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After 5 Deaths, Feds Move to Stop Sale of Infant Recliner

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Product Liability

The Consumer Product Safety Commission took action on Wednesday against the sale of Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill infant recliners after 5 infants have died from a defect in the products. The CPSC filed an administrative complaint against the company after talks to bring about a voluntary recall broke down. The CPSC's action seeks a court order requiring the company to notify the public about the defect and offer a full refund. Baby Matters, LLC did recall...

Mother won’t be charged in fatal Pittsburgh Zoo accident

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Premises Liability

Last month, we wrote about the accident at the Pittsburgh Zoo in which a 2-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries after falling into the African painted dog exhibit. In the days and weeks after the fatal accident, police and court personnel, state and federal agency officials and the public at large began to point fingers, trying to determine just who was at blame for the boy's tragic death. And although it does not yet appear that an answer has been reached,...

School Bus Crash Could Be Distracted Driving Issue

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

The driver of a North Philadelphia school bus may have been talking on his cell phone when the bus crashed into a house, injuring four children onboard. Eyewitnesses report seeing the driver talking on his cell phone as the bus sideswiped several cars, crashed through a metal gate, and collided with the house. The four injured children, aged 9-12, were listed as stable and were expected to be released from St. Christopher's Hospital the same day. When the...

Study: Inflatable bounce house injuries are on the rise

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Premises Liability

A recent study has reportedly found that the number of injuries suffered by children as a result of playing on inflatable bounce houses and similar structures is 15 times higher in 2010 than it was in 1995. The reason for the increase in child injury is simple: more children are playing on bounce houses today than they did in previous years. That does not mean, however, that there is nothing that can be done to reverse the trend. The study was completed using...

Toyota Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $1 Billion

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Product Liability

After lengthy negotiations, Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a class-action lawsuit with Toyota owners in the wake of safety issues between September 2009 and December 2010. The settlement, valued at over $1 billion, will be distributed in part via a $250 million pool for customers who have sold or turned in leased vehicles in the affected years. The lawsuit claimed that the resale value of Toyota vehicles dropped steeply after several recalls related to accelerator...

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