Big Lots, working in connection with the CPSC, has issued a voluntary recall of garden swings because the seat can break while in use, posing a fall hazard.
To this date, the company has...
Risk = Fun?
As a child safety lawyer I have come to realize that an inevitable paradox of childhood is that the riskier an activity, the more children are drawn to it. This phenomenon is best...
Tractor trailers are a major factor in highway safety. There are about 11 million of them that travel on our highways, logging an impressive 288 BILLION miles a year. And with such a large number...
The Safety Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to injury prevention and product safety. As part of its mission, the TSI Survivor's Network offers support to survivors and family...
I get a few calls a week from individuals and businesses with contract disputes, so I often lose sight of the fact that the law of contracts is not walking around knowledge. For quick reference...
Children’s hospitals throughout Ohio have committed to eliminating medical errors by next year, according to U.S. News writer Steve Sternberg.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in...
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine showed that most parents ignore casr seat safety guidelines; just 3 percent of children between ages 1 and 3 who were...
“According to a new survey commissioned by Ford, most Americans say they consider themselves to be careful drivers but admit they would welcome some extra electronic help when they’re...
About 25 percent of all hospitalized patients will be harmed by a medical error, Johns Hopkins Hospital surgeon Marty Makary shared last weekend in the Wall Street Journal.
His article,...
Consumers beware: When the temperature dips low, and it is time to clear the dust from your snowblower and service flat tires, the tire rims could act like a grenade.
In 2006, MTD Product...