As Holidays Approach, Beware of Defective Child Products
With Halloween passing and Thanksgiving on the horizon, the holiday is officially here. And that also means that parents will be shopping for presents for their children. As the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently reported, Spin Master Inc. agreed on payment of a $1.3 million civil penalty for not reporting the defective and hazardous […]
Fireworks, Lighter Fluid Pose Injury Risk This Fourth of July
With the Fourth of July right around the corner, families will be celebrating during the holiday weekend with swimming, fireworks and barbecues. But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has put out warnings about fireworks and has recalled a certain type of lighter fluid. Our product liability attorneys believe it is important to be extra vigilant when it comes […]
SafetyCraft Drop-Side Crib Recall Follows Spike in Child Product Recalls
The government has announced a recall of an unknown number of “SafetyCraft” drop-side cribs that were manufactured by a now-defunct company, the Consumer Products Safety Commission reports. Our defective product lawyers reported earlier this month on our Product Liability Attorneys Blog that the government has announced a halt in the production of drop-side cribs late last year after decades of […]
CPSC Establishes the Crib Information Center After Dozens of Recalls
The Consumer Products Safety Commission has established the Crib Information Center in the wake of December’s long-overdue ban on drop-side cribs. The government issued more than two dozen recalls for defective cribs in 2010. And the dangers of drop-side cribs have been well-known for more than two decades. Tragically, government inaction and a reckless disregard for child […]
