to keep over 200 million pre-surgical patients warm while they awaited surgery in the operating room. The allegations of the lawsuits are that the blankets…

By Craig Kelley

/ 13 Mar 2016

Possible Risks with Shampoo Stations without Improper Cervical Support

Our attention has been called to an odd safety concern leading to near death for a San Diego, California woman. Reportedly, a woman named Elizabeth Smith did what many people do on a regular basis without any thought, and that was to sit in a…

By Craig Kelley

/ 13 Mar 2016

Ice More Than a Sliding Out of Control Danger on the Roads

When you think of ice and the hazards of driving at this time of year it is natural to think of spinning out on dangerously icy roads, but there is also a hazard when the ice is not cleaned off of your vehicle before your…

By Craig Kelley

/ 18 Jan 2016

Third Wave of Asbestos Victims

You may have seen an earlier blog on our site discussing the dangers of asbestos and the deadly condition, mesothelioma being the worst consequence of the substance. Since being outlawed in the 1970s, asbestos has been known to be a deadly cause of cancer, including…

By Craig Kelley

/ 23 Dec 2015