Examining The Validity of Pokémon Go Injury Claims
"It's all fun until someone loses an eye." Lately, I hear those words echo in my head whenever I contemplate the current Pokémon Go fad. Whattymon What? Pokémon Go is a downloadable smartphone-based app where the user plays the part of a "trainer," moving around the real world and attempting to catch cartoon animals (Pokémon)...
Can I Sue for Injuries Sustained from Taking “Enhancement” Supplements?
All the product names used in this article are real. Truth is stranger than fiction. You see them at gas stations all the time and scoff at their ridiculous names--"Rhino 7." "Super Samurai-X." "Mojo Risen." The products often feature a passionate couple or some "powerful" animal on the packaging, though sometimes they go a little...
Why are Batteries Blowing Up?
If you have caught the news lately you may have noticed an increase in stories about fires being started by electronic devices. Everything from battery powered cars, toys, cell phones, laptops, to electronic cigarettes seem to be catching fire, exploding, or in some way injuring people. While it is easy to find these stories, most...
Recalled SharkNinja Blender Cutting People
Thursday, SharkNinja issued a recall for 1.1 million BL660 blenders. The blender has a stackable blade assembly, which apparently does not lock into place. So people take the lid off to pour out the contents of the blender and get razor sharp, samurai (or maybe shark's teeth) blender blades falling out with their smoothies. Just...
Another Month, Another Chipotle Food Poisoning Outbreak
Well that was close. Chipotle Mexican Grill almost made it through a month without another food poisoning outbreak, when news broke the Sunday before last that Chipotle was temporarily closing 43 locations in Oregon and Washington. For those of you who missed it, this is the fourth mass food poisoning attributed to Chipotle in the...
Stop Me if You’ve Heard This Before: Honda Airbag Recall…
It is getting pretty hard to come up with new Honda Airbag recall headlines. Honda has announced an airbag-related recall for 25,367 2015-2016 Fit LXs. Apparently, poorly manufactured rear grab handle brackets can puncture the side curtain airbags when they deploy. In short, you get hit, the side curtain airbags are supposed to protect you,...
110,000 Ford Edge Vehicles Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
Despite being based in Michigan, it appears that Ford did not get the memo that during winter, northern states coat their roadways with salt to melt the snow and ice. If Ford had known this carefully hidden secret of "northern culture," they would not need to recall 110,000 2009-2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX cars,...
Club Car Recalls 11,600 Golf Carts Due to Fire Hazard
Thursday, November 5th, Club Car announced the recall of 11,600 Golf Carts due to a fire hazard. It appears that a hose clamp can rub a hole in the fuel tank, causing a fuel leak, which may lead to a fire Who makes this product? The golf carts are manufactured by Club Car LLC, located...
GE Recalls Zoneline Heating and AC Units Due to Fire Risk
Tuesday GE issued a recall of 33,500 Zoneline heating and air conditioning units due to an issue that could result in the appliances catching fire. When the unit is used with the vent door opened, moisture from outside can accumulate near the electrical components inside the device and lead to a fire. Who makes this...
Twirl 360 Curling Iron Recalled Due to Burn Hazard
Thursday, November 6th, T3 Micro Inc., issued a recall for the T3 Twirl 360 curling iron. Apparently, there have been over 130 reports of the clamp detaching leading to potential burn injuries. Who makes the product? The product is imported by T3 Micro Inc. It is manufactured in China, but the name of the producer...
Rhino 7 3000, “Male Enhancement Drug” Recalled
We were originally going to let this one slide, because so-called "male enhancement supplements" are junk products with no scientific backing whatsoever. However, last Wednesday, all Rhino 7 3000, both the regular and the platinum capsules were recalled by Premiere Sales Group. This wouldn't be all that newsworthy if there wasn't also a recall of...
Fire Alarms that Fail During Fires by Sure Signal Products
Sure Signal Products issued a recall of around 375,000 heat-activated fire alarms last Thursday, October 29th. Apparently, these marvels of modern engineering have an issue with a fuse that prevents them from going off during a fire, making these items the most fire-alarm looking decorations around. Who makes this product? The product is manufactured by...
Another ‘Nother Honda Airbag Recall?
Last Thursday, October 29, was a really rough for Honda. As we wrote about earlier, Honda already announced one airbag related recall, involving an issue with the driver's side airbags in a little over 500 Honda CR-Vs. Later the same day, they announced the recall of 304,000 2008-2009 Honda Accords, due to a malfunctioning side...
Another Honda Airbag Recall?
Last Thursday, October 29, Honda announced another airbag recall related to malfunctioning Takata airbags that can potentially rupture and shoot metal fragments into a driver. The recall affects 515 2016 Honda CR-V's. While absolutely tiny compared to the massive recall of over 19 million vehicles earlier in the year, it appears that the problem is...
Auvi-Q Injectors Recalled Due To Dosage Issues
On Friday, October 30th, a voluntary recall was issued for all Auvi-Q epinephrine injectors on the market, due to issues with improper dosage. In some cases the injectors failed to deliver any epinephrine at all. These devices are used by people suffering acute allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis. In an emergency, the devices may fail to...
The Bizarre Death of Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, Cryotherapy, and The Law
News broke this morning that a worker at a Nevada spa, Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, was killed in an accident involving a cryotherapy* tank. According to reports, Ms. Ake-Salvacion decided to take a dip in the cryotherapy tank after work, unsupervised, and an accident occurred. Her body was discovered frozen solid the next day. Other reports, citing...
Can the Producers of “Legal Highs” be Sued Successfully?
The manufacturers of a class of custom-made drugs known as "legal highs" have seemingly found a way to sell incredibly dangerous products, deny the product's known usage, and then hide behind their disclaimer to avoid any legal accountability. We've got a problem with that. And, as we'll discuss, we think there may be a way...
18-Wheeler Rollover Accidents Shouldn’t Be Fatal
There is a huge problem that has been claiming the lives of truck drivers for years, yet most people are completely unaware that it's even a problem: minor rollover incidents that crush truckers to death. At certain high speeds a rollover accident is simply unsurvivable, and I'm not suggesting that manufacturers build indestructible cars that...
18-Wheelers Have Unprotected Fuel Tanks and That’s a Problem
Each year, somewhere between several dozen and one hundred truck drivers burn to death. These incidents get reported, the news basically implies that the truck drivers killed themselves, and no one seems to care beyond that. Then it happens again, and again, and again. But let's get one thing perfectly clear. The majority of these...
Client Stories: Products Liability in a Boating Accident
Not all accidents are like the ones you see on the news. As a matter of fact, it's often the case that an accident will seem to have been caused by one thing, and turn out to have been caused by something completely different. This is one of those cases. A few years ago, we...
