It’s not only Takata that is paying out millions of dollars because of its defective airbags. Automakers, too, are shelling out the cash. According to recent media reports, four automakers recently reached an agreement to compensate owners of nearly 16 million vehicles for money they…
“Kids in Danger (KID)” is a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect children by improving product safety. It was founded in 1998 by the parents of a young boy who was killed when a portable crib collapsed around his neck. The parents later discovered…
Honda Motor Company has revealed that another driver has been injured by an exploding Takata airbag. According to Reuters, the individual was driving a 2002 Honda Accord on March 3, 2017, when she got into an accident. The Takata airbag did not deploy properly, but…
Reuters recently announced that shares in Takata Corp. were suspended on April 27, 2017. The struggling company, which has recalled a record number of vehicles worldwide because of airbag ruptures, is considering filing for bankruptcy protection. The news comes shortly after the announcement that fo
Back in August 2014, General Motors (GM) set up a compensation fund for those injured by its faulty ignition switches. Individuals who were driving a GM vehicle when the ignition switch turned off and who suffered injuries, as a result, were eligible to receive payouts…
A study by the American Automobile Association (AAA) Foundation for Traffic & Safety revealed that the effects of distracted driving may last beyond the actual moment of distraction, affecting drivers for up to 27 seconds more. The study was published in 2013, but it’s worth…
E-cigarette manufacturers often advertise their products as being safer than traditional cigarettes because they don’t include tobacco or any of the related cancer-causing chemicals. But several recent studies are now calling that claim into question, as the nicotine solutions used in these devices
Back in 2010, a Massachusetts jury awarded a man $1.5 million in damages after he injured his hand on a Ryobi table saw that lacked flesh-sensing technology that would have prevented the injury. Such technology was introduced back in 2000, but most major table saw…
April is distracted driving month, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). Various organizations will spend the month reminding drivers to put their cell phones and other gadgets away when behind the wheel to help reduce the risk of motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and deaths.…
In January of this year, Takata agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and to pay $1 billion in criminal penalties for their conduct in the sales of defective air bag inflators. The fallout from this debacle is far from over, however. In February, shortly…
After a record year of Takata air bag recalls in 2016, recalls continue to rise. Several automakers have announced additional recalls, adding to the already millions of inflators that were previously recalled. Honda, the automaker most affected by Takata airbag recalls, recently announced an additio
Duodenoscopes — small, tube-like devices used to diagnose and treat health problems in the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas — have been the subject of investigation lately because of their link to dangerous superbug infections. Last year, the FDA announced that Olympus, the manufacturer responsible…
