Surgical staplers cut and seal blood vessels and tissue, often during minimally invasive surgeries.

When the staplers fail to fire, patients have bled profusely and suffered dire injuries or death. The FDA said stapler malfunctions or misuse can lead to “bleeding, sepsis, tearing of internal tissues and organs, increased risk of cancer recurrence, and death.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a new app called SaferCar.

This app is designed to help consumers know when their vehicle has a recall, making our roads safer for all of us. Can you imagine driving on a road where all cars are at their peak performance?

How does it work?

1. Download the app for free on the Google Play Store and the Apple Store
2. Add your vehicle
3. Add your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
4. Add additional items: car seats, tires, and equipment

The recalled helmets do not meet the federal safety standard, posing a risk of head injury. These helmets were recalled on August 21, 2020.

This recall involves woom bikes USA children’s helmets.  The recalled helmets were sold in blue, green, purple, red, and yellow and in size S (for small size). 

Woom is printed on both sides of the helmets and the size “S” appears on the back of the helmet.  Only the small-sized helmets are included in this recall.

There have been approximately 1,900 helmets sold in the US.

What to Do If You’re Injured by a Recalled Product

Consumers are surrounded by products we rely on in our day-to-day lives.

Our vehicles get us where we need to go. We use appliances to keep our clothes, dishes, and homes clean. Some of us depend on medical devices to keep us in good health.

Unfortunately, when these products fail, people can get injured especially if the product has been recalled. 

If you’ve suffered from an injury from a recalled product, you may be able to start a claim and receive compensation. However, product liability claims and product recalls can be complex and confusing. Read on to learn more about how the process works.

Mr. Steak’s four and five-burner gas patio grills are a popular grill sold in the U.S. and Canada at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s and ABT Appliance & Electronics.

However, some models of this popular grill come with a dangerous defect and are being recalled.

Thousands of people are killed and hundreds of thousands more are injured each year by dangerous consumer products, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). These deaths and injuries are the result of products that have design or manufacturing defects or lack adequate warnings about their inherent risks.

If you or a loved one have been injured due a button battery, you may be entitled to compensation from the maker and seller of the button battery and the device that came with the battery.

Pacemakers are commonly implanted medical devices that help control abnormal heart rates associated with certain cardiac conditions. But despite their intended life-saving properties, pacemakers don’t always function as intended. Continue reading “Defective Pacemakers: Life-Saving Devices can Pose Deadly Risks”