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Toddler Towers Recalled After Child Suffers Brain Injury

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of about 10,300 Onasti Toddler Tower Stools. The stools can collapse or tip over while in use, posing serious fall and injury hazards to children. At the time of the recall, the manufacturer—Blissful-Time of…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 17 Apr 2025

Toddler Towers Recalled After Child Suffers Brain Injury

With Over 100 Fatalities in One Year, NHTSA Warns of Back-to-School Bus Safety

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released data that shows 104 people died in school-transportation-related crashes in 2022. There were also 12,500 injuries that year, with 6,000 school bus passengers injured. With back-to-school season in full swing, the NHTSA is

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 25 Sep 2024

With Over 100 Fatalities in One Year, NHTSA Warns of Back-to-School Bus Safety

Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation of Uber Sexual Assault Lawsuits

Back in May 2023, an Arkansas woman filed a personal injury lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She claimed that she was assaulted, battered, harassed, and/or otherwise attacked by an Uber driver she had been…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 17 Jul 2023

Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation of Uber Sexual Assault Lawsuits

Repeated Head Impacts In Sports Increase Risk of Brain Injury: Study

Between 1.7 and 3 million sports- and recreation-related concussions happen each year, according to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Two in 10 high school athletes who play contact sports—including soccer and lacrosse—will get a concussion in a year. It’s common knowledge that repeated c

By Roopal Luhana

/ 7 Jul 2023

Repeated Head Impacts In Sports Increase Risk of Brain Injury: Study

Parents and Caregivers: Stop Using Momaid Infant Loungers, the CPSC Warns

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently warned consumers to stop using Momaid Infant Loungers because they present a suffocation risk and fall hazard to infants. The manufacturer—Zhejian Juster Trading LLC, of China—is not cooperating with the CPSC on this matter and has not…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 1 Jul 2023

Parents and Caregivers: Stop Using Momaid Infant Loungers, the CPSC Warns

Illinois Attorney General Releases Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sexual Abuse

After several years of investigation into the Catholic church in six dioceses across Illinois, the office of Attorney General Kwame Raul recently issued a press release detailing its findings concerning child sex abuse by Catholic clergy. This investigation began in 2018 after a Pennsylvania grand…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 21 Jun 2023

Illinois Attorney General Releases Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sexual Abuse

Nevada Parents Sue Baby Food Manufacturers, Alleging Heavy Metal Toxins Caused Autism

A group of parents recently joined together to file a baby food heavy metals contamination lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Los Vegas. They name as defendants baby food manufacturers Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, Inc.; Gerber Baby Products Company; Plum PBC…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 30 Mar 2023

Nevada Parents Sue Baby Food Manufacturers, Alleging Heavy Metal Toxins Caused Autism

Research Exposes ‘Underhanded’ and ‘Predatory” Tactics Used by Baby Formula Manufacturers

Scientific journal The Lancet recently published a series of three new studies highlighting the strategies baby formula manufacturers use to sell cow’s milk-based formula to parents. In its executive summary, The Lancet editors describe these tactics as underhanded and “designed to prey on parents’

By Roopal Luhana

/ 21 Feb 2023

Research Exposes ‘Underhanded’ and ‘Predatory” Tactics Used by Baby Formula Manufacturers

Congress Urges FDA to Move More Quickly to Limit Heavy Metals in Baby Foods

In a letter dated January 27, 2023, four members of Congress urged the FDA to take more action when it comes to making baby food safe. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) acknowledged that the FDA recently issued…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 6 Feb 2023

Congress Urges FDA to Move More Quickly to Limit Heavy Metals in Baby Foods

FDA Takes Action on Toxins in Baby Foods with New Recommended Lead Limits

About two years ago, the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report indicating “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods. Later, on September 29, 2021, they released an update on that report, revealing new evidence that…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 26 Jan 2023

FDA Takes Action on Toxins in Baby Foods with New Recommended Lead Limits

Babies Still Dying in Rocking Sleepers—CPSC Warns Parents to Stop Using Them

Millions of Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleepers and nearly 700,000 Kids II Rocking Sleepers were recalled in April 2019. Yet even after those recalls, some babies reportedly died when sleeping in these products. On January 9, 2023, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 12 Jan 2023

Babies Still Dying in Rocking Sleepers—CPSC Warns Parents to Stop Using Them

The FDA Warns Parents Not to Use Infant Head-Shaping Pillows Because of Suffocation Hazards

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned parents and caregivers not to use infant head-shaping pillows to prevent or treat any medical condition. The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants and may contribute to the risk of suffocation and death.…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 11 Nov 2022

The FDA Warns Parents Not to Use Infant Head-Shaping Pillows Because of Suffocation Hazards