A DENSO fuel pump recall has been expanded to include more than 1.5 million pumps adding to the 2 million fuel pumps the company recalled earlier in 2020. According to Car Complaints, the low-pressure fuel pump is located in the fuel tank and supplies fuel pressure to the fuel injection system. Inside the pump is…
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DENSO Expands Fuel Pump Recall for Vehicle Stalling Issues
Sunbeam Recalls More Than 900,000 Crock-Pot Pressure Cookers for Burn Injury Risk
A day before Thanksgiving, Sunbeam Products has recalled about 914,000 Crock-Pot pressure cookers for a potential burn risk. According to a USA Today news report, the recall is for Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers (Model number- SCCPPC600-V1). Florida-based Sunbeam Products has said it has so far received 119 reports of lid detachment resulting in 99…
Study Says Vaping Lures Teens into Smoking
New research shows that instead of being a safe alternative to smoking, vaping or e-cigarette use may actually be an enticing gateway to cigarettes for some teens. According to a HealthDay news report, researchers found that among teens who said they had no intention to ever smoke, those who vaped were more than four times…
Judge Orders J&J to Pay $120 Million Damages in New York Talcum Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit
A New York State judge has ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $120 million in damages to a Brooklyn woman and her husband after she blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using the company’s talcum powder products. According to a Reuters news report, Judge Gerald Lebovits of the state supreme court in…
General Motors to Recall 7 Million Vehicles for Defective Takata Airbags
General Motors will recall about 7 million large pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide to replace faulty and potentially dangerous Takata airbag inflators. According to a report in the Detroit Free Press, the announcement came on Nov. 23 after the U.S. government told the automaker that it had to recall 6 million vehicles in the United…
Actress Naya Rivera’s Drowning Spurs Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning of “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, who died this summer while boating with her 4-year-old son on a lake in Ventura County. According to an Associated Press news report, the lawsuit, filed on behalf of Rivera’s son and his father (Rivera’s ex-husband), blames Ventura County and…
UC Agrees to Pay $73 Million in Class Action Lawsuit Settlement to Victims of Alleged Sexual Abuse
The University of California system would pay $73 million under a proposed settlement reached in a class action lawsuit filed by seven women who accused their former gynecologist at UCLA of sexual abuse, the Los Angeles Times reports. The gynecologist, 67-year-old James Heaps, who is criminally charged with sexually abusing seven patients – not the…
CARFAX Warns Drivers to Check for Deadly Airbag Recalls Before Holiday Travel
CARFAX issued a press release urging drivers to check for deadly airbag recalls before embarking on holiday road travels. According to a CARFAX press release, there are about 16 million airbags in vehicles on the road today that have an open safety recall. More than 11 million of those are defective Takata airbags, which have…
Kohl’s Recalls Over 500,000 Candles for Fire Hazards
Retailer Kohl’s is recalling about 512,000 Sonoma Goods for Life branded, three-wick candles due to the danger of fires and burn injuries. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a news release of the recall stating that the candle’s high flames can ignite the wax’s surface and cause the glass to break. Details of…
B. Braun Halts Some Aesculap Knee Implants for Possible Malfunctions
Braun is notifying customers who bought certain Aesculap knee systems to temporarily halt implanting them while the company addresses a possible malfunction involving these devices. According to a report on Mass Devices, in a Nov. 16 letter sent to customers worldwide, the company a “locally accumulated number of aseptic loosenings have been reported” in connection…
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