Posts in May, 2010

May 31 Senator Proposes Legislation to Ban Drop-Side Cribs

After the recall of more than seven million drop-sides cribs, at least 32 related child deaths, and hundreds of incidents ...

May 25 Unintended Toyota Acceleration Accidents May Have Caused 89 Car Accident Deaths Since 2000

Revising its earlier estimate that 52 traffic fatalities had been linked to Toyota’s unintended accelerationproblems, the National ...

May 20 Target Recalls 350,000 Woven Storage Trunks After Toddler Sustains Traumatic Brain Injury During Strangulation Accident

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target are recalling about 350,000 woven storage trunks after a toddler sustained a ...

May 19 Spork, the Allegedly Vicious Dog, Gets Reprieve

I previously reported about a case in the Lafayette, Colorado Municipal Court in which the owners of a wiener dog named “Spork” ...

May 15 Hyundai Ordered to Pay $1.8 Million Auto Products Liability Verdict for Teenagers Wrongful Death Caused by Poorly Designed Car Seat

A jury has awarded the family of Sarah Goodner a $1.8 million auto products liability verdict for her wrongful death. The ...

May 11 Toyota Waited 11 Months Before Issuing Steering Rod Recall in 2005, Says AP

According to the Associated Press, Toyota waited 11 months after its 2004 recall in Japan of vehicles with defective steering rods ...