DEWALT Industrial Tool Co., of Towson, Maryland, has recalled 13,000 DEWALT DG2900 Portable Generators. A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) installed on the generator could fail to operate properly, posing a risk of electric shock to consumers. Thus far no incidents or injuries have been reported. The recall involves DEWALT DG2900 2900 [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered the recall of 81,000 Honda Accords (model years 2004 and 2005) because of a potentially unsafe driver’s side airbag seat positioning sensor. The seat positioning sensor detects the driver seating position and adjusts airbag pressures. On some Honda Accord wiring harnesses the sensor was attached [...]
Two days after the Huntsville incident, school bus crash announced the creation of a committee to study whether school buses should have seat belts. The panel includes state Superintendent of Education Joe Morton, Alabama Department of Transportation Director Joe McInnes, and Alabama Department of Public Safety Director Chris Murphy. The group will talk [...]
As we have previously reported, there have been a great number of lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson over the Ortho Evra patch, its patented contraceptive device. As many as 500 lawsuits have been filed over the patch in the last two years, alleging that it has caused clots, strokes, and in several cases [...]
Our firm recently settled a products liability case that shows clearly how little regard for safety some manufacturers have. The case, which was filed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery, County, Alabama, involved the tragic death of an innocent man who, while driving a large truck was properly wearing his seat belt in a [...]
