Defective & Dangerous Products

• Furniture Tip-Overs Causing Deaths Of Children

  Bob Carroll | September 12, 2006 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Once again the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about the Furniture Tip-Over dangers that are causing the deaths of young children. In the last Tip-Over case I resolved I learned that some manufacturers are still not providing strong warnings or safety devices. Telling a purchaser not to put more than 10 pounds in each drawer of a dresser does not amount to a...

• The Bullet-Proof Vest That Could Not Withstand Heat, Humidity Or Light

  Bob Carroll | September 08, 2006 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Legal Radar has a post about an unusual defect in a critically important product. Apparently, this protective vest would not have fared well in the Florida climate. You might ask the question, how could a manufacturer send this out into the marketplace?Police Officer's Family Awarded $ 3.6 Million for Defective Bullet-Resistant VestA wrongful death suit was filed...against Second Chance Body...

• Important Smoking Reminders For Parents And Victims

  Bob Carroll | September 08, 2006 6:16 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Two important reminders about smoking and tobacco -For those who believe that smoking has caused a disease, condition or death time is running out on your right to file an individual tobacco lawsuit in the State of Florida. You must act immediately. You should contact my firm or any other law firm in the State of Florida handling these claims. For those who are blessed with that most precious...

• Hot Cameras Recalled

  Bob Carroll | September 05, 2006 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Hot photos may be OK, but a hot camera is not a great idea.U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an expanded voluntary recall of certain Olympus cameras.Olympus Expands March Recall of Overheating Infinity Film CamerasName of Product: Various Olympus-Brand 35mm Film CamerasUnits: About 1.2 million (24,000 additional cameras)Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc., of Melville,...

• Tillinghast Study A Mouthpiece Of Big Corporations

  Bob Carroll | September 02, 2006 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Every year a "consulting firm" publishes its calculations of the cost of the civil justice system. And, every year the numbers get wilder and wilder. One day they may exceed the Gross National Product. Attorney Bruce Brothers, from Bend, Oregon and a Bulletin guest columnist, sets the record straight.Courts hold corporations accountableThe Bulletin recently published an In My View article by...

• Defect In Dead Man's Switch

  Bob Carroll | September 01, 2006 5:32 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Dead Man's Switch is designed to assure that a lawn tractor's blades will not rotate without an operator in the seat. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of certain John Deere lawn tractors because of a potential failure of this important safety feature.Deere & Company Recalls Lawn Tractors, Blade Could Operate While Mower UnattendedName of Product: John Deere...

• Believe It Or Not, The Nicotine Dose In Cigarettes Is Being Increased

  Bob Carroll | August 31, 2006 7:01 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  When individual lawsuits are tried before a jury in Florida I hope the judges will allow us to inform the jury of evidence that the tobacco industry has continued to increase the nicotine dosage in cigarettes, at least from 1998 through 2004. While smokers have been trying to quit, big tobacco has been spiking its products to make quitting more difficult.US Cigarettes Have 10% More Nicotine...

• A Smoking Spouse Can Kill You

  Bob Carroll | August 26, 2006 6:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The British Medical Journal reports on a study which concludes there is a link between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and increased mortality among never-smoking Chinese women. And, that passive smoking is associated with "moderately increased" rates of all-cause, cardiovascular, and lung cancer mortality. The bottom line: secondhand smoke can kill you even if you don't live in...

• Grocery Carts And Kids Not A Safe Combination

  Bob Carroll | August 26, 2006 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Shopping carts are great for groceries but not so hot for children. Parents.com reports on the injuries sustained by kids in carts and on the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics to avoid using the shopping cart as a kid-transporter. I'm not a researcher, but each year parents sit in my office and tell me how their children were injured because of cart use. Shopping Carts Not...

• Portable Generators Can Kill If Used Inside

  Bob Carroll | August 25, 2006 7:27 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  With a few months of the hurricane season remaining it is important to remember the hazards associated with the use of portable generators. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has started the rulemaking process to require manufacturers of the generators to place a warning label on them. The label is intended to prevent the use of the generators inside a home or garage where carbon monoxide...