December 22, 2015
The defective product attorneys at Kline & Specter, PC, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are following with interest the recent class-action news indicating that America's oldest gun maker intentionally concealed widespread trigger mechanism safety problems.
The revelation could affect millions…
November 12, 2015
A lawsuit filed in Philadelphia claims that birth control pills that were mispackaged led to 113 unwanted pregnancies. According to the claim, the packages were “rotated 180 degrees” and thus reversed the order in which the pills were to be taken, meaning the women took placebos during the wrong…
July 01, 2015
The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that there were 104,691 hospital emergency room visits due to trampoline injuries last year. The injuries were cuts, bruises, fractures, concussions, traumatic brain injuries, broken necks and paralysis. They were also aware of 22 trampoline related…
June 24, 2015
About three million workplace injuries occur each year, with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration reporting about 4,500 workplace deaths occur from sudden traumatic injuries. Some occupations inherently have a higher rate of employee injury and death than others; government…
June 02, 2015
The vertebral arteries are blood vessels located on each side of your neck that supply blood and oxygen to your brain. A vertebral artery dissection occurs when there is a tear or slit in the artery and it allows blood to leak out of the vessel. After the blood oozes out it starts to form a blood…
April 13, 2015
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following:
Blinds To Go – (200,000 units) Custom-made window shades present a strangulation hazard.
Urban Outfitters- (13,370) “Cheeky” Tea Cups mislabeled microwave safe, posing a possible…
March 12, 2015
People who installed wood laminate flooring from Lumber Liquidators may have been exposed to excessive levels of formaldehyde, which can lead to cancer. According to a recent 60 Minutes investigation, the less expensive wood flooring was manufactured in China and sold by the giant lumber retailer…
February 26, 2015
A $2.5 million verdict was handed down against Janssen Pharmaceuticals for failure to warn that it’s antipsychotic drug Risperdal can cause boys to develop female breasts – a permanent condition known as gynecomastia. The first-in-the-nation verdict was won by Tom Kline of Kline & Specter in…
December 29, 2014
Graco Children’s Products has recently issued a recall for nearly five million strollers. The recall comes amid reports of fingers being amputated and lacerated on the strollers’ hinges.
Caregivers were urged to use extreme caution when folding or unfolding the strollers and to make sure that the…
December 16, 2014
The Takata Corp., a Japanese auto safety manufacturer, is caught in an escalating recall crisis that involves millions of automobiles and at least 10 different automobile makers in the United States. Takata’s airbags have so far been linked to five deaths that occurred when the airbags exploded…