Category: Product Liability

21 Apr 2014 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Welcome to the Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath Blog

The Accidents Safe blog was set up to help keep our clients and the public informed of important safety information that potentially could effect their every day lives.  Auto recalls, defective tires, car seats and many other products or medications…
20 Jul 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Silent Killers in Your Garage: Keyless Ignition Deaths Surge in Florida

Keyless ignition devices allow drivers to start and shut off their cars with the click of a button on their keychain. A recent study reveals this convenient feature can be a killer, and the Florida seems to be the place it strikes most. According…
13 Jul 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Does Baby Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer? Jury Says ‘Yes’

While consumers have been speculating for a decade that baby powders containing talc cause cancer, a recent tort case once again reinforced the rumor with a $55 million award. The St. Louis jury recently awarded a 62-year-old woman $55…
11 Jul 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Tire Tread Separation – Is Your Vehicle at Risk?

If you drive a car, light truck, SUV or mini-van, there is a good possibility your tires are steel belted radial tires.  The most common defect in this type of tire is tread separation, which occurs when the tread becomes separated from the…
06 Jul 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Seat Belt Injuries — Still the Better Alternative

Seat belts are designed for one purpose — to save lives. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that seat belts save 13,000 lives every year. Since the 1970’s, seat belt use has skyrocketed, and the recent addition…
29 Jun 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Is Zofran Safe for Pregnant Women?

Nausea has plagued pregnant women since the beginning of time. Often the first indication that a woman is pregnant, morning sickness can persist long past morning and cause serious distress for three months or longer. Until recently there was…
16 Jun 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Defective Airbags

While airbags save thousands of lives each year, they also cause serious injuries and even death
09 Jun 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Seat Back Collapse Litigation: Alive and Well

During the past several months, our firm has reviewed several new potential cases involving seat back collapse. These cases all involved relatively late model vehicles where the seat backs collapsed in a moderate speed rear end crash, resulting…
08 Jun 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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How to Properly Use Car Seats for Older Children

The CDC estimates that 638 children ages 12-years old and younger died as passengers in automobiles in 2013, more than 127,000 children were injured in car crashes. Another study found that more than 618,000 children age 0-12 rode in motor vehicles…
01 Jun 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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Vehicle Rollovers: When Products Defects Cause Fatal Crashes

A test drive turned deadly in early December 2015 on U.S. 1 and SE Fisher Street in Stuart. An employee from the Wallace Honda Dealer was driving the Honda CRV back to the car lot with his potential customers when they were t-boned by a Chevy…
25 May 2016 by Lytal, Reiter, Smith, lvey & Fronrath
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DiVinci Baby Crib Recall: Protecting Consumers From Defective Products

In October 2015, DaVinci brand cribs expanded an initial recall from July of 11,7000 units to include another 6,000 cribs. The additional cribs were recalled because of breakage and detachment in mattress support brackets, which could cause…