By Joe Messa
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have likely heard about the foreign-manufactured hoverboards that took Christmas lists by storm this year. You’ve likely also heard about the many reports of spontaneous explosions and fires caused by the hover boards. In response to these reports, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) chairman, Elliot F. […]
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Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorneys at Messa & Associates recently discovered via the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that Nutek Disposables, Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of baby wipes distributed prior to October 21, 2014 at large retailers including Sam’s Club, Walgreens, Family Dollar, and more across the nation. Nutek received several complaints of odor […]
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If you’ve been paying attention at all to current events in October, then you’ve no doubt heard about the massive automotive recalls made by car manufacturers regarding defective airbags produced by Japanese automotive parts maker, Takata Corporation. The recalls revolve around defective airbags, installed in upwards of 11 million vehicles, that have been linked to […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys recently learned that Johnson & Johnson’s ortho unit, Depuy Synthes, is recalling its jaw implant system, the Craniomaxillofacial Distraction System, due to increased occurrences of serious injury. The device, used to lengthen and stabilize the lower jaw, is used on patients with birth or post-trauma defects. A potentially deadly design flaw […]
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Philadelphia personal injury lawyers advise consumers that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of ESL and Interlogix hard wired smoke detectors for failure to alert consumers of fire. The detectors are hard wired into security systems and primarily used in office buildings, schools, hotels, apartments, college dormitories, and some newer built […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys report that approximately 174,000 defective The My Sweet Love/My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care baby dolls have been recalled because the circuit board in the chest of the doll can overheat. When the doll overheats, the surface of the doll gets hot and can cause burn injuries to children. The dolls were […]
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Philadelphia personal injury lawyers announce that 600,000 baby monitors have been recalled by Angelcare Monitors Inc. following the deaths of two babies. The Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitors with Sensor Pads have a cord that attaches the sensor to the pad. The pad is meant to be placed under the crib mattress to monitor the […]
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