Product Liability Blogs

Parents and caregivers should be aware of a recall involving 794,247 child safety seats, manufactured by Dorel Juvenile Group and branded Cosco, Maxi-Cosi and Safety 1st, because the harness could fail to restrain a child in the event of a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling [...]

A major manufacturer of baby monitors has issued a recall for 1.7 million of their products because two infants died from strangulation with the electrical cord. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Summer Infant Inc. of Woonsocket, RI has recalled all baby monitor models with electrical cord because they are a [...]

Risk of fire and shock prompts recall of Hoover WindTunnel Canister Vacuums. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Hoover Inc., of Glenwillow, OH has voluntarily recalled 142,000 WindTunnel Canister Vacuums because the company received 69 reports of overheating or electrical malfunction. One incident resulted in fire and smoke damage and two [...]

460,000 air compressors are being recalled because the motor can overheat and cause a fire. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that the manufacturer of the air compressors, DeVilbiss Air Power, of Jackson TN, is voluntarily recalling these units because the company received nine reports of motors overheating. Three of these cases [...]

Parents and caregivers of infants and young children should be aware of a recall involving two phil&teds brand jogging strollers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, CO, is voluntarily recalling these strollers because the company has received three reports of injury to adults using the [...]