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2.2 million “SMC” brand oscillating floor fans can be dangerous
Floor fans by SMC Marketing Corp. and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. The recall includes 18-inch,
pedestal floor fans with model number SR-18 or SP-18. The damage to the cord can result in a short circuit and possible ignition of the plastic case, posing a fire hazard. CPSC is aware of 31 incidents in which the cord on these fans was damaged, which resulted in smoke and fires. At least nine of these incidents resulted in substantial property damage.
Product Liability Cases Involving SUV ‘s in Delaware
Pickup and SUV occupants
24
precentage
17
Total motor vehicle deaths
142
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data I
The manufacturer of a product has the given responsibility
of making their product with care. Manufacturers provide the
assurance that a purchaser or user of the product suffer a personal injury when using the product as intended
by the manufacturer.
Delaware Verdicts and Settlements
Delaware man awarded $160,000 for injuries sustained in car accident
(9/10/1999)
Automobile Accident - This case arises out of a May 21, 1995 automobile accident that occurred on Interstate 95 South near Delaware Route 141. There were five southbound lanes at the location of the accident, with the fifth lane from the right mergin
96C-12-112 ; 211, 1999
The products you purchase from Delaware retail stores, wholesalers,
supermarkets, or specialty outlets are manufactured with an implicit
guarantee that the item is not defective and that the purchaser
of the item come to no harm if the manufactured product
is used in its intended manner.
Products with a dangerously defective
potential rate are a threat to your safety and well-being. An individual
who has been loaned or given a defective or negligent product can
file product liability claims and take action against those responsible
for the defective or dangerous product.
Among the many common consumer products that are recalled are:
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 4:09, 7/9/1998
NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn a product liability bill that was being blocked by Democrats. The measure would have limited the liability of wholesalers and retailers of products that cause harm. It also would have limited punitive damages against companies with fewer than 25 employees or with annual revenues of less than five million dollars. The measure, which has been debated in various forms for years, was opposed by trial lawyers and consumer group Source: National Public Radio
Construction Industry Is Leading
Groups that have endorsed the Gorton-Rockefeller substitute include: National Federation of Independent Business, National Association of Manufactu... Read more >
Definition:
The failure to adequately warn of a potential risk of harm that is known or should have been known about a product or its foreseeable use.
US CPSC
Definition:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they monitor products and issue recalls
Unanticipated, Unforeseeable, or Unintended Use
Definition:
The product was NOT used in the way it was intended to be used. Or, the manufacturer had no way of knowing that a certain person could access the product.
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Delaware Occupants of SUVs and pickups 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABA