First there were exploding e-cigarettes and hover boards. Then Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cell phones were blowing up. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to healthcare providers about battery-powered medical carts that have exploded or burst into flames in numerous hospitals. The FDA reported that the carts typically contain…
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Wage Lawsuit Filed Against Orange Nail Salon
Attorneys with the advocacy group, Asians Americans Advancing Justice, have joined a lawsuit accusing an Orange nail salon of exploiting workers through alleged wage abuses. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the lawsuit was filed in Orange County Superior Court on behalf of four Vietnamese American women who used to work…
Honda Recalls Odyssey Minivans for Seat Defects
American Honda has issued a stop-sale order and has recalled 641,302 Odyssey minivans in the U.S. for two separate problems. According to Autonews.com, the automaker said one of the recalls involves a mechanism that allows the outboard second row seats to tilt and slide forward for access to the third row seating area. The mechanism…
Canyon Country Teen’s Death Raises Concerns about Pedestrian Safety
Residents in the Santa Clarita area have expressed concern after the death of 15-year-old Desiree Renee Lawson who was struck by a vehicle. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the teen was pronounced dead the right of December 26, 2016 after being hit by the vehicle in the 27500 block…
Twin Boys Killed in South Los Angeles Christmas Tree Fire
Twin boys aged 2 were killed in a fire that blazed through their home, which did not have working smoke alarms. According to a KTLA news report, the fire broke out at about 9 p.m. December 27, 2016 and quickly engulfed the home in the 800 block of East 113th Street. Firefighters had to fight…
Takata Could Soon Settle Criminal Probe Over Defective Airbags
Takata is getting close to potentially entering into a $1 billion settlement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations of criminal wrongdoing in the Japanese automotive supplier’s handling of airbags that ruptured and caused injuries and deaths. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the settlement is expected early next year, as early as…
Pedestrian Critically Injured in Santa Ana Car Accident
A man in his 50s was critically injured in a Santa Ana pedestrian accident after he was struck by two vehicles, one of which left the scene. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the major injury crash occurred at the intersection of Euclid Street and Hazard Avenue the night of December…
New Traffic Laws Take Effect on New Year’s Day in California
The new year will bring several new traffic safety laws for California. These laws were passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The new laws will have an impact on child safety seats, how we use wireless devices when we drive and increased penalties for drivers who operate while…
New Facebook Infographic
With over 600 million members on Facebook that share personal details about their lives, but most do not realize how simple and common it is for their private photos, political and religious views, friends, and events to be looked in on by strangers.
After Failing in San Francisco, Uber Sends Driverless Cars to Arizona
Just a day after California’s regulators shut down Uber’s self-driving car program in San Francisco, the rideshare company has sent the autonomous vehicles to Arizona saying it’s going to resume testing them there. According to a report in the San Jose Mercury News, the move was a quick rebound by Uber after its pilot program in San Francisco…