About 20,000 Mitsubishi Montero SUVs and another 138,000 Toyota vehicles are being recalled due to a dangerous new airbag issue. All of the vehicles have airbags from Takata, the now-defunct manufacturer of previously recalled airbags that were used throughout the...
Month: January 2020
CPSC warns consumers against another inclined infant sleeper
The SwaddleMe By Your Bed Sleeper by Sumr Brands poses a suffocation risk to infants, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). However, Sumr has refused the agency’s call to issue a recall. The agency would have to take the company to court in order...
Study: More needs to be done to improve e-scooter safety
Now that electric scooters are on their way back to Birmingham, it's important to understand that you could be injured while using one. Reports have come in of e-scooters that are broken or defective. Incidents have occurred where e-scooter riders have been struck by...
$46 million payment should send a strong message to manufacturers
All too often, manufacturers and retailers let dangerous, defective products into the stream of commerce. This puts the lives and health of consumers at risk.Sometimes, these products are recalled, but recalls take time and effort. Not every defective product will be...
Arbitration Award in Nursing Home Case
An arbitrator has awarded $1,000,000 to the family of an elderly woman who died while in the care of a nursing home in Tallapoosa County. The family was represented by Marsh, Rickard & Bryan attorneys David Marsh and J.D. Marsh. The arbitrator's decision was...
Why aren’t back seat drivers in Lyfts wearing their seat belts?
You know you’re a back seat driver when you take a Lyft or an Uber. Almost everybody is. But surprisingly few people are taking the most basic precaution to protect their safety when riding in the back seat: buckling up.Did you know that an unrestrained back seat...
