The death of a seven-month-old Colorado girl has caused the Consumer Product Safety Commission to reissue a 2008 recall of almost one million drop-side cribs manufactured by Delta Enterprise Corp., according to a news report. The Delta drop-side cribs were sold at major retailers, including Target and Kmart, between January of 1995 and December of…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that vaccine manufacturers are shielded against certain types of personal injury lawsuits due to a 1986 law that established a no-fault compensation system for injuries linked to childhood vaccines. The case of Brueswitz v. Wyeth LLC involved a Pennsylvania family that sued drug manufacturer Wyeth, alleging that their daughter…
A 58-year-old woman being treated for cancer at Newport Beach’s Hoag Hospital may lose her breasts because of a flaw in a new Xoft Inc. radiation system at the hospital, according to a news report. The unidentified woman was undergoing treatment to her left breast when a shield used with the system shed tiny tungsten…
Owners of model year 2009 and 2010 Honda Fit subcompacts are being urged to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer to replace parts in the engine that can break and cause damage, noise or stalling, according to the automaker. More than 97,000 Honda Fit cars are involved in the product recall, which involves a…
The Canadian manufacturer of child safety car seats sold under a variety of brand names has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 800,000 car seats due to a faulty button for releasing and locking the harness. Dorel manufactured the car seats under the brand names Safety 1st, Cosco, Quinny, Maxi-Cosi brands, Disney and Eddie Bauer. …
The driver of a silver Mazda Miata narrowly escaped serious harm when his car caught fire while he was driving on the westbound 91 freeway, according to a news report. Another motorist, Chuck Terry, alerted the driver, Gilbert Xiong of Lake Elsinore, that his car had caught fire. Terry said he noticed flames coming from…
