We’ve posted about the dangers of e-cigarettes, but now we have video verification.  This video shows an e-cigarette exploding in the purse of a woman in New Jersey.  “Terrifying, scary. It sounded like a gunshot. It sounded like a bomb went off.” Anything with lithium batteries, including cell phones, risk exploding.  Try to avoid using…

Former University of California football player, Neville Hawkins, filed a lawsuit this week against the NCAA and Pac-12 Conference for repercussions of concussions he received while playing college football in 1970 and 1971.  According to the lawsuit, the NCAA, Conference and the University knew about the dangers of concussions, and that football hits caused such…

Being patriotic isn’t just the right thing to do.  Sometimes, it pays too.  A former executive at the agriculture company, Monsanto, is being paid $22.5 million for serving as a “whistleblower” to the government by alerting it to securities fraud.  The former executive, whose name is not being released, alerted the SEC to Monsanto’s misstatements…

If you vape, please read! This new trend, has a vicious side effect.  The e-cigarettes have exploding batteries, and explosions are not rare.  According to the Arizona Republic,  “officials at the Arizona Burn Center say such accidents occur regularly, with a dozen patients reporting burns from e-cigarette fires or explosions over the past three months.”  The injuries that occur…

As the saying goes, “failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”  Proving this to be true, a study by health economists at Harvard, M.I.T., Columbia, and the University of Chicago showed that recent improvement in heart attack survival rates is due not only to breakthroughs in technology, but also to patients selecting better hospitals.  As…

A former Stanford football player has initiated a class action lawsuit against the Northern California University, as well as the NCAA and the Pacific-12 Conference, for head injuries he and other athletes suffered while at the university.  David Burns (Stanford Class of ’76) alleges in the suit that private universities, conferences and the NCAA knew or…

Monday was a bad day to be near train tracks across the country. Three separate incidents occurred throughout the day, leaving six people dead in three cities. Crashes occurred in Salem, Oregon, Poteau, Oklahoma, and Cheraw, South Carolina, which is outside of Columbia. Amtrak operated the trains in Oregon and South Carolina, where the men…

The family of Anton Yelchin has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, claiming the actor’s death resulted from a defect in the Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Yelchin, who starred in multiple Star Trek films, died on June 19 after his Grand Cherokee rolled backwards and pinned him between a brick pillar and a…

Uber, the ride sharing app which took the nation by storm, was recently reprimanded by a New York judge for its litigation tactics as part of a class action anti-trust case.  The claim alleges that the Uber CEO engaged in price-fixing with its drivers.  During the case, Uber hired a private investigator, Ergo, to conduct an…

The clear surface coating on the bracelets and necklaces contain lead in excess of the allowable limits. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues. Source: Things Remembered Recalls Children’s Jewelry Due to Violation of Lead Standard

If your kid has one of these bottles, get the lead out, snatch it from her hands, and get your money back! The lead solder exterior base of the bottles contains high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause terrible health issues. Source: GSI Outdoors Recalls Children’s Water Bottles Due…

These baby monitors may not be quite as explosive as the lithium ion batteries in e-cigarettes that are going off like bombs all around the world — but you still don’t want anything catching fire in the house with baby. The video monitor’s batteries can overheat, swell and expand and cause the battery cover to…

In the first place, why do you have a sniper cross-bow?  In the second place, get it replaced before it smashes you in the face. Tabs on the hooks attaching the rope cocking device to the crossbow string can break and cause the rope to recoil. Source: Crosman Recalls Crossbow Rope Cocking Devices Due to…

Looks like the Cannondale Bad Boy bicycle should just be called the Cannondale Bad bicycle.  The fork axle on Cannondale Bad Boy and Bad Girl commuter bicycles can crack. Source: Cycling Sports Group Recalls Commuter Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

Medical providers, which cause the third-most deaths in the United States (behind only heart disease and cancer), and the insurance companies hard work have struck yet another blow to patients.  A California jury awarded $1.75 million to the family of a 44 year-old woman who died as a result of medical malpractice at UCLA.  The…

A Federal Judge in Philadelphia is allowing a case against Bayer, regarding its marketing of the birth control device Essure, to proceed.  The drug giant asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, which was brought by five women.  The court, however, ruled that two of the womens’ claims – that Bayer used misleading advertising and…

A Billings, Montana school district has settled a lawsuit stemming from the fall, and subsequent skull injury, of a seven year-old student.  The student, a second grader at Broadwater Elementary School, fell several feet into a window well.  The fall rendered her unconscious.  According to the lawsuit, filed by the girl’s mother, the school neither…

215 injuries so far — that we know of.  Get this repaired before you put baby in this stroller again.  The front wheel can become loose and detach, posing crash and fall hazards. Source: Pacific Cycle Recalls Swivel Wheel Jogging Strollers Due to Crash and Fall Hazards

  The high-profile death of Anton Yelchin following the rollaway of his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee illuminates significant problems with the defect – first investigated by NHTSA in August 2015, and the recall remedy – a software patch to prevent rollaway in some circumstances and warning chimes: FCA’s (Fiat Chrysler America) recall blames drivers: “The…

Being in a crash is traumatic, and seeking the support of friends and loved ones is completely normal. After you have surveyed the damage, treated your injuries and returned home, your first instinct may be to post about your experiences on social media. This is where people can get in trouble. Sharing too much information…

A college woman is suing rapper A$AP Ferg and the Coachella Music and Arts Festival because of injuries she suffered while watching A$AP Ferg perform at the 2014 festival.  The plaintiff, Libby Frankel, says in the suit that her head and neck were injured when A$AP Ferg leaped off the stage and landed on top…

The family of a six-year old Massachusetts girl is suing Panera after the restaurant’s employees caused the girl to become extremely ill by putting peanut butter on her grilled cheese sandwich.  The girl has a severe peanut allergies, and her family twice made the restaurant aware of such when ordering the grilled cheese sandwich.  The restaurant…

New York state lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the statute of limitations on medical malpractice cases, giving patients more time to file a medical malpractice suit.  Currently, New York law states that victims of medical malpractice must file a lawsuit within 2 ½ years of the malpractice occurring.  However, the bill would…

Kashi Company announced this week that it is voluntarily recalling a variety of granola bars in the United States.  The recall is due to sunflower seeds in the bars that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  Read more about the product recall here.

Eight more automakers have announced that they are recalling vehicles with defective Takata air bags.  This round of recalls, following Takata’s announcement earlier this month that up to 40 million air bags will be declared defective by 2019, accounts for over 12 million air bags.  Today’s recalls include Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Mitsubishi, and…