Tag: product liability

St. Louis Toddler Strangled by Window Blind Cord

Two South St. Louis parents are living every parent’s nightmare. As Fox2Now reported earlier this month, they found their 2-year-old son dead in his bedroom, strangled by the pull cord on the window blinds. The boy’s father performed CPR until EMS crews arrived, but it was too late and the boy was pronounced dead at […]

Written by on April 30, 2013

Recalled Product may still cause a Problem

In December the Dunecraft Company recalled their product “Water Balz” after one was swallowed by an eight month old toddler. She was x-rayed and the ball had lodged in her small intestine where it could have perforated that organ and caused sepsis and possibly even death. If you have these in your home Hoffman & […]

Written by on April 18, 2013

LED Lights Recalled due to Fire Hazard

The Consumer Products Safety Commission has recently listed an LED light bulb as a fire hazard.  These 120 volt LED light bulbs were imported by Lighting Science Group Corporation and are supposed to use less electricity than traditional incandescent and CFL bulbs. The bulbs in question are marketed under the brand names Definity, Ecosmart, Sylvania, […]

Written by on March 26, 2013

Toyota Issues Recall of Over 1 Million Vehicles

The Toyota Motor Corporation has issued a recall of 907,000 vehicles that have faulty airbags and another 385,000 Lexus IS vehicles for faulty windshield wipers. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported on January 30, 2013 that most of the airbags were in Corolla models or Corolla Matrix models manufactured between 2001 and 2004. The airbags […]

Written by on February 7, 2013

FDA Issues Warning About Blood Thinner

According to the results of some recent testing in Europe he drug Pradaxa has been shown to possibly be harmful to patients with mechanical heart valves. The FDA has issued a warning that the popular blood thinner should not be used by patients that have been given these types of valves. A recent clinical trial […]

Written by on January 1, 2013

Faulty Dishwasher Blamed for Fire

A dishwasher that had been the subject of a recall in 2009 has been blamed for causing $70,000 in damages to a St. Peters home. The dishwasher, a Bosch and Siemens Model according to the report in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, was recalled by BSH home Appliances Corporation due to a bad electrical component that […]

Written by on December 6, 2012

Generator Recalls for Two Products Announced in November

The use of generators has been in the news recently with all of the power outages on the east coast that resulted from Hurricane Sandy’s devastation. We certainly aren’t strangers to rough weather in Missouri, so purchasing a generator may very well have crossed your mind in order to keep your home powered in the […]

Written by on November 22, 2012

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Warns Patients of Possible Meningitis Exposure

The St. Louis Post Dispatch recently reported that the company that produced the steroid that has been linked to the meningitis outbreak had supplied another drug used at St. Elizabeth Hospital.  So far there has been only one meningitis case investigated that was caused by a heart injection that this particular drug is used for.  […]

Written by on November 1, 2012

Haier Manufacturing Agrees to Settlement in Blender Recall Delay

The U.S. Product Safety Commission has accepted an $850,000 fine from the Haier Manufacturing Company in a dispute over when they should have reported incidents with a blender they manufacture. A company is supposed to report incidents with products immediately to the Commission. Haier had received reports of incidents concerning the product between January of […]

Written by on October 2, 2012

Energizer Batteries Getting Child Proof Packaging

The St. Louis Post Dispatch carried a story September 10, 2012 that informs us the Energizer Battery Company has changed their packaging for button sized batteries.  This change in packaging is supposed to make the batteries used for small electronic devices like remotes and electronic keys more secure. Small children could be harmed, possibly even […]

Written by on September 20, 2012