October 16, 2018
Drivers across the country have been reporting more and more incidents of Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs spontaneously bursting into flames, enough to prompt the Center for Auto Safety to demand a recall of millions of vehicles. One Los Angeles man related an incident in which his 2012 Hyundai…
September 09, 2016
Lawsuits are being filed across the country over exploding e-cigarettes claiming that the manufacturers made and sold defective products that are a danger to e-cigarette smokers. Plaintiffs claim the batteries that power e-cigarettes are unregulated, poorly manufactured and not adequately labeled…
September 02, 2016
Self-driving cars seem to promise a safer future on our roadways by eliminating the risk of human error. However, the recent death of a driver in a Tesla car using the Autopilot feature calls the safety of self-driving cars into question. The car accident killed Joshua Brown, 40, of Canton, Ohio…
August 26, 2016
The recall of Takata Airbags has been expanded to nearly 70 million U.S. vehicles and 100 million vehicles worldwide. In the United States only about eight million airbags have been replaced so far. Officials are prioritizing states with hot and humid climates that make the devices more prone to…
April 19, 2016
The case involves an allegedly faulty rifle manufactured by Olin Corp. which in a 2009 hunting accident in Indiana County, Pa., resulted in a man having his right leg amputated and his then-10-year-old daughter losing part of a finger. Kline & Specter represents Wayne and A.T. Trask in a…
April 11, 2016
A federal judge has allowed punitive damages to go forward in Kline & Specter’s case against Olin Corp., the manufacturer of a rifle the law firm claims is defective and resulted in injuries to a father and daughter while on a hunting trip in rural Pennsylvania. Previously, U.S. District Judge…
December 01, 2015
Opening speeches are due to get underway tomorrow in courtroom 246 in City Hall in the first Philadelphia trial involving a device surgically implanted in women to treat organ prolapse, a device called transvaginal mesh. The case involves the Prolift made by Ethicon, Inc., a division of Johnson…
November 06, 2015
According the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC,) a young child is likely to die this month, strangled by a window covering cord. “Window cord strangulations are one of the top hidden hazards in the home,” explains CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. “CPSC recommends that only cordless window…
December 09, 2014
A gynecological tool called a power morcellator has been found to spread cancer during routine laparoscopic hysterectomies and myomectomies, or fibroid tumor removal. The morcellator cuts through uterine tissue to allow it to be easily removed through a small incision in the abdomen. During this…
December 04, 2014
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products: Goal Zero Recalls 10,110 Battery Packs Due to Fire Hazard Leatherman Recalls 8,400 Children’s Multi-Tool Due to Laceration Hazard Bob-Cat Recalls 4,900 Zero Turn Mowers…