Illinois Injury and Mass Tort Lawyer Blog

Around 43,380 2-in-1 Outdoor Kids’ Swings were recalled on March 30, 2023. The recall was instituted because the swings’ restraint straps can break, presenting the danger of injuries and falls to small children. If your child was injured as a result of a defective strap on a kids’ swing, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. We represent children and their families around the country. Billions have been obtained in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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The manufacturer Delta Enterprise Remedy has advised consumers to immediately stop letting their children play on their recalled swings. They’ve been recalled using the fast track recall process. If you have one of the affected swings, you should also contact Delta Enterprise Corp, which will provide free replacement straps.

42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards were recently recalled due to overheating. Two deaths have been reported. If you have been injured from a Jetson hoverboard, please DO NOT destroy the product. If you would like to file a claim, please contact Moll Law Group. If you had no injuries or fires, consumers have been asked to follow the directions specified at http://www.ridejetson.com/rogue-recall, which include provision of photographs of the hoverboard’s serial number, charger, the date on which it was purchased and confirmation that you’ve disposed of the hoverboard by following state or local ordinances for lithium-ion batteries. If you or your child was injured by a 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboard, you may have a viable claim for damages. Moll Law Group may be able to represent you in a lawsuit. Billions have been recovered in the claims across the nation with which we’ve been involved.

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Around 53,000 42-volt, self-balancing Jetson Rogue hoverboards were recalled on March 30, 2023, because their lithium-ion battery packs can overheat. The result may be a fire hazard. The reason for the recall is that the lithium-ion battery packs in the self-balancing scooters/hoverboards can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

The affected hoverboards have two wheels. They have hubcaps that light up. They come in a range of colors: pink, red, blue, black, and purple with a black platform. The body of the hoverboard, as well as the footpads, are printed with “Jetson.” The hoverboards have a UL certification label and serial number on the bottom of the hoverboard. The units that were affected are not marked with a barcode at the bottom aren’t part of the recall.

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Recently, JBM International Electric recalled adult bike helmets that were sold only on Amazon.com. The helmets don’t comport with the United States’ positional stability and labeling and certification requirements under the Consumer Protection Safety federal safety standard for bike helmets. Due to these deviations from the standard, the JBM International Electric helmets may not protect you in a crash and you face the chance of suffering head injuries. Around 5300 helmets were affected. If you were injured because of a defective bike helmet, you should contact the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits across the country with which we’ve been involved.

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The JBM International Adult Bike Helmets, labeled as free size and sold in many different color combinations, were recalled by the manufacturer. Included in this recall are models JBM-A255, JBM-A254, JBM-A253, JBM-A252, JBM-A101, JBM-A51, JBM-A100, JBM-A99, JBM-A98, JBM-A97, JBM-A96, JBM-A53, and with production date 202110.

The recalled helmets fit a circumference of head that is 22 ¾ – 24 ¼ inches. The helmets have black and silver straps. The buckles of the straps are red, and “JBM” is printed on either side of the helmet. The color combinations used for these helmets are Purple/Yellow, Silver Pink/Black, Black/Black, Yellow/Black, Orange/Black, Red /Black, Black/Green/White, Red/White, White, and Blue/White.

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Recently United States health officials warned consumers that certain brands of eyedrops have been recalled because they were contaminated, and the contamination could result in vision trouble and injuries to the eyes. Last month, EzriCare eyedrops were recalled because there had been an outbreak of infections that were drug-resistant and resulted not only in permanent vision loss to five, but also the death of another. This month there were two new recalls for eyedrops distributed by Pharmedica and Apotex. So far, the latest recalls do not seem related to the earlier one, but it is best to be cautious. If you were injured by eyedrops, you should called the seasoned product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group.

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Apotex and Pharmedica told the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) they are voluntarily pulling certain lots of eyedrops from the market. Both companies had consulted with the FDA to determine that the products should be recalled.

Pharmedica has recalled two lots of its eyedrops. It also warned consumers to immediately stop using the drops and to bring them back to the place they were bought. The recalled eyedrops are Purely Soothing 15% MSM Drops, which are intended to treat irritated eyes. Around 2900 bottles were recalled due to risk of consumer blindness from using the product. However, injuries have not been reported.

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Recently, the United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund published a report by Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog with the nonpartisan consumer advocacy nonprofit PIRG. The report demonstrates: (1) the CPSC isn’t financed well enough to completely protect consumers from dangerous products, (2) the CPSC isn’t authorized to immediately warn or recall items without the consent of a manufacturer, and (3) manufacturers don’t back up recalls by letting consumers know through marketing that they should stop using defective items.

Murray analyzed recalls involving 292 products that were recalled last year and the 3600 complaints about those products. She learned that the products remained on the market for months, even as more and more consumers were injured by them. Consumers would file numerous complaints prior to recalls. The companies would sometimes delay in providing notice to CPSC of the dangers. Nothing was done for months or even years.

While the CPSC website tells consumers to make sure the products they buy are safe before purchasing, it doesn’t contain the full spectrum of reports that consumers make to manufacturers. This omission can make you, as a consumer, feel more secure than you are. For instance, though Horizon had received 874 reports that its treadmill unexpectedly changed speeds or halted and more than 70 people got hurt in those incidents, there were only 8 reports of malfunction that were made public. Similarly, 429 different products were linked to 62 deaths, almost 1600 injuries and over 23,000 non-injury producing defects. But of note, and by way of comparison, the CPSC public data collection reported only 13 deaths, 135 injuries and 96 breakdowns in those products.

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Several companies have faced lawsuits related to injuries caused by their hair relaxers. Recently, the bankruptcy judge responsible for overseeing their Chapter 11 bankruptcy extended the deadline by which consumers with certain types of cancer can file claims against the company. The number of claims against the company and other similar companies based on the link between uterine cancer and chemical hair relaxers are growing. If you’ve developed uterine cancer that you believe is related to use of a hair relaxer, you should call the experienced product liability attorneys of Moll Law Group to see whether you have a viable claim. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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The original deadline to institute the hair relaxer claims occurred in October after publication of a study that demonstrates a link between certain chemical hair relaxers and uterine cancer. However, United States Bankruptcy Judge David S. Jones extended the deadline to April 11, 2023. If you believe you have a claim, you can file it by this date. The judge acknowledged that most mass torts allow customers to file claims for more than a month-long window but doesn’t want to prolong the company’s exit from bankruptcy by pushing the deadline further out.

Revlon’s attorney, meanwhile, has said he doesn’t believe there is a connection between its product and cancer, and that, in fact, claimants should be vetted further. The company’s own representative did not comment on the NIH study, which examined data from almost 33,500 women to find that those who often used hair straightening products were more than twice as likely to get uterine cancer than those who didn’t. In the study, around 60% of the consumers who had straightened their hair chemically were Black women.

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Recently, four plaintiffs moved under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to consolidate nearly 60 hair relaxer lawsuits filed both in the Northern District of Illinois and the Northern District of California in the Northern District of Illinois. The centralized litigation involves 9 lawsuits pending in four districts. There are 44 federal lawsuits in another 15 districts that are related. There were about 24 potential tag-along actions. Manufacturers who have been sued include L’Oréal USA and Strength of Nature Global, and Revlon Consumer Products Corp. If you were injured by hair relaxer made by any of these defendants, you should call the seasoned Chicago product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group.

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In their motion, plaintiffs indicated that they supported transfer to the Northern District of Illinois, though they also suggested other venues for the potential transfer. The defendants opposed the motion to consolidate but agreed that the cases should be centralized in either the Northern District of Illinois or Southern District of New York.

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), before whom the motion was brought, found that consolidation would be most convenient and promote an efficient, fair resolution. It remarked on common factual questions with regard to lawsuits that allege, based on a National Institute of Health (NIH) study, that women who frequently used chemical hair straightening or relaxing products made by the defendants were more than twice as likely to get uterine cancer as those who did not. The hair relaxers include phthalates such as di-2ethylhexylphthalate and other chemicals that are believed to disrupt the endocrine system.

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