Blog: Defective Products

$425K settlement in product-defect case involving exercise device

Aug 26, 2011

A settlement of $425,000 has provisionally been approved unanimously by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in a case against Perfect Fitness. The product defect case pertains to a defect in the initial version of the exercise device, known as Perfect Pullup. Products made available to consumers for purchase are expected to meet the ordinary expectations of the consumer. Retailing for between $80 and $100, the fitness device consisting of a poll with attached hanging...

Father alleges negligence in electrocution of death of daughter

Aug 24, 2011

For many teenagers, the best way to spend the summer is to earn some money while spending time with good friends. For two Illinois girls, both 14-years-old, seeking to do this, the summer ended tragically. The two girls died last month after being electrocuted while removing tassels from corn in a field in outside of Rock Falls. Their death may have been due to a defect in a product being used in the field. According...