Defective cribs cause serious injury or death to thousands of infants every year. In 1982, the federal government issued safety standards for cribs, play yards, bassinets, and portable travel cribs. These regulations set minimum safety requirements for crib components assembly instructions, labeling, decorative elements, mattress size, and allowable amounts of lead in crib paint. These safety standard have not been updated since 1982, so recently the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it will revise these standards by the end of 2010.

Single car accidents usually involve an automobile leaving the road and colliding with a fixed object or rolling over because of a steep embankment. Since there are no witnesses, government defendants often argue that these accidents are the result of driver carelessness or error. The fact is, dangerous roads may be all or part of the cause of the accident.

After a three-week trial and two days of deliberation, a jury in Barstow has awarded $32.2 million to a 17-year-old boy who was left quadriplegic after jumping from a moving pickup truck on Highway 127 in 2003.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are taking additional inspection measures to ensure that seafood from the Gulf of Mexico reaching America’s tables is safe to eat. The strategy includes precautionary closures, increased seafood testing inspections and a re-opening protocol.

The Attorney General has made consumer fraud prevention a top priority. The current economic downturn and housing crisis have given rise to many scams, particularly in the areas of predatory lending, foreclosure consultants, credit repair companies, and debt consolidators and collectors.

In response, the Attorney General is taking action against companies engaged in unlawful activities, obtaining injunctions to shut them down, and recovering millions of dollars in restitution for victimized consumers. The Attorney General cannot provide you with legal advice or represent you in personal legal actions but there are ways you can resolve your complaint on your own.

Statutes of limitation determine how long you have to file a lawsuit. There are many factors that determine this length of time. If the lawsuit is not brought within the period specified, the injured party loses the right to sue and recover losses for his or her injuries.

Back and neck injuries are some of the most common injuries. Whether the injury was sustained through an accident, at work, or from a slip or fall it can be quite debilitating. Often, you don't realize that you have been injured until hours of even days after the incident and physical evidence may not always be obvious. Sever pain can affect your mobility, your job, and in extreme cases, permanent disability.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and GE Appliances & Lighting, of Louisville, Ky, are recalling almost 181,000 GE front load washing machines. This recall involves GE front-load washing machines without auxiliary water heating. Recalled washing machines were manufactured between December 2006 and February 2010.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with ARC International, of Millville, NJ, are recalling Mcdonalds "Shrek Forever After 3D" Collectable Drinking Glasses. These collectibles are 16 ounce glasses that come in four designs, Shrek, Fiona, Puss n' Boots, and Donkey. The designs on the glasses contain cadmium which can cause adverse health effects over long time exposure.

When someone purchases insurance, they hope that they will never have to make a claim. The peace of mind insurance gives assures a person that if something was to happen they would be taken care of. While these companies are there to protect their clients, they also want to make a profit. If an insurance company does whatever they can to 'not' pay out a claim you may need an attorney to recover the benefits owed. You may also seek compensation for wages lost during the court case, expenses made proving your case, emotional distress, lawyer fees, and in extreme cases, punitive damages (punishment for the insurer for their bad behavior).