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A Pennsylvania woman is blind in one eye after experiencing a mishap involving a dog collar that she bought on Amazon. Her injury brings up issues about product liability when it comes to goods bought through Amazon Marketplace. As of now, it is difficult to hold Amazon liable for goods that third parties sell through its Marketplace. While it seems

The impact of the controversial practice known as fracking on the health of those in the surrounding area has yet to be fully established. Intuitively, using pressurized liquid to blast through rock to drill oil and gas wells seems like it would have to have some long-term effects.  However, the practice is new and any health threats have yet to

Recently, residents of an apartment building in Yonkers, NY received a scare when their building was affected by high levels of carbon monoxide. The apartment was evacuated and emergency crews were called. The first responders ventilated the apartment until the carbon monoxide level dropped to zero. Nonbody in the affected apartment was injured by the carbon monoxide fumes, but people

As the New Year unfolds, there have been several major product recalls that have been issued since the start of 2020 that have affected products that have been widely sold. Although the number of product recalls have been down in the Trump Administration due to a less active CPSC and FDA, there have still been several significant recalls recently. Here

Many women in the United States use hair dyes or straighteners on a regular basis. However, the results of a new study show that these women may be at risk of developing breast cancer with regular use of these products. This risk is even more pronounced in African-American women who used chemical hair straighteners. This is the first study of

A Buffalo Wild Wings manager died when he was sickened by a toxic mix of chemicals in the restaurant. Two everyday chemicals combined to emit toxic fumes that killed the employee and sickened 12 others in the store. The manager was cleaning the floor at the time of the incident. The employee was using a bleach-based solution to clean the

Flight attendants and other airline workers are exposed to numerous hazards while on the job. Between unruly passengers and other dangers of flying, flight attendants are exposed to quite a bit at work. One would certainly not expect that the uniform that is provided would be a job hazard. Yet that is precisely what is being reported; namely that the

While many in the media vilify class action lawsuits without much inkling of what they actually do, these lawsuits have the power to change lives and history. These mass legal actions are not only a way to effect change in society, but they also hold corporations and even governments to account. Some of the most impactful legal decisions in history

When you purchase a toy for your child, the last thing that you want is for that toy to injure your child. In some extreme circumstances, the toy can kill your child. Toy manufacturers have an obligation to sell you a safe product and can be held legally responsible if they have put a dangerous product on the market. Toys

Burger King’s Impossible Whopper has been the talk of the country as it has been at the vanguard of the plant-based revolution. The restaurant chain has credited the Impossible Whopper with increasing its sales overall and bringing customers into the store who ordinarily would not have visited a fast food restaurant.  Now, Burger King is facing a lawsuit over the

Product liability law in the United States is being upended as the traditional model of retail sales shifts in favor of a model in which companies like Amazon act as a market for sales of third party products. In these cases, Amazon claims that it is doing nothing other than simply offering a forum for these other vendors to connect

Earlier this year, Fisher Price’s inclined sleeper was recalled from the market in the wake of reports of numerous deaths resulting from the use of the defective product. The Rock n Play was recalled in June. At the time of its recall, it was blamed for over 30 deaths. Subsequently, several other brands were recalled as well. Now, the Consumer

The outbreak of vaping related illness has reached the entire country with cases reported in all states. Over 1,600 people have suffered lung injuries from this illness. There have been 34 fatalities reported from this mystery illness. The CDC is beginning to make progress in figuring out the cause of this severe lung ailment. In the meantime, the manufacturers of

The CBD industry is relatively new and many of the health effects of CBD products are yet unknown. The companies that sell these products face a coming wave of lawsuits from people who have purchased CBD products. Some of these lawsuits have alleged mislabeling the amount of active ingredients in the CDB, and others have filed lawsuits against CBD makers

Frozen raspberries and berry mixes that were sold at discount grocer Aldi and Raley’s Family of Fine Stores have been recalled. Government testing has shown that these berries were possibly contaminated with the hepatitis A virus. Customers who have purchased these berries should not eat them under any circumstances. Instead, they should either throw the berries out or return them

Parents are always concerned about the food that their toddlers are fed and the effect that it has on their bodies. Many parents try to ensure that they are not consuming any substances that cause them short or long-term damage. One of the main concerns is that baby food can have a negative effect on the baby’s brain development. If

When renovating their kitchens, many people like the look and feel of stone for their kitchen countertops. However, when made out of pure stone, kitchen countertops can get expensive, placing this beyond the budget of many. In order to save money and still get the countertops that they want, customers order artificial stone counters. While artificial stone sounds like a

Recently, the tide has begun to turn against e-cigarettes. Not only have users suffered severe injuries from the vape pens exploding, but now there are reports of severe illness and even deaths that have possibly resulted from vaping. By mid-August, the CDC had nearly 100 reports of severe lung illnesses that have been alleged to have resulted from e-cigarettes. This

Stories have begun to emerge about mystery lung illnesses that have affected teenage vapers. There have now been a series of deaths reported as well as hundreds of illnesses. Some of the individual stories have begun to make their way into the media as more attention has been focused on the issue of vaping. The public is now beginning to

Although some e-cigarette manufacturers have voluntarily offered to stop selling flavored nicotine, teenage vaping remains a major problem in this country. Self-enforced measures taken by these sellers have not been enough to stem the epidemic that is jeopardizing the health of teenagers. At the same time, regulatory efforts to arrest the tide of rising e-cigarette usage among teens have been