SAN DIEGO – Many companies continue to sell dangerous baby products, including bumper pads and sleep positioners know there are risks associated with their products but they keep selling them… and parents keep buying them. In fact, a new study conducted by the Penn State College of Medicine found...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO – Getting into the gym is supposed to be good for you. But every year, thousands of people fall off treadmills, trip on equipment or push themselves too far. Gym accidents can often result in strained or torn muscles, broken bones and in some cases, an accident...
Read moreLOS ANGELES – Another victim of Takata Corp.’s faulty air bag inflators has been identified after an investigation of a September car crash in Southern California. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed the faulty air bags, known to explode with massive force and shoot shrapnel, caused the death...
Read moreSAN DIEGO – It’s spring! Time for you to take out the grill and fire-up some burgers and sausages — but as you’re cleaning the grill for the first time this year, doctors are warning about rare but serious injuries caused by grill brushes. A San Diego defective product...
Read moreSAN JOSE, Calif. – A high school senior following what many safety experts call a ‘minor car accident.’ Authorities at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say the teen bled to death as a result of a defective airbag. The 17-year-old girl, driving a 2002 Honda Civic, became the...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO – Parents are faced with more choices every day but it’s often difficult to come to the best conclusions: what’s healthiest for your child? Is this toy safe? Will this car seat withstand a crash? More than ever, parents are also asking whether children’s products could expose...
Read moreLOS ANGELES – Takata has agreed to recall another 35 to 40 million air bags, an increase that will double what was already the largest auto recall in history. Takata, which once held 20 percent of the worldwide market, will now bring back as many as 69 million air...
Read moreOAKLAND, Calif. – Despite new technology, features and safety guidelines, U.S. children continue to suffer serious injuries from both riding lawn mowers and push-mowers, a new pediatric study found. In total, nearly 200 children under the age of 18 were injured in a lawn mower accident. In most cases,...
Read moreSAN JOSE, Calif. – If you’re a parent you’ve probably been told the back seat is the safest place in the car for your child. In many ways, experts agree that children are safer in the back seat but a leading safety group says many parents could be making...
Read moreLOS ANGELES – Federal regulators continue to pull more vehicles off the roads, citing airbag problems. Each time, the airbags are linked to the Japan-based Takata Corporation. Since 2008, 14 different automakers have recalled 24 million vehicles equipped with Takata airbag inflators. Some of these inflators have been known...
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