Posts tagged fire

• Apple iPod Potential Fire Hazard

  Greg Webb | October 26, 2009 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is investigating many reports of the Apple iPod overheating, and in some cases, catching on fire. In its own investigation, a news organization in...

• Jury Slams Lasko for Child's Death in Faulty Fan Case

  Greg Webb | October 25, 2009 7:57 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Philadelphia Daily News reported on October 15 that Lasko Products, Inc., a fan manufacturer based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was smacked with a $13.5 million verdict on Wednesday, October...

• Older Jeep Grand Cherokees May Be Fire Prone

  Greg Webb | October 18, 2009 10:34 PM | 2 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Center for Auto Safety has sent a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, calling for the recall of over three million Jeep Grand Cherokees, claiming that the vehicles...

• Ford Recalls Another 4.5 Million Automobiles for Fire Hazard - 16 MILLION TOTAL

  Greg Webb | October 13, 2009 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ford Motor Company (Ford), in the continuing saga of the defective cruise control deactivation switches on its, issued the single largest recall in the history of the United States Tuesday, October...

• Fire on Ice – More Maytag Fridges Recalled

  Greg Webb | September 01, 2009 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Due to an electrical failure, Maytag has expanded its initial March recall of 1.6 million refrigerators to an additional 42,000, now including refrigerators under the Maytag, Magic Chef and...

• "Wii-mote" Charging Stations Recalled For Potential Fire Hazard

  Greg Webb | August 20, 2009 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Griffin International Cos. has recalled about 220,000 “Wii-mote” charging stations after the product hurt consumers hands...

• Maytag Recalls Refrigerators That May be Serious Fire Hazard

  Greg Webb | March 11, 2009 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Maytag is issuing a recall this week for approximately 1.6 million refrigerators sold from January 2001 thorugh January 2004 at department, applicance, home builder stores. Affected models include...