Defective & Dangerous Products

• Fireworks and Safety

  Billy Cunningham | June 20, 2009 3:50 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  The 4th of July is just around the corner and fireworks have become a regular part of its celebration. The American Pyrotechnics Association reports that revenue from the sale of fireworks for 2008...

• There Is Trouble In Your Gasoline Can

  Pete Mackey | June 07, 2009 6:43 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  That gasoline can in your garage sure looks safe. You bought it from a big box store - they would not sell it unless it is safe, right? Wrong. In fact, there is a key safety component that most...

• Confidential Settlements

  Pete Burns | June 01, 2009 3:33 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Confidential settlements create thorny issues. Lawyers who represent injured people do not like confidentiality agreements. Those agreements help culpable defendants prevent other injured parties...

• You had an accident, what to do next Part 3 of 3....

  Troy Schwant | February 28, 2009 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  In my previous two blogs I gave you simple tips in case you were involved in a motor vehicle accident or in a slip and fall accident, and today we discuss what you should do if you have been injured...

• Big Tobacco Sued By One Of Its Own

  Pete Mackey | February 18, 2009 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Alan Landers, a billboard model for Winston in the 60's and 70's, has filed suit in Palm Beach County against the tobacco companies. He claims that the dangers of smoking were hidden from him and...

• Fire Alarms

  Pete Burns | January 06, 2009 2:06 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  Deaths from fires and burns are the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury and deaths in the United States (CDC 2005) and the third leading cause of fatal home injury (Runyan 2004). In...

• It is Time to Look for Dangerous Toys

  Pete Mackey | December 31, 2008 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Remember Dan Akroyd as Irving Mainway hawking safe toys such as Bag O' Glass, Doggy Dentist and Mr. Skin-Grafter on Saturday Night Live? The joke was, nobody would sell toys that were as dangerous...

• Cribs Recalled Because of Fall Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 28, 2008 1:15 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Munire Furniture Inc., in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary crib recall of about 24,000 cribs due to a fall hazard. The recalled cribs were sold under many different brand names including: Brighton/Sussex Cribs, Captiva Cribs, Essex Cribs, Majestic Curved Top and Flat Top Cribs.The cribs fail to meet the federal safety standards for cribs. The four support brackets on the mattress...

• Biggest Beef Recall in U.S. History

  Chrissie Cole | February 23, 2008 7:33 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Westland/Hallmark Meat Company recently initiated the largest beef recall in U.S. History, to date. The recall includes over 143 million pounds of frozen and raw beef produced by a slaughterhouse in Chino, because it may contain foreign materials.37 million pounds of the recalled beef went to school lunch programs and has most likely been eaten already. Officials have said that danger to...

• Aloha Portable Heaters Recalled for Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 20, 2008 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Aloha Housewares, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary product recall of its portable heaters due to a fire hazard.The company has received 29 reports of the heaters melting, catching fire or smoking, including 18 reports of property damage. One consumer suffered minor burns to the hands and feet.The recalled heaters include electric oscillating tower heaters that display "Aloha...