Category : Products Liability
Toyota Crisis May Lead to Mandatory Brake Overriding Systems on All Cars
With increased focus on Toyota, lawmakers are placing pressure on federal transportation safety agencies to require that all automakers equip their vehicles with brake overriding systems. These systems would allow the brakes to override the accelerator pedal when both the brake pedal and the gas pedal are depressed at the same time.
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Japanese Retailer in California Fined for Importing Defective Toys
California-based subsidiaries of Japanese retailer Daiso have been penalized $2 million by federal regulators for allegedly importing lead tainted toys into the country.
Daiso is based in California and Washington. Since 2008, Daiso California LLC and Daiso Seattle LLC have had to recall toys five separate times. A total of 690 toys and other children’s products were recalled after they were found to be contaminated with high quantities of lead. These toys included stuffed toys, wooden toys and purses. They were sold at Daiso stores in California for fewer than five dollars.
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Product Liability Lawyers Look at Toyota Black Box Recorders for Clues
As the number of lawsuits over acceleration-related accidents involving Toyota vehicles increase, product liability attorneys involved in the litigation are looking at the cars’ black box recorders to offer clues that can help them understand the reasons for these crashes. The black box recorders are similar to those found on planes, and can help attorneys and accident reconstruction experts trace the steps leading up to a crash. As in an airplane crash, they can offer vital clues.
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Honda Expands Airbag Injury Recall to Include 378,000 More Cars
It seems Toyota has some friendly competition in its current international safety crisis. Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company is expanding its recall for airbag issues by over than 378,000 more cars.
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Bicycles Recalled Due to Fall Accident Hazards
Defective bicycles are an infrequent, but serious factor in bicycle accidents. A malfunctioning bicycle or defective bicycle parts can cause a bicycle to lose control of his bike or fall off.
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CPSC Report Outlines Toy-Related Child Injuries in 2008
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released a report on toy-related deaths and injuries of children for the year 2008. The report will be of interest to California product liability lawyers, parents and caregivers. The CPSC analysis of toy related injuries in 2008 throws up some interesting facts.
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California Personal Injury Lawyers’ Alert for Best and Worst Booster Seats for 2009
California personal injury lawyers highly recommend restraining children too old for car seats, in booster seats. Typically, children who are around 4 years of age and weigh 40 pounds may need booster seats. Children must continue riding these seats until they reach the age when they can be buckled in properly with seatbelts.
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CPSC Probes Safety of Popular Zhu-Zhu Toys, Declares Safe
It was the kind of toy safety scare that California product liability lawyers have been concerned about this season. Popular children’s toys called Zhu Zhu involving robotic hamsters, have taken the toy world by storm, and retailers can’t seem to keep up with the demand for the small furry toys that move and squeak. All that came to a temporary halt when environment health group GoodGuide announced that it had conducted tests on the toys, and found higher than acceptable levels of antimony and tin in the toys.
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Ford’s Appeal of San Diego Product Liability Verdict Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Ford Motor Company against a verdict in favor of a San Diego woman, who was seriously injured during a Ford Explorer rollover accident. According to the Los Angeles Times, the automaker had appealed the $83 million award saying that the vehicle design met federal safety standards
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Pfizer to Pay $103 Million in Product Liability Punitive Damages to Women Who Developed Cancer
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will pay $103 million in punitive damages to two women who developed breast cancer after the use of hormonal drugs. A verdict of $28 million for one of the women was announced by a jury in Philadelphia on Monday. In the other case, the victim had earlier received $75 million. The $75 million judgment had been sealed to avoid influencing the second jury.