Last week, the manufacturer of bicycle carrier seats for children recalled approximately 40,000 products due to a hand laceration and finger amputation danger. Todson Corporation recalled model numbers TCS2100, TCS2101, and TCS2102 of the company’s Topeak Babyseat II product. The company reportedly recalled the child carrier seats after receiving two…
Pursuant to federal law, commercial vehicles such as motor coaches are required to be inspected at least once per year. The inspections, however, may be performed by the company that operates the vehicle, private garages, or state designated employees. Unfortunately, over half of all states in the U.S. do not…
The first scheduled trial over the purported health risks to women from Bayer AG’s Yasmin family of birth control pills was delayed after a federal judge ordered the parties to mediation. On December 31, 2011, Illinois District Court Judge David Herndon postponed a trial scheduled to begin in January and…
Questions have surfaced related to the safety of Infuse, a bioengineered spinal bone growth product produced by Medtronic. Although Infuse was previously hailed as a major medical breakthrough in spine surgery, the product is currently being investigated by the United States Senate and the Department of Justice over omissions from…
The widow of a 26-year-old worker killed in an industrial accident last month has filed a lawsuit for herself and on behalf of the couple’s minor child against her husband’s employer. Virgel James Stoker died after he purportedly became entangled in machinery used to package company products at Dallas Group…
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating a construction accident near Austin that sent a worker to the hospital on Tuesday. A construction worker in his 30’s suffered a cardiac arrest after a roller machine he was operating to pack and flatten dirt…