Vowing to get to the bottom of what caused the deadly September gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA that killed eight and leveled 38 homes, federal and state regulators have been searching for a…
There is no “safe” level of lead exposure for children, and yet it continues to show up in many children’s products: toys, stuffed animals, jewelry, trinkets. The CPSC, along with…
Many ski resorts are announcing increased safety inspections and maintenance following a ski lift accident at the Sugarloaf resort in Maine. Eight people were taken to the hospital after a…
Imagine you are driving and your vehicle’s brakes malfunction. Maybe you are at home and a kitchen appliance catches fire after Thanksgiving dinner. Initially, an incident may seem to be an anomoly;…
No automaker has gone unscathed by a recall with the five largest in 2010 issued by Toyota and GM. Now, two more popular vehicles – the Honda CR-V and the Kia Optima – are under…
Four Loko is the most popular of the “blackout in a can” drinks. It is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink with malt liquor that has come under fire as colleges and universities…
Corpses, cancer patients and diseased lungs are some of images the federal government plans for larger, graphic warning labels for cigarette packages. These images are part of a proposal by…
The New York Times, in an article written by Binyamin Applebaum, discusses the practice of outside investments in litigation, otherwise known as lawsuit funding. The article deals with the issue in…
A stove tipped over and crushed a 2-year-old boy when he climbed on the over door to reach something on the counter top. Although preventable, this type of accident is unfortunately not rare….
San Bruno, CA residents claim they smelled gas in the neighborhood for several weeks before the blast that destroyed several houses, injured at least 50 people, left 4 dead, and several…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is conducting an investigation as to whether 1.4 million Ford F-150 trucks from 1997 – 2001 should be recalled over concerns that rust and…
Back in January 2008, over 2 and 1/2 years ago, NTSB safety inspectors issued a report indicating that the cause of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed into the Mississippi…