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Fisher-Price Recalls Snuga Swings After Five Infant Deaths

In a recall that one federal safety regulator has characterized as “doomed to fail,” Fisher-Price is offering its customers $25 to remove components from its Snuga Swings — which have been linked to five infant deaths — instead of offering a meaningful remedy that would get this unsafe product out of people’s homes. On October 10, 2024, Fisher-Price announced the recall …

Lawmakers Seek to Address Supersized Vehicles That Kill Pedestrians

Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at reducing the number of pedestrians who are killed and seriously injured in crashes with supersized passenger vehicles. Recent government data show that there are more than 40,000 fatal car crashes per year in the United States. Between 2013 and 2022, pedestrian fatalities increased 57 percent from 4,779 to 7,522, according to the National Highway …

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

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 on August 15, 2024, states that the “folds” of the cradle swing’s segmented sleeping pad …

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

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 hours later Matthew was found dead in his office by his fiancée. The bottles of …

CPSC Warns Against Multiple Infant Loungers After Five Deaths

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 Mamibaby, Yoocaa, DHZJM, Cosy Nation and Hyhuudth. The CPSC believes that all five loungers were …

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

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 retain hundreds of times their weight in water. The beads — which are widely marketed …

1.5 Million Medline Adult Bed Rails Recalled After Two Entrapment Deaths

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 bed rails in the wake of multiple entrapment deaths. On May 30, 2024, Medline in conjunction …

Joybuy Infant Sling Carriers Recalled Due to Suffocation, Fall Hazards

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 once again caught the attention of federal safety regulators. On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Consumer …

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Bill Incentivizes Whistleblowers to Report Consumer Fraud

July 9th, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) recently introduced a bill in the Senate to authorize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to award financial compensation to whistleblowers who report wrongdoing to the CFPB. The Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act would encourage reporting by allowing the …

CFTC Calls for Carbon Markets Whistleblowers to Come Forward

July 7th, 2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is looking to crack down on fraud and manipulation in carbon credits in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). In a recently issued alert, the CFTC notes that carbon markets (CMs) “support the transition to a low-carbon economy through …

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CPSC Urges Parents to Stop Using Recalled Boppy Loungers After 2 More Infants Die; Calls Out Facebook Marketplace for Selling Recalled Products

June 27th, 2023

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and The Boppy Company are urging parents to stop using recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers following reports of two more infant deaths to the CPSC, bringing the death toll reported to the CPSC for this dangerous product up to 10. …

Hiding in Plain Sight – Med Mal Lawsuits and the Missed Cancerous Oral Lesion

April 14th, 2023

Could you be overlooking a lucrative dental malpractice case? In an article published on March 27, 2023 in The Legal Intelligencer, Ezra Wohlgelernter discusses the potentially catastrophic outcome for a patient when a dentist, dental specialist or ears, nose and throat (ENT) specialist fails to …

Medical Malpractice

The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Article on Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Misses the Mark

April 4th, 2023

By Ezra Wohlgelernter A recent article in The Inquirer regarding the new state rule allowing victims of medical malpractice to file lawsuits in the county where the medical provider has its principal place of business is replete with misstatements that lead the reader to incorrect conclusions. The …

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CPSC Warns of Baby Trend Stroller Entrapment Risk After Baby Dies, Another Baby Injured

February 27th, 2023

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and manufacturer Baby Trend are warning consumers about an entrapment risk associated with the pivoting front canopy on certain models of Baby Trend’s Sit N’ Stand Double and Ultra strollers after one child died and another sustained neck bruises. The …

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Mockingbird Recalls 149,000 Strollers That Are Breaking with Kids Onboard

January 30th, 2023

Faced with a spate of complaints on the internet of strollers suddenly breaking in half with kids onboard — hurling some kids to the pavement face-first — stroller company Mockingbird has recalled 149,000 of its Single-to-Double Strollers. But the company’s remedy — a repair kit …

The Products Liability Win-Win: Help Your Client and Prevent Future Tragedies

January 25th, 2023

Products liability matters often provide an opportunity to not only achieve a positive result for the client, but also to create change that protects innocent people from future harm. This article written by Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis and published …

Enhancements to the AML Whistleblower Program

January 4th, 2023

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act became law on December 29, 2022. The Improvement Act provides critical upgrades to the whistleblower program established by the Anti-Money Laundering Act just two years ago. As an initial matter, the AML Whistleblower Program will undergo an important expansion …

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CPSC Warns Against Use of Otteroo Infant Flotation Rings

December 9th, 2022

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and caregivers not to use Otteroo infant flotation rings due to the risk of serious injury or death. The warning comes after Otteroo refused to agree to the CPSC’s request that it voluntarily recall this …

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CPSC Cites DockATot for Violating Federal Safety Standards for Infant Sleep Products

November 21st, 2022

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a violation notice to DockATot for selling “DockATot Deluxe+ Docks” manufactured on or after June 23, 2022, which do not comply with the agency’s mandatory safety standard for infant sleep products. The Infant Sleep Product Rule (ISP Rule) …

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FDA Warns Against Use of Infant Head Shaping Pillows

November 15th, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning parents and caregivers not to use infant head shaping pillows due to the risk of suffocation and death. Infant head shaping pillows are typically small pillows with an indent or hole in the center designed to cradle …