New York Injury Lawyer Blog

The recent rash of consumer product recalls offers a stark reminder of the danger posed to consumers by defective products.

The New York City defective product attorneys and the New York defective vehicle lawyers at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool represent clients who have been seriously injured or killed by poorly designed or dangerous consumer products.

Companies have an obligation to ensure their products meet safety standards and are free from known defects that could cause harm to customers. But, too often, profits are put before safety. And, when consumers are seriously injured, companies can and should be held responsible for the injuries they cause.

-About 1.5 million Graco strollers have been recalled because they could pose a risk of fingertip amputations and lacerations to children, CNN reported on Jan. 20. The models recalled by Graco Chidren's Products include the Graco Passage, Alano, and Spree Strollers and travel systems, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

- A day earlier, the CPSC issued a statement on Jan. 19 notifying consumers of a recall of more than 600,000 baby cribs by Dorel Asia because of a risk of suffocation and strangulation to infants and toddlers.

-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of all Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the red EZ-OPEN CAP due to consumer reports of a moldy or mildew-like odor associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. The recall has since been broadened to include more than two dozen other over-the-counter products manufactured by McNeil Healthcare, according toThe New York Times.