Defective Products

Product recalls that affect people throughout the country including Pennsylvania are regularly issued due to a variety of issues. In some cases the design of the product is defective. Other times the design is fine but the product becomes defective...

Everyday parents, grandparents and other individuals throughout the state of Pennsylvania purchase toys for the children in their lives. When selecting which toy to buy the purchaser considers a variety of factors including the age of the child and what...

When most people purchase food in the store it is assumed that it is safe and will not make them sick. Presumably that is what consumers in Pennsylvania and throughout the country were thinking when they purchased cantaloupe from local...

Drywall is a popular building material used throughout the nation including for constructing interior walls. Several years ago it came to light that drywall from China used in thousands of homes was not up to the expected standard. In addition...

Bunk beds are commonly associated with children as they are a great space saving solution when children share a small room. For most people who purchase this type of bed, the biggest concern is making sure the person on the...

No one expects to be injured when using a product purchased in a store. Nonetheless, Pennsylvania residents are all too often injured by defective products. In a post last week we discussed the recall of exercise cords by retailer Target...

When the phrase "defective product" jumps to mind, Pittsburgh residents probably think of manufactured items that can malfunction and cause physical wounds. But the fact is there are many types of defective products - including one that may be lurking...

Pittsburgh consumers who bought exercise resistance cords from Target because they were looking for a quick and inexpensive way to improve their fitness should beware - there have been reports of the cords malfunctioning and, for some users, causing grave...

Defective products are bought, sold and used in states throughout the country including Pennsylvania on a regular basis. A neck massager has been blamed in the December 2010 death of a 37-year-old radiologist. Her husband reportedly has a product liability...

Many residents of Pennsylvania may assume the more they pay for a vehicle, the safer the occupants will be. The reality however is the price of a consumer product is not necessarily indicative of the product's safety. This is illustrated...

Most people would probably agree that it is important to supervise children when they are playing. However, one usually assumes that when children are playing with a toy specifically designed for someone of their age, it will not break. When...

A settlement of $425,000 has provisionally been approved unanimously by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in a case against Perfect Fitness. The product defect case pertains to a defect in the initial version of the exercise device, known as...