Two boys, ages 6 and 5, and a girl, age 10, sustained fall accident injuries this week when an inflatable bounce house became detached from its plastic anchor stakes and went soaring into the air. The girl fell out soon after the Little Tikes playhouse lifted off the ground, sustaining…
According to state investigators, a metal clip that was supposed to hold 10,000 pounds in weight is the cause of a circus injury accident that sent Ringling Brothers performs plunging at least 20 feet to the ground during a performance. Eight female acrobats and one dancer sustained numerous fractures and…
It is not often that a homeowner panics when he or she thinks they left the refrigerator on. Many household appliances are meant to operate quietly and continuously while residents go about their day. A dehumidifier hums softly in a dark, damp corner of the house often while a family…
It appears as though the smallest, seemingly insignificant decision brought an auto giant to its knees. Media outlets and the general public alike have been closely following the General Motors recall crisis, searching for answers and where to place blame. After months of mounting mistakes and shifting responsibilities, a memo…
Nest Labs, the home electronics company Google recently acquired for $3.2 billion has stopped selling its smoke and carbon monoxide detectors amid grave concerns regarding its reliability in the event of an emergency. According to the New York Times, the smoke detector, known as “Nest Protect” can be inadvertently disabled…
After expanding its ignition switch recall yet again by more than 900,000 vehicles, GM has now issued two other recalls for completely different issues. The problems: defective axel shafts and potential fire hazards in oil lines of several models of trucks and SUVs. Last week, GM explained that it had…
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, it has received about 1,230 reports of kids accidentally sustaining injury because of liquid laundry packets-a dramatic increase from the approximately 500 incidents involving kids and adult victims that it reported at the end of 2012. Meantime, the Poison Help Line says that…
While the physical and emotional burden remains heavy, a sizeable financial weight has been lifted off the shoulders of Faye Boroughs and her son as a Florida jury awarded the family $14.8 million after an explosion in their home. Ms. Boroughs sustained severe burns on 33% of her body and…
Japanese carmaker Nissan has just issued a recall for more than 1 million of its vehicles because of a software issue that can cause failed airbag deployment. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nissan’s vehicles may not detect a person sitting in the passenger seat, which would disarm…
Sources at USA Today reported that Toyota will pay $1.2 billion in criminal penalties stemming from a series of recalls for faulty accelerators in numerous Toyota brand car models, which began in 2009. The settlement, according to USA Today, is the largest criminal penalty to be imposed on a car…