Consumer Concerns and Advice

It practically takes a legal background to act as an informed consumer in the American marketplace today. You make a simple purchase and then find yourself confronting - defective products, product recalls, class action suits, waivers, mandatory arbitration clauses and so on. How do you protect yourself and your legal rights? By staying informed - and we will help by providing timely updates to current issues.

Small Cars May Come With Big Risks
Posted by: Linda Chalat
December 22, 2006

This week the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released the results of a study testing the safety of small cars. With increased gas prices, the fuel savings offered by smaller models have increased their popularity recently. Of the eight models tested, all received passing scores in head-on crash tests, but only one, the Nissan Versa, received high marks in both side- and rear-crash tests. The high marks for Versa is the result of its greater heft, weighing several hundred pounds heavier than competing models.

Toxic Greens Again A Concern
Posted by: Linda Chalat
December 12, 2006

Just when you thought it was safe to venture back down the produce aisle...green onions may be the culprits containing a virulent form of E. Coli striking Taco Bell customers in six states. It has been determined that the suspect onions were grown in California by one of Ventura County's largest vegetable growers.

Deadly Science of Toys
Posted by: Linda Chalat
December 12, 2006

At least one U.S. child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003 after swallowing magnets used in toys, the government reported last week.Most of those cases were believed to involve tiny but strong "rare earth" magnets that can link together in children's digestive tracts, squeezing and even perforating the intestines, the researchers said.

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