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December 3, 2015

Crib Bumpers Responsible for Infant Deaths and Injuries but Still Sold in Stores

Crib bumpers, which have been sold in stores for decades, come in everything from simple, basic designs to patterns that coordinate with entire bedding sets. Unfortunately, these adorable bedding accessories—once thought to safeguard babies—are actually defective products that can be...

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September 25, 2015

Consequences of Tort Reforms: How Minimizing Negligence Penalties for Defective Products Creates Too-Big-to-Care Corporations

There was a time when corporations cared about their products and the effect they had on the general population. It was a time when companies worked hard to prevent the distribution of defective products; when the system failed and a...

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September 21, 2015

Portable Oxygen Tanks Recalled Due to Risk of Ignition

CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN A tractor manufacturer had no duty to warn consumers or retrofit a used tractor when the seat assembly allegedly was hazardous, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. But the 1st District Appellate Court panel also ordered...

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August 5, 2015

FDA Fails to Disclose Severe Side Effects of Levaquin to the Public

Vehicle accidents that involve semi-trucks or other oversized vehicles are often the most catastrophic. Many end in death, and those that do not typically cause severe, long-term health problems. Surprisingly though, most collisions with oversized vehicles are caused by the...

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July 31, 2015

Chrysler Recalls More than 11 Million Defective Vehicles

In the midst of the Takata airbag recalls, which now includes more than 30 million vehicles, Chrysler has announced a recall on more than 11 million defective vehicles; only this one has nothing to do with Takata. In fact, this...

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July 16, 2015

Exhaustive List of Recalled Vehicles Containing Takata Airbags Released

As a Chicago plaintiff's attorney, I am pleased that a federal jury awarded $30,000 to a Chicago police officer who faced repeated religious and ethnic slurs from his superior. The religious and ethnic slurs were directed at the police officer's...

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July 14, 2015

Dodge Challenger Added to Growing List of Takata Airbag Recalls

Dodge Challengers have recently been added to the ever-growing list of Takata airbag recalls. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) says that the Challengers were “inadvertently excluded” from the original recall list submitted to the NHTSA. The FCA also stated it was...

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June 30, 2015

Mazda Recalling Takata Inflators

The Takata recall is not a new subject, but Mazda's new recall is. In addition to recalling the Takata airbags, Mazda announced they are recalling inflators made by Takata. Mazda is taking steps to replace the defective car parts to...

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