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NHTSA Seeks To Recall 52 Million Airbag Inflators Over Rupture Risk

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking to recall 52 million airbag inflators due to a risk of rupturing that could result in injury or death. In the United States, the inflators have already killed one person and injured seven others, the agency revealed. However, an airbag inflator recall...

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Nearly 85,000 Highchairs Recalled After Reports of Dozens of Falls

Almost 85,000 highchairs have been recalled after two dozen reports of children falling from the chairs surfaced, raising alarm bells for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair Elite Highchairs sold in the U.S., while another 2,850...

Paraquat Lawsuit Updates: What You Should Know About the Upcoming Trial

After some scientific research linked exposure to paraquat, a chemical compound used as an herbicide since the 1950s, to an elevated risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, multiple lawsuits have been filed alleging harm to individuals. One class action lawsuit already has thousands of plaintiffs, and there have been a number...

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Ford Recall Expands Over Engine Fire Risk

Ford Motor Company has expanded a recall for a number of Ford and Lincoln vehicles over engine fire risk. The company has already received 23 reports worldwide of fire or smoke coming from the engine, and the new Ford recall expands the warning to cover more than 125,000 SUVs and...

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Eye Drops Recalled Due to Bacterial Infection Outbreak

Several types of eye drops have been recalled due to a serious drug-resistant bacteria outbreak – one that has led to both permanent loss of vision and even a number of deaths. The recalled eye drops causing infection and blindness have resulted in three deaths already, and although the impacted...

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Takata Airbag Deaths Continue to Rise

The number of defective Takata airbag deaths was in the double digits as of the end of 2022. Several years after the first recalls of defective Takata airbags began, by the end of 2022, many of these dangerous airbags remain in vehicles across the United States. The number of Takata...

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Millions of Takata Airbags Still Need to Be Replaced

Millions of defective Takata airbags have still not been replaced following a massive recall alert. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) previously called the Takata airbags recall “the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. history.” And unfortunately, even years after the first recalls of these defective products...

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More Products with Benzene Contamination Recalled

Some new recalls have been announced for products with benzene contamination including sunscreen. After several aerosol spray haircare products were recalled in 2021 because they may contain benzene – and following Johnson & Johnson’s decision to recall a number of aerosol sunscreen products that same year for the same reason...

Morphe Color Additives Class Action Stalls Following Bankruptcy Filing

The future of any potential legal action against Morphe is now uncertain. A proposed class action involving makeup company Morphe LLC has stalled after parent company Forma Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 12, 2023. That makes the future of the potential Morphe class action uncertain for concerned...

Each year, bystanders and people all over the world wait anxiously to see the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. While these balloons usually float along effortlessly, they have been known to cause disruptions in the parade from time to time. Beginning in 1924, the Thanksgiving Day Parade was originally known...