The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the recall of shredded romaine and iceberg lettuce after samples tested positive for the deadly listeria bacteria. California-based True Leaf Farms expanded its recall of chopped romaine lettuce to include nearly 2,500 cartons distributed to 21 states as well as Canada. The tainted lettuce was shipped…
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Recently, an 11-month-old infant died when his 2-year-old brother bumped into the furniture holding the family’s television, causing it to fall and crush the infant’s head and abdomen. Although this seems like a rare occurrence, over 43,000 people are treated in emergency rooms every year for injuries related to the instability of televisions, furniture, and…
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The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of wood twin bunk beds and loft bunk beds made by American Woodcrafters of High Point, North Carolina. These beds have the American Woodcrafters logo attached to the headboard or footboard and the SKU numbers, 1800-977 or 1800-969. The guard rails on the upper…
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ESC, also known as Electronic Stability Control, is a safety feature installed in some vehicles to prevent automobile accidents and fatal injuries from occurring on the road. Government research has proven that ESC reduces up to forty percent of single vehicle crashes and up to eighty eight percent of dangerous turnovers in large vehicles such…
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Target Corporation is recalling storage step stools for the second time this month after receiving over 27 reports of the stools breaking or collapsing. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 14 of these incidents involved children. Several adults have suffered broken wrists, arms, as well as a fractured hip and pelvis, when…
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The world’s largest maker of lighting products is recalling 1.86 million light bulbs after receiving over 700 reports of the glass globes falling after the glue that attaches the globes to the bulb body failed, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. So far, there have been two reported injuries and three incidents of…
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I will be attending the MultiDistrict Litigation hearing for the Sony data breach litigation in San Francisco next week. Abraham Watkins filed one of the forty class action lawsuits arising out of the hacking of Sony’s PlayStation Network. Sony’s PlayStation Network was hacked in April 2011 and resulted in personal data, including credit card information,…
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Personal information belonging to 34,000 investment clients of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been lost, and possibly stolen, in a data breach. Morgan Stanley sent two letters to clients warning them of the breach. The information includes clients’ names, addresses, account and tax identification numbers, the income earned on investments in 2010, and in some…
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