A talcum powder lawsuit brought by a woman in Louisiana is just the latest in a long line of cases alleging a link between powder containing talc and ovarian cancer. According to a report in Lawyers and Settlements, the plaintiff, Shintelle Joseph, claims that Johnson & Johnson actively marketed its talcum powder as safe and effective for odor…
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Allegations in Louisiana Talcum Powder Lawsuit Raise Serious Concerns
General Motors Stalls Takata Airbag Inflator Recall
General Motors Company has asked U.S. safety regulators to delay a recall of nearly 1 million trucks equipped with Takata airbag inflators so it can demonstrate the vehicles are safe and avoid a hit to the company’s profits. According to a Reuters news report, the automaker, in a petition filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on…
Hackers Stole Data on 500 Million Yahoo Users
Yahoo announced on Thursday that hackers stole the account information of at least 500 million users two years ago. According to a report in The New York Times, this is the largest known intrusion of one company’s computer network. The user information stolen by hackers includes names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, encrypted passwords…
Woman Hospitalized after Oakland Dog Attack
A woman was hospitalized with injuries after a dog attack in which she was mauled by a neighbor’s pit bull. According to a news report in The East Bay Times, the attack occurred the morning of September 19, 2016 in the 4800 block of Lowry Road in East Oakland Hills, not far from the Chabot…
Study Shows Toxic Exposure to Chromium-6 Threatens 200 Million Americans
Nearly two-thirds of Americans are threatened by the presence of chromium-6, a heavy metal known to cause cancer in humans and animals. According to a news report in The Guardian, a new report released this week by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, says 200 million Americans across all 50…
Federal Regulators Release Guidelines for Autonomous Cars
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a set of unprecedented guidelines for autonomous vehicles. According to a report in The New York Times, the agency issued what was essentially a 15-point safety assessment that automakers should ensure their autonomous vehicles meet. The assessment addressed various issues from safeguarding consumer privacy and…
Chinese Hackers Take Over Moving Tesla: Are Government Regulators Listening?
Mashable reports that a team of Chinese white-hat hackers have just proved that Autopilot is not Tesla’s only problem. The hackers, who expose vulnerabilities with good rather than evil intentions, released a blog post as well as a video showing their ability to hack and control unmodified Tesla Model vehicles in both parking and driving…
Tesla’s Autopilot Cited in Fatal Crash in China
Tesla Motors, particularly its Autopilot feature, has come under renewed scrutiny after reports from China that a fatal crash in that country may have occurred while the vehicle’s automated driver-assist system was in operation. According to a report in The New York times, the crash took place on January 20, 2016 and killed Gao Yaning,…
Fiat Chrysler Recalls Defective Vehicles Linked to Three Deaths
Automaker Fiat Chrysler has recalled 1.9 million vehicles for possible airbag and seatbelt failures linked to at least three deaths and five injuries. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, the Italian automaker said the vehicles equipped with certain occupant restraint control module and front-impact sensor wiring with a specific design can…
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones are Literally Blowing Up
If you own a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants you to know that there is a possibility that it could explode and catch fire. According to a news report in the Washington Post, CPSC has issued a recall of the new Samsung phones saying that the defective…