The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that IKEA was recalling about 820,000 KULLEN 3-drawer chests in the U.S. due to tip-over and entrapment hazards. The commission warns consumers to either anchor the chests to the wall or return them for a full…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced a recall of about 2,000 Baby Trend Tango Mini Strollers. The products can pose a fall hazard to young children. Parents are advised to immediately stop using the strollers and contact Baby Trend for a replacement…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been urging parents and caregivers to watch out for potential furniture tip-over hazards for years. The commission’s “Anchor It!” campaign, which it launched in 2015, provides education online and via television ads to help parents to become…
On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed three bills that will give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits against their abusers and any related institutions. It was over a year ago that a Pennsylvania grand jury released…
Back in 2011, the State of Virginia passed a law extending the statute of limitations for sexual abuse civil lawsuits from two to 20 years. The law went into effect on July 1, 2011. It allows victims to file lawsuits against their attackers and others…
Over the past several years, hundreds of trampoline parks—indoor and outdoor recreational facilities with rows of trampolines—have been built in communities around the country. While they offer an active alternative for family fun, they can also be dangerous places where kids and adults may suffer…
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) states that heating equipment—which includes devices like space heaters—is the second-leading cause of U.S. home fires and the third-leading cause of home fire deaths. More than half of all home heating fire deaths resulted from fires that began when…
In 2017, a total of 675 children 12 years and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes, and nearly 116,000 were injured. Of the children 12 years and younger who died (for which restraint use was known), 35 percent were not buckled up. The…
According to information revealed in a newly filed Boy Scouts of America (BSA) sexual abuse lawsuit, over 350 previously unknown scoutmasters and volunteers have been identified as sexual predators. Neither law enforcement nor the BSA had a record of these individuals’ abusive activities, despite estimates…
The Catholic Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota recently announced that it had reached a $5 million settlement with victims of childhood clergy sexual abuse. The settlement resolves 15 lawsuits filed between April 2016 and May 2017—after the state of Minnesota extended the statute of limitations to…