Buffalo residents who have purchased a step stool from Target Stores – either in store or from their website – should be aware that the store has issued two recalls of step stools in the last two month dues to concerns about their collapsing, potentially leading to serious injury. On August 4, 2011, Target recalled [...]
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The Chapter 11 bankruptcy of automakers GM and Chrysler resulted in sales of many of their assets to the U.S. Government and Fiat, respectively, approximately two years ago. Their bankruptcy, however, is still having an impact on Buffalo residents pursuing a personal injury lawsuit against either of these manufacturers. Usually, an individual who has been [...]
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Buffalo parents concerned about the possibility of a toddler suffering a personal injury from an improperly designed crib of bed can rest a little easier. This month, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the unanimous approval of a new set of standards designed to make toddler beds safer. These new standards are mandatory for toddler beds sold [...]
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Many Buffalo personal injury lawsuits are the result of consumers using unsafe products. In an effort to provide consumers with information before a personal injury occurs, on March 11, 2011 the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched a new, congressionally mandated product safety database at SaferProducts.gov. Consumers may use this new website to [...]
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Buffalo parents should be aware that Fisher-Price recently recalled more than 10 million products sold in the United States because they pose a potential hazard to children. This recall involves a variety of different products. Fourteen models of the Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes tricycles are being recalled because a plastic ignition key that sticks [...]
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Because there are several Family Dollar Stores in the Buffalo region, Buffalo parents should be aware that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Family Dollar Stores are recalling 1.8 million toy dart gun sets sold exclusively through Family Dollar. This decision was made following the asphyxiation deaths of a 9 year old boy in [...]
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Many of our children in the Buffalo area are excited to see the Buffalo Sabres back in the playoffs. If you have purchased a hockey stick for your children, however, please be aware that several sticks have recently been recalled due to the potential for injury. On April 1, 2010 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety [...]
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In Buffalo, and most other jurisdictions throughout the country, manufacturers are required to include proper warnings on labels on products or product packaging if that product presents a danger that is known to the manufacturer. As a result, failure to properly label a product may be helpful if you are seeking compensation in a product [...]
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Most people in Buffalo are old enough to remember Love Canal, where hazardous waste buried in the ground leaked into the environment, causing cancer, birth defects and other injuries among the local population. Love Canal is an example of a toxic tort. Toxic tort lawsuits involve injuries caused by chemicals or materials that are linked [...]
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A person injured by a defective product may bring a lawsuit to recover damages for that injury. So, for example, if a person living in the City of Buffalo is badly hurt when using a poorly made piece of lawn equipment, he or she may bring a lawsuit in Erie County Court. Defective product lawsuits [...]
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