Exactech is a medical device company that manufactures knee, hip and ankle replacement implants, and recently had to issue a recall on a select number of their products. The recall applies to the following products: Hip implants: Exactech Connexion GXL, ACUMATCH, MCS and NOVTION acetabular liners. Knee implants: OPETRAK, OPETRAK logic, and TRULIANT…
A new study from researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed that women who use chemical hair straighteners and relaxers may be at a higher risk for developing uterine cancer. The findings, which were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on October 17, 2022, suggest that such products…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of Sassy® Hug N’ Tug Puppy and Monkey and Carter’s® Hug N’ Tug Monkey toys because beads could become loose and choke a child. The CPSC has received 12 complaints that beads at the center of the toys became loose, though no injuries were reported.…
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Manufacturer’s Mistake A faulty product due to improper manufacturing is the most common and obvious type of product liability claim. A defectively manufactured product’s flaws occur due to an error in the production process, which can cause injuries when used by the consumer. Common examples of manufactured defects include: Swing sets with cracked chains or…
A common weed-killer called “Roundup” contains the chemical glyphosate. Many users of this weed-killer have come forward stating that glyphosate has caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. However, Dr. Donna Farmer, a chemist at Monsanto, has stated that the glyphosate chemical targets a certain enzyme in plants that is not found in humans, and as a result, her…
After a line of Ikea dressers killed six children, Ikea issued a recall on over 29 million MALM chests that had been manufactured since 2002. The issue is the dresser’s strong proclivity toward tipping over. According to an article by the Associated Press, the chests that killed the children were not anchored or mounted on…
Toyota has announced that it will add 356,000 vehicles to its recall list of cars and SUVs that have potentially defective Takata airbags. The global recall includes 198,000 vehicles in the U.S., bringing the total number of Toyota vehicles recalled because of the airbag defect to 15.3 million. The Takata airbag recall affects most major…
Car seat manufacturer Evenflo has recalled 56,000 of its Transitions 3-in-1 car seats because children can potentially loosen the harness holding them into the car seat, putting them at a greater risk for injury. The recall covers the Transitions 3-in-1 seats made from Dec. 18, 2014, to Jan. 29, 2016. The impacted Transitions model numbers are 34411029,…
Nestle Corporation is under fire for fluoride in its bottled water. What happens when consumers attempt to sue companies that create defective products in state court when federal law allowed the sale of the defective product and immunizes plaintiffs from litigation? It is an important question that is at the center of a case that…