September 27, 2012 A study released by Safe Kids Worldwide found children and teens between the ages of 10 and 19 years old were at the highest risk of being injured in a pedestrian accident. The Philadelphia Inquirer says young people have been involved in an increasing number of Pennsylvania car accidents involving pedestrians because of the use of … Read more
September 12, 2012 A 27-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident earlier this week. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the crash happened at around 3:00 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Front Street and Dewey Road in Cheltenham. Reports indicate that the man, who is a Philadelphia police officer that was … Read more
September 13, 2012 MarketWatch (9/13, Spain) reports, “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday recalled almost 5,000 ‘Range Rider Ride-On Toy Cars’ due to the risk of fire and burns.” According to the report, “the Chinese-made products were imported by Bluestem Brands, parent of Fingerhut and Gettington, and contain batteries that can “overheat, smoke, … Read more
September 11, 2012 A divided appeals panel has ordered that a $180,000 punitive-damages award in a civil fraud case be reinstated against Common Pleas Court Judge Willis W. Berry Jr. In a decision filed Aug. 31, two of three Superior Court judges directed the trial judge, who had reduced the award to $20,000, to restore … Read more
September 6, 2012 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 4.5 million Americans are bitten each year by dogs. Of those injured victims, approximately 30,000 require reconstructive surgery to correct the injuries they sustained during a dog attack. One such accident occurred several weeks ago here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when a … Read more
September 6, 2012 WILX-TV Lansing, MI (9/6) notes that “Consumer Reports has issued a safety alert on the Dream on Me Bistro High Chair because an unharnessed child could either slide down and fall to the floor, or his head could get caught and he could strangle.” The story explains that “though there are no … Read more
September 5, 2012 The AP (9/5) reports, “More than 2 million infant bathing seats are being recalled after reports of four infants sustaining skull fractures in falls when the frame came unhinged.” The AP notes that in the recall notice, “the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the manufacturer Summer Infant Inc. of Woonsocket, R.I., said … Read more
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