Products available for purchase should be safe and reliable. Consumers spending their money expect to receive products that perform as promised. Even if the product is not particularly reliable, consumers naturally assume that items for sale at local retail...
When a product is dangerous and lacks proper warnings, consumers can suffer serious injuries. In failure to warn product liability cases, manufacturers, distributors or retailers may be held responsible for injuries caused by inadequate warnings or instructions. These...
You sit in your favorite armchair after a long day, ready to relax when suddenly, the chair gives way. You find yourself on the floor, confused and hurt. This can become a real risk that leads to severe injuries. But the question is: Who's responsible when furniture...
Imagine this: you buy a new gadget, appliance or toy, expecting it to improve your life or bring joy. Instead, it malfunctions, and you are left with an injury. You find yourself in physical pain and confusion about what to do next. If you or someone you know has been...
Businesses releasing products to the public generally have an obligation to make sure they are safe. Proper testing of new consumer goods to ensure that they function properly and that they don't fail during regular use is important for consumer safety. Proper quality...
Certain consumer products come with child-resistant packaging. This type of packaging has features such as push-and-turn caps and blister packs to prevent inquisitive kids from drinking chemicals or injuring themselves. There are consumer regulations in place to...
Hybrids may have better fuel efficiency than regular gas-powered vehicles, but they can still have dangerous issues that could harm drivers. Honda has recently issued a recall of more than 106,000 CR-V Hybrid SUVs due to a missing fuse. The lack of a fuse that...
Children typically explore the world through their senses. Driven by curiosity and unaware of the dangers, they put objects in their mouths. A 20-year study period revealed that the annual rate for kids under the age of six taken to emergency rooms for swallowing...
There’s more to the brakes of a car than just the disk brakes and calipers. Brake fluid helps the entire braking system work, transferring force into pressure. But what happens when a car’s onboard systems fail to detect fluid levels? This is the crux of Ford’s latest...
Years after a recall sought to address Takata’s faulty air bag inflators, new reports have found that the deadly defect affects not just driver-side air bags, but passenger-side air bags as well. Automaker Stellantis and the National Highway Traffic Safety...