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Medtronic, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices, recently issued a recall of its Valiant Navion™ thoracic stent graft system. After reports of patient complications, including death, Medtronic is urging physicians to immediately cease the use of...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) issued a warning to consumers about alleged dangers of the popular Peloton Tread+ exercise treadmill. The CPSC issued an “urgent warning” after multiple reports of incidents involving small children resulting in injuries...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning to owners of the popular Peloton Tread+ after multiple children and pets were injured beneath the machines. The urgent warning comes less than a month after Peloton’s CEO, John Foley, noted a tragic...

Treadmill manufacturer Peloton recently acknowledged that one of its Peloton+ treadmills was involved in the death of a three-year-old child. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has publicly announced that it is conducting an investigation of this fatal...

The United States government recently issued an urgent warning to consumers to discontinue the use of the Peloton Tread+ after “dozens of incidents of children being suck beneath” the treadmill.  This warning was issued approximately one month after Peloton, a New...

The Ford Pinto case became infamous in the 1970’s due to a defective fuel system design that burst into flames in a collision. It is estimated between 500 and 900 burn deaths resulted from Ford’s faulty design. Multiple lawsuits brought by those injured uncovered how...

Real Water, Inc. issued a voluntary recall for all of its “Real Water” brand drinking water because it might be linked to non-viral hepatitis. The FDA warning said people should not sell, serve, or cook with Real Water. Distributors have been notified of the recall...

In November 2014, a 42-year-old mother and saleswoman lost her life when her 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV suddenly began to veer off the road, causing the woman to lose control and the vehicle to roll over and land in a ditch. The lawsuit filed by her late husband...

Kia recently issued a recall for 379,931 of its vehicles due to the risk of an electric short-circuit in the engine compartment, which could lead to a fire. The affected vehicles are the 2017 to 2019 Cadenza sedan and the 2017 to 2021 Sportage. Kia recommends that...

Ford is recalling nearly 2.6 million of its vehicles in the U.S. to replace driver-side Takata airbags. Ford’s recall is in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recent January 19, 2021 opinion that denied Ford’s 2017 petition for...

According to reports, at least 11 Toyota RAV4 vehicles, manufactured between 2013 and 2018, have caught fire within the past year. As a result, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating to determine whether a recall needs to be...

The Federal Aviation Administration recently ordered all airlines in the United States to ground airplanes that use certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, which are only used on Boeing 777s. The FAA’s order comes on the heels of two recent Pratt & Whitney...

A woman purchased an adult tricycle in December of 2015 from Walmart. The tricycle came partially assembled; a Walmart employee finished the assembly since Walmart offered “free in-store bike assembly,” per the lawsuit. Subsequently, the woman crashed riding her...

Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for manufacturers to write vehicle specific response guides for firefighters to combat battery fires. The NTSB found that there are significant gaps in safety standards for battery fires due to...

A Texas federal judge recently denied Toyota Motor Corporation’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas against Toyota Motor Corporation and other related Toyota entities (“Toyota”). In the lawsuit, plaintiffs allege that...

Tesla Inc. and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced the recall of 135,000 vehicles in the United States due to defective touch screens. Affected vehicles covered by the recent recall include certain 2012 to 2018 Model S sedans...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently denied a 2017 petition by Ford to not recall its vehicles containing Takata airbags. This recall is only just a part of the largest and most complex vehicle recall in United States history, currently...

Nestle Prepared Foods issued a recall for 762,615 pounds of not ready to eat pepperoni hot pockets.  The manufacturer stated that the products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically glass and hard plastic. Consumption of the contaminated food...

A woman has sued Walmart and product manufacturer Kent International after purchasing a defective adult tricycle that caused her to crash and suffer a traumatic brain injury. According to the lawsuit, the woman utilized Walmart’s free in-store bike assembly service to...

Walmart was recently sued by a woman who was seriously injured when the brakes on an adult-sized tricycle failed to operate and stop the tricycle. An adult-sized tricycle is the size of a normal adult bicycle, but with two large wheels in the back. According to the...