Defective & Dangerous Products

• Window Blinds Are Finally Recalled; Strangulation Risk is Cited

  Angel Reyes | October 29, 2009 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  In an update to a recent blog posting I did about window blinds and how deadly they can be for children. This week nearly one-million roller blinds and Roman shades were recalled. The blinds and...

• Beware the Window Shades and Blinds

  Angel Reyes | August 31, 2009 3:57 PM | 1 CommentNorth Dallas, TX

  Every month a child is strangled by the cords on window blinds. Often times, this leads to a tragic, avoidable death. In Garland, Texas, the Yearout family has made a crusade out of their near...

• Resellers of Dangerous and Defective Products Targeted

  Angel Reyes | August 22, 2009 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A new federal law targets toys and other products for children. The law enforces a new provision that makes it a crime to resell anything that's been recalled by its manufacturer. Inez Tenenbaum,...

• Family of Kansas City Man Awarded $4.5 Million in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | August 18, 2009 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Back in June, a jury ruled that three companies were responsible for the manufacturing and distribution of asbestos-laden ceiling tiles and awarded the wife and adult children of a Kansas City man...

• Craft Kits Recalled Due to Excessive Lead

  Chrissie Cole | March 18, 2009 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  FloraCraft Corp., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of 930,000 Solar System Kits and DNA Kits, because the kit wires contain...

• Wall Furnaces Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard

  Jenny Albano | February 24, 2008 6:32 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Rinnai America Corp., in conjunction of the CPSC, is recalling about 52,000 Direct-Vent Wall Furnaces, Models RHFE 431 and RHFE 556 due to carbon monoxide hazard. A gasket in the unit can fail which can cause carbon monoxide to leak from the furnace and into the home.So far Rinnai has received 11 reports of carbon monoxide leaking, but there have not been any injuries or illnesses reported.The...