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CPSC Warns Against Two Cradle Swings That Pose Suffocation and Fall Hazards

September 12th, 2024

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and caregivers to stop using DNYSYSJ and OUKANING cradle swings due to the risk of suffocation and falls. According to the CPSC, the cradle swings violate federal safety regulations for bassinets and cradles. The warning, issued …

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Neptune's Fix

Neptune’s Fix Recalled: FDA Warns That Tianeptine-Containing Products Are Associated with Seizures, Loss of Consciousness and Death

September 5th, 2024

When 32-year-old graphic designer Matthew Cornier decided to work late at his Point Pleasant, New Jersey, office, he went to a convenience store and purchased several shot-size bottles of Neptune’s Fix, a purported dietary supplement sold with a claim that it will improve mental focus. Several …

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Infant Lounger

CPSC Warns Against Multiple Infant Loungers After Five Deaths

September 3rd, 2024

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using five brands of baby loungers that violate federal safety regulations and are linked to the deaths of five infants. The loungers were sold online on Amazon and Walmart under the brand names …

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water beads

Study: Water Bead-Related ER Visits by Kids Increased Over 130% in One Year

September 3rd, 2024

Water bead-related emergency room visits by children increased by over 130 percent — from 55 visits in 2021 to 127 in 2022 — according to a new study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Water beads are made of super-absorbent polymer crystals which can …

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bed rails

1.5 Million Medline Adult Bed Rails Recalled After Two Entrapment Deaths

August 15th, 2024

Medical supply company Medline Industries is recalling 1.5 million adult portable bed rails that have been linked to the entrapment deaths of two senior citizens. The recall comes less than two months after another medical supply company, Essential Medical Supply, re-announced its recall of 272,000 …

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Joybuy Infant Sling Carriers Recalled Due to Suffocation, Fall Hazards

July 25th, 2024

A decade after Feldman Shepherd product liability attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis successfully litigated two cases that led to the recall of one million infant sling carriers that suffocated babies, similar baby carriers have re-entered the marketplace and have …

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Cybersecurity

SEC Fines Intercontinental Exchange Inc. $10 Million for Delays in Notifying Agency about Data Breach

May 31st, 2024

On May 22, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) and its subsidiaries, including the New York Stock Exchange, for failing to promptly notify the SEC about a cyber intrusion that occurred in April 2021.  Upon …

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water beads

Federal Lawmakers Introduce ‘Esther’s Law’ to Ban Deadly Water Beads and Protect Kids

May 13th, 2024

Feldman Shepherd Represents Family of 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard, for Whom the Bill Was Named. Esther Died After Swallowing a Single Water Bead. Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP is pleased to announce that U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy …

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weighted infant sleep sack

Retailers Halt Sales of Weighted Infant Sleep Sacks, Swaddles and Blankets After ‘Multiple Infant Deaths’ Reported

May 10th, 2024

Several major retailers including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Nordstrom and Babylist have announced that they will stop selling weighted infant sleep sacks, swaddles and blankets after receiving a letter from Richard L. Trumka, Jr., a commissioner at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), alerting them …

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