Consumer Product Safety Commission: Proposes ban on inclined sleepers October 17, 2019, WKBN The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission called for a halt in sales of all inclined baby sleepers, a popular product that has been implicated in at least more »
Category: Sustainability
In the News: October 14, 2019
About 1 Million Dressers Are Recalled After Failing Government Safety Tests October 10, 2019, Consumer Reports Two companies recalled dresser models last week after the products failed stability testing conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. This marks the third more »
In the News: June 17, 2019
More consumers are facing head injuries due to motorized scooters June 12, 2019, Consumer Affairs With more consumers finding themselves utilizing electric scooters, experts are noting a strong increase in head injuries. According to a recent study conducted by researchers more »
In the News: May 20, 2019
Lime launches ‘major safety campaign’ after first scooter death May 16, 2019, Brisbane Times Lime will unveil a “major Brisbane safety campaign” a week after the first death in Australia involving one of their scooters. Last week, a 50-year-old man more »
In the News: May 13, 2019
What is the future of the inclined sleeper? May 7, 2019, Consumer Reports Following the deaths of at least 37 babies, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says infant inclined sleep products present such a danger that the current standards and more »
In the News: October 15, 2018
Toddler dies after winds send pumpkin patch bounce attraction flying October 5, 2018, Orlando Sentinel High winds mixed with a bounce attraction have led to another tragedy. A 2-year-old boy in Nebraska died after nearly 60-mph winds caused a bounce more »
In the News: September 4, 2018
Appellate Court opens door to jury trials in Proposition 65 cases August 30, The National Law Review (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District (First District) recently reversed course on an important issue in the Proposition more »
In the News: July 9, 2018
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Baby Changing Products July 2, 2018, cpsc.gov The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal standard intended to improve the safety of baby changing products, which include changing tables, changing table more »
In the News: July 2, 2018
CPSC: Urges July 4th safety after 8 fireworks-related deaths and nearly 13,000 injuries in 2017 June 27, 2018, cpsc.gov At a fireworks safety press conference and demonstration on the National Mall, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that eight fireworks-related more »
In the News: June 11, 2018
Judge says Amazon not liable for selling exploding hoverboard June 2, 2018, cnbc A judge in Tennessee has ruled that Amazon is not liable for the damage and injuries caused when a hoverboard exploded and burned down a family’s home, more »
