Blog: Product Liability - Page 34

IKEA is recalling roughly 75,000 safety gates. The gates may fail to stay in place causing a potential fall hazard. The lower metal bar on the gate can also be a tripping hazard. So far three children have been injured. The problem stems from there being insufficient friction between the wall and the pressure-mounted safety gate to hold the gate in place. So far, there have been 18 incidents worldwide including three in which a child was injured due...

Niagara Bottling is voluntarily recalling 14 of their water brands because of an E.coli contamination at one of their springs. They said this indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal waste. So far, there have been no reports of illness due to drinking the bottled spring water, but out of caution they are recalling the product. The affected bottled water products were produced at factories in Hamburg and Allentown, Pennsylvania from...

Keurig has recalled their MINI Plus Brewing Systems because of a burning hazard. The model being recalled is the single-serve hot beverage brewer with three cup size brewing options. The model came in 13 colors and measures about 11 inches tall. The Keurig brewer had to be recalled due to water overheating during the brewing process. The water would then spray out of the machine burning consumers. There have been roughly 200 claims of hot water spraying out...

In a previous post we wrote about the dangers detergent pods used to clean clothes pose to children. As it turns out, children are not the only ones to whom the cleaning product can be dangerous. A Pennsylvania woman recently filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of Tide Pods—manufactured by Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Company. The woman said she was injured by the product when one burst as she tried to separate the pods from...

An American Tree Service employee died on Wednesday while working at a Zelienople cemetery. According to police and the Butler County coroner, the accident happened as a result of malfunctioning equipment. The victim was found next to a bucket truck by nearby coworkers. None of the tree service's employees witnessed the accident but said they saw the victim in the bucket truck before they found him on the ground. The Butler County chief deputy...