Toyota is adding 1.2 million vehicles to a major recall in the United States to fix possible fuel pump failures that could cause engines to stall. According to an Associated Press news report, the added vehicles bring the total to 1.8 million. In January, the Japanese automaker recalled nearly 700,000 vehicles in the United States…
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Toyota Adds 1.2 Million Vehicles to Fix Fuel Pump Defects
Ikea Recalls 820,000 Dressers That Could Tip Over and Crush Young Children
Ikea is recalling 820,000 dressers, which are at risk of tipping over and crushing small children, adding to the 17.3 million dressers recalled by the furniture retail giant in 2016. According to USA Today news report, this new recall announced by Ikea and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is for the company’s three-drawer Kullen…
Six Women Sue Allergan Alleging Cover-Up of Breast Implant Cancer Risk
Six women who received breast implants linked to a rare form of cancer are suing Allergan for failing to warn the public about the health risks posed by these implants. According to a report on Northjersey.com, the lawsuits allege that Allergan downplayed the dangers associated with its Biocell brand textured breast implants after learning that…
Government to Look into What Causes Highway Truck Accidents
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a comprehensive study of the causes of large truck accidents with the intention of using that information and data to guide its enforcement priorities in the future. According to a news report, this is the first of such a study since the agency conducted the last…
Report Says Pedestrian Accident Fatalities in 2019 Were Highest in 30 Years
Estimates of pedestrian fatalities from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveal that through last year, the upward trend in pedestrian accident fatalities has continued. According to news reports, in 2019, pedestrian deaths were up 5% compared to the previous year with 6,590 pedestrians killed, the highest number since 1988. That total translates to 2.0…
Study Says FDA Should Have Banned Pelvic Mesh Much Sooner
Researchers with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who conducted a long-term study of women implanted with transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) concluded that the FDA should have banned the products sooner than it did. According to a report on Mass Device, the study of 54,194 women in New York State…
A World War I Helmet Outperformed Modern Gear in Preventing Brain Injuries
When it comes to effectiveness in protecting soldiers from certain types of traumatic brain injuries, your great-grandfather’s World War I helmet might be just as effective, if not more effective, a new study by Duke University researchers has found. According to a news report on PBS, the study looks at the effects of overhead explosions….
Tesla Autopilot System Found Probably at Fault in 2018 Fatal California Crash
Tesla‘s Autopilot driver-assistance system and a driver who relied on it too heavily as he was playing a video game on his Smartphone are likely to blame for a fatal 2018 crash in California, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined this week. According to a report in The New York Times, the NTSB criticized…
Home Depot Recalls Whitewash Chests Due to Danger of Tip-Over and Entrapment
Home Depot has recalled whitewash chests over concerns that the four-drawer piece of furniture creates tipping and entrapment hazards. According to a news report, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says the Home Decorators Collection Print Block 4-Drawer Whitewash Chest, is unstable unless it is anchored to a wall. Failure to anchor the chest…
Vanessa Bryant Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Fatal Crash that Killed her Husband and Daughter
Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, last month. According to a KTLA news report, the lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, said…