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Toddler death prompts recall of IKEA lamp

Posted on: December 1, 2013. Category: Product Liability

In many instances the product recalls we write about in this blog are the result of injuries that might be incurred while using the recalled product. It is likely that some of those recalls have prevented consumer injuries. Sadly, there are times when a recall occurs only after a defective product has hurt a user. In the worst cases these injuries could result in death. This is the case in a recent lamp recall. The use of the lamp resulted in the death of a...

Defective base for car seat recalled

Posted on: November 1, 2013. Category: Product Liability

Recognizing that car accidents occur on roads throughout the nation, carmakers, regulators and individuals do what they can to make sure each excursion taken in a motor vehicle is as safe as possible. Where infants and children are concerned, this involves the use of car seats. When car seats work properly they undoubtedly have an impact on the severity of injuries children suffer in a motor vehicle accident. When they do not work correctly however, they could...

Injuries from accidents inflict more than just physical harm

Posted on: November 1, 2013. Category: Personal Injury

Each day residents of the Pittsburgh area, who are minding their own business and not bothering anyone, are injured. In many of these instances these injuries are the fault of someone else's negligent actions. While at times the injuries are minor, on other occasions, Allegheny County residents are seriously hurt. In these situations the injuries inflicted can be life changing. Serious injuries may be inflicted a variety of ways including, but not limited...

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