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Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Dangers of Pressure Cookers Heating Up

Slow Cooker A public-relations nightmare has bubbled up around the age-old appliance known as the pressure cooker. All it took was a plot twist in the popular NBC television drama This is Us. The beloved matriarch of the...more

Gray Reed

An Oldie but a Goodie: A Friendly Reminder About Firework Laws in Texas

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We covered firework laws several times in the past but it’s always a good reminder as we approach the Fourth of July weekend where fireworks are more than likely in your plans. Below are Texas’ top 10 firework laws you should...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Keurig Settlement An Expensive Reminder About Product Defect Reporting Obligations

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced a $5.8 million agreement with Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. settling claims that Keurig failed to report a product defect that posed an unreasonable...more

King & Spalding

NHTSA Releases Guidance on Enforcement of Safety-Related Defects in Automated Vehicle Technologies - Agency’s stance raises...

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Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its final Enforcement Guidance Bulletin on Safety-Related Defects and Automated Safety Technologies. The Guidance makes clear that the agency’s...more

Lewitt Hackman

Rocket's Red Glare: Burns & Other Injuries From Fireworks

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According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), about 230 people are rushed to an emergency room daily between June 20th and July 20th each year, because of serious fireworks injuries. More than half of these ER...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

CPSC Major ‘Repair Program’ Is Not Labeled A ‘Recall’

On July 22, 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and major furniture company IKEA jointly announced a “repair program” to address the serious and complex hazard of furniture tip-over posed by 27 million chests...more

Snell & Wilmer

Adopting a Safety Policy and Assembling a Safety Team

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Large or small, every life science or medical technology company will eventually have to deal with a products liability claim or event. A lack of adequate planning for such an occurrence can result in damage to the brand,...more

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