Product Recalls

by Brayton Purcell LLP May 2, 2014 Product Recalls Toyota announced it was recalling nearly 1.8 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a spate of problems as part of a worldwide recall of 6.4 million cars and trucks. Large U.S. recalls by Toyota and General Motors have set the auto industry on a record pace for 2014. Since January automakers have recalled about 9 million vehicles in the U.S. If that pace continues, the nation would break the record of 30.8 million recalled vehicles set in 2004. In that past recalls tapered off when the bad publicity subsided. With […]

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 30, 2014 | Product Recalls | A large portion of the products that Americans buy every year is comprised of home goods. Interior and exterior design are important to homeowners, and they take pride in the products they buy and they way they make their homes look and feel. [...]

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 28, 2014 | Product Recalls | While not as official as an Army or Navy uniform, many blue collar workers of different trades require special clothing and shoes to perform the duties of their jobs. Hardhats and steel-toed boots are just two of the staples that every construction worker [...]

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 25, 2014 | Product Recalls | Bedz King Bunk Beds with Side Ladder pose an entrapment hazard to children due to a protruding cornerpost on the bunk. The post exceeds the 5mm industry standard. About 2,900 of the bunk beds were sold between 2001-13 by BunkBedKing.com for $350-$750. No [...]

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 23, 2014 | Product Recalls | There have been nine reports worldwide of children getting entangled in the bed canopies, including one in the U.S. involving a 7-month-old girl who pulled the canopy’s fabric into her crib and wrapped it around her neck several times. The canopy’s fabric may [...]

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 9, 2014 | Product Recalls | Solar panels are just one high-tech improvement that many homeowners have become comfortable using in the 21st century. With energy-efficient appliances and home heating systems becoming standard in new homes, it is no wonder that solar panels’ popularity has increased so much over [...]

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 7, 2014 | Product Recalls | Children’s toys are becoming more and more high-tech each year. What keeps a child’s attention one day might fade into their memory the next. That is why toymakers are determined to release up-and-coming products to retail store shelves in a timely and profitable [...]

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 4, 2014 | Product Recalls | Many different trades require work lights. Whether you are an auto mechanic under the hood of a car or a construction worker building a windowless room, work lights are necessary tools for any trade. With the introduction of LED technology, many workers are [...]

by Brayton Purcell LLPMar 18, 2014Product RecallsIn one of the biggest such recalls ever, Graco has agreed to recall 3.7 million child car seats manufactured in recent years even as it officially contests a government request to recall nearly 1.8 million more over a buckling issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Tuesday [...]