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Some companies have a difficult time taking responsibility for the role they played in introducing a defective product to the marketplace. They may hesitate in taking action, initially deny any safety issues and attempt to cautiously carry on. They know a recall will put a significant dent in their bottom line, and often are…

You know how, in some cases, the dangers of a particular product, substance or habit do not become well-known until long after it gains popularity? Many safety advocates believe that the same will hold true when it comes to e-cigarettes, suspecting that these increasingly popular vaping products may not, in fact, be as safe as…

Some of us in the office love to garden. Some of us have used Roundup in the past, but won’t any more in light of recent scientific evidence and jury verdicts finding a link between Roundup’s active ingredient and certain cancers. See below: Jury rules Bayer must pay California man more than $80 million…

Vehicle recalls happen all the time. One of the most recent and prominent examples is the Takata airbag recall, which impacted around 37 million cars in the United States. This defect has resulted in at least 20 deaths from 2009 to 2017.  While this recall made headlines, there are plenty of other recalls that go…

If you are out for a drive and your steering wheel falls off into your lap – that’s not safe. A steering component that breaks unexpectedly and causes you to lose control of your car is a perfect example of a safety-related vehicle defect. Earlier this week, at the urging of the National Highway…

When you purchase a product to use on your skin, the last thing you want is something that contains ingredients that could make you sick. This is especially true if you have heard that some cosmetic or hygienic items might contain asbestos. Is deodorant, makeup and baby powder safe for you and other Illinois…

The Supreme Court recently rejected General Motors Co.’s appeal seeking to block some lawsuits related to defective ignition switches in its vehicles. The justices upheld a federal appeals court ruling from last year that the company’s 2009 bankruptcy does not shield it from liability for injuries and deaths that occurred pre-bankruptcy because GM knew about…

After days of deliberations, a Dallas jury found in favor of the plaintiffs against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. unit with a $502 million verdict. The verdict comes at the end of an 11-week bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation over defective Pinnacle hip prosthetics. All five plaintiffs in the case underwent hip…

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Ford is recalling about 391,000 Ranger pickup trucks because the driver’s airbag inflators, made by Takata, can explode with too much force and cause injuries. It’s about time. The problem with Takata airbags has been well known and publicized in other makes and models of vehicles. We…

The following vehicles were added this week to the massive recall of defective Takata airbags: 2001-2005 Honda Civic 2003-2007 Honda Accord 2003-2007 Toyota Corolla 2003-2007 Toyota Matrix 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra 2005-2007 Toyota Sequoia 2003-2007 Lexus SC430 Read more about how to check for current recall information on your vehicle.