Peloton has recalled all of its Tread and Tread+ and treadmills as of May 5, 2021, due to the potential for injury or death. The recall includes approximately 125,000 treadmills and was issued after multiple reports of injuries and at least one six year-old child’s death. Peloton’s Tread and Tread+ are interactive treadmills, broadcasting both...
While COVID-19 has negatively affected many Floridians, we do have some good news to report. Florida as a whole has seen a drastic decrease in car crashes since coronavirus-related restrictions and regulations have gone into effect. Florida Accidents By The Numbers The Florida Department of Safety and Motor Vehicles has released preliminary information through April...
This week, a San Francisco jury awarded a man $80 million in damages in his Roundup Weed Killer case. The plaintiff, Edwin Hardman, argued that the popular herbicide was a substantial factor in causing his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He used the glyphosate-based weed killer for more than two decades on his own property. The award came...
Last year, 11 children died from drowning in Hillsborough County. That is more than any other county in Florida. In an effort to reduce this number, the Tampa Metropolitan YMCA is offering FREE swimming lessons to families. Swim lessons run from March 18-21 and are open to children ages 3-12. In a state where children...
Between 2003 and 2015, 3M Corporation supplied the U.S. military its Combat Arms dual-ended earplugs, knowing the earplugs could loosen and fail to prevent hearing damage. Defective Earplugs Fail to Prevent Hearing Loss 3M, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer, supplied the defectively designed CAEv2 earplugs to our U.S. military for more than a decade. Not only did...
As we gear up for another holiday filled with BBQs, beaches and brews, our hope is that everyone has an enjoyable but safe holiday weekend. Every year, serious injuries and deaths occur over the 4th of July weekend throughout the U.S. The majority of injuries that occur around Independence Day are caused by the following...
For many years, nursing homes have required residents and their families to agree to a mandatory binding arbitration
Think about the last time you were driving down the road and seemingly out of nowhere, a motorcycle comes barreling down the street,
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Another popular impotence drug has become the subject of complaints against its manufacturer. Reports indicate that, like Viagra, Cialis (tadalafil) may increase the risk for melanoma, an aggressive and sometimes deadly form of skin cancer. While Viagra and Cialis are competitors, both are facing similar lawsuits. The claims against Eli Lilly & Co., the manufacturer...