Product Liability

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. is recalling about 68,763 tires due to defective tire beads that may crack under some circumstances. This flaw could consequently cause a crack to go unnoticed in which case the tire may fail, leading to loss of vehicle control and an injury or fatality accident.

Tires included in the recall are certain Toyo Extensa A/S Tires, size P225/60R16 97T, manufactured from September 20, 2009 to November 6, 2010.

Knee replacements have become one of the most common operations performed, as America’s population grows older on average, but continues to stay active. Knee replacement surgery was first performed in 1968; since then, more than 600,000 operations have been performed each year to replace knee joints damaged by arthritis or injury. For older adults who suffer from a variety of knee issues, knee replacements have [...]

Numerous reports of children being severely injured after swallowing magnets has led the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue a warning about the severe injuries that could be caused by such incidents. Incidents have been reported for victims ranging from toddlers to teenagers, but the cases center around swallowing two or more magnets and suffering severe internal damage from the items’ intera [...]

In January of this year, H&P Industries, Inc., which does business as the Triad Group of Hartland, Wisconsin issued a recall of all lots of alcohol prep pads, alcohol swabs and alcohol swabsticks. These products are packaged under a variety of labels including Triad, Safeway, Kroger, CVS, Walgreens and the Target brand Up and Up). The recall announcement was in response to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inv [...]

On May 26, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of approximately one million in-ground spa and swimming pool drain covers, produced by eight different manufacturers. This announcement coincides with the CPSC’s pool safety campaign, “Pool Safely: Steps Save Lives,” which began with a press conference in California, also on May 26. The recall was initiated because the drain c [...]

Kroger Onion Soup & Dip Mix and Kroger Beefy Onion Soup & Dip mix are being recalled because of the possibility of salmonella being present. This recall is for Onion Soup & Dip Mix with a "sell by" date of January 6, 2011 to February 17, 2011 and for Beefy Onion Soup & Dip mix with sell-by dates of December 28, 2010 to February 23 2011. Salmonella is a potentially lethal bacterium and may attack the bloodstream an [...]

This summer, Chrysler plans on fixing over 355,000 minivans. They are quick to point out that this is not a "recall" in the vein of the recent Honda and Toyota recalls. Chrysler claims that even with this new problem with the airbags, their vehicles still meet the federal standard for safety. In addition, no personal injuries due to defective airbags in New York or throughout the U.S. have been reported at this tim [...]

Honda Motor Company has expanded its vehicle defect recall to include an additional 438,000 vehicles worldwide, including 379,000 in the United States. According to a news report, Honda officials said the driver's airbag inflators in these vehicles may expand with too much pressure, which can cause the inflator casing to break. This could result in injury or death. The expanded airbag defect recall in New York and [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued yet another beef recall over food poisoning concerns. This time, it's from Adams Farm Slaughterhouse LLC., a company in Athol, Massachusetts that is recalling about 2,574 pounds of beef products, which may be contaminated with the deadly E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. At least one Massachusetts resident is reported to have been sickened by this contaminated beef. This is t [...]

With consumer confidence certainly waning in the auto sector over the last couple of months, Toyota has issued yet another recall, this time due to an anti-lock braking system (ABS) software glitch. Toyota announced the voluntary recall on February 9, 2010 for several vehicle models, including the popular 2010 Prius. The complete list of recalled Toyota vehicles includes the following: 2004-2010 Prius 2005-2010 Ava [...]