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Woman Buys, Rehabs Wrong House; Can't Get Anyone To Care About It
By Chris Morran on May 15, 2012 8:00 AM
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A woman in Mississippi says she spent thousands buying and rehabbing a foreclosed-upon home, only to find out after the fact that oops, she actually bought the smaller, cruddier house next door. Making matters worse, no one seems to be willing to take the blame or help her out. More »
Recall Roundup - Banzai Inflatable Slides, Kolkraft Bassinets, And More
By Laura Northrup on May 10, 2012 12:33 PM
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There are some particularly scary recalls this week, including a massive pet food recall for dog foods manufactured by Diamond, some bassinets that might collapse and hurtle babies, and those Banzai water slides are finally being recalled after allegedly killing one person and paralyzing another. More »
A Few More Recalls: Bunny Sippy Cups, Plastic Rattles, And Instant Knives
By Laura Northrup on April 27, 2012 11:30 AM
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The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced these three recalls were announced too late to make yesterday's Recall Roundup, but we wanted to share them as soon as possible since two of them could affect small children. We don't want to see anyone get hurt, ever, but a little kid getting poked in the eye by an Easter-themed sippy cup shaped like a smiling bunny? That's particularly undignified. More »
April Recall Roundup: Flaming Monster Truck Edition
By Laura Northrup on April 26, 2012 12:33 PM
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The boys' t-shirts at Kohl's feature a monster truck jumping over a row of vintage convertibles and tall orange flames, and come with a free toy monster truck to match. This design turned out to be oddly prescient when customers inserted batteries in the trucks and they smoldered or caught fire. Yes, it's time for the Consumerist Recall Roundup, with a diverse assortment of products lurking in your home, waiting to kill or maim you and your children. More »
Woman Wins $10 Million Judgement Against Collections Agency, Has Trouble Collecting
By Chris Morran on April 25, 2012 6:00 PM
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Last year, a woman in West Virginia won a $10 million lawsuit against a collections agency she'd accused of using deception and threats in an attempt to collect a non-existent debt. But considering that no one from the agency even showed up at the trial, it seems unlikely that she'll ever see a nickel. More »
Report: TSA Has No Idea How To Screen A 7-Year-Old With Cerebral Palsy
By Chris Morran on April 25, 2012 12:15 PM
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The tiny (potential) terrorists of the world continue to wreak havoc at airport security checkpoints. We already brought you the story of the 4-year-old who dared to hug her grandmother in view of TSA screeners, and now comes the tale of a 7-year-old girl with cerebral palsy whose crutches and leg braces reportedly confounded security personnel at JFK Airport. More »
Woman Spends 6 Years Trying To Convince Credit Bureaus She's Not Dead
By Chris Morran on April 16, 2012 2:30 PM
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In 2004, a hospital staffer accidentally checked off "deceased" on a heart surgery patient's discharge papers. That one little tick mark on one document resulted in years of headaches for that woman, as she has attempted time and again to prove to the three credit bureaus that she is not a zombie. More »
Dole Recalls Bags Of 'Seven Lettuces' For Possible Salmonella Contamination
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 16, 2012 11:00 AM
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Bags of salad distributed by Dole Fresh Vegetables are being recalled after a test by the state of New York found some packages of their Dole Seven Lettuces product could possibly be contaminated with salmonella. More »
NHTSA Investigates Engine Fire Reports In Pair Of Vehicles
By Phil Villarreal on April 2, 2012 8:15 AM
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Having a car that looks hot is one thing, but one that feels hot because its engine is on fire is another. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is looking into reports that the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2010 Jeep Wrangler are suffering engine fires. The investigations could possibly lead to recalls, but there's no action on that front as of yet. Both Chevy and Jeep say there have been no reports of injuries or deaths due to possible defects. More »
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BMW Recalls 1.3 Million Cars Because "Flaming Battery Cable" Is Not A Desired Dealer Upgrade
By Chris Morran on March 26, 2012 1:30 PM
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BMW has announced a worldwide recall of around 1.3 million 5- and 6-Series vehicles built between 2003 and 2010, because of a problem with a battery cable cover that could lead to some unpleasant results. More »
An Actual Ton Of Sausage Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 23, 2012 10:00 AM
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Listeria is a familiar, if not unpopular name to many Americans by now, as an outbreak of it spread last year, causing multiple deaths, through contaminated cantaloupe. Now the bacteria is having its way with a ton of ready-to-eat sausage from Texas, triggering a recall of a few products. More »
Believe It Or Not, People Want More Oversight Of Implanted Medical Devices
By Chris Morran on March 20, 2012 11:30 AM
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It seems almost silly to think that anyone would want to scale back the amount of regulatory control on the safety of medical devices, and a new poll shows that an overwhelming number of Americans believe in strong oversight of these products. Yet members of the House and Senate are considering legislation that could allow potentially unsafe items to hit the market. More »
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Pizza Hut Drivers Turn Into Super-Cops, Follow Robbers To Hideout
By Chris Morran on March 8, 2012 12:45 PM
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If you're standing outside a restaurant and see three gun-toting people in masks flee the building, what is your immediate response? For a pair of Pizza Hut drivers in Georgia, it was time to tail the suspects before they could get away. More »
Toyota Recalls Another 681,000 Camry, Venza, Tacoma Vehicles
By Chris Morran on March 7, 2012 3:15 PM
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It's been a few months since the last big Toyota recall, so it probably comes as no surprise to some of you that Toyota has issued recalls a grand total of 681,000 Camry, Venza and Tacoma vehicles. More »
Mom Says TSA Agent Made Her Pump Breast Milk Before Boarding Plane
By Chris Morran on March 5, 2012 4:15 PM
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Usually you hear stories about passengers being hassled when attempting to carry fluids through airport security. But a woman in Hawaii says she wasn't allowed to board her flight with the breast-pumping device she was carrying until after she used it to fill up some empty milk bottles. More »
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Birth Control Pills Recalled: Tablets Are Out Of Order In Blister Packs
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 27, 2012 4:00 PM
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February is turning into quite the unfortunate month for birth control recalls — earlier this month one million pill packets were recalled by Pfizer, and now another company, Glenmark Generics, says seven lots of its pills might have tablets in the wrong order in blister packs. More »
Goodyear Recalls 41,000 Tires Over Tearing Concerns
By Phil Villarreal on February 27, 2012 8:30 AM
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Worried that its Wrangler Silent Armor line of tires are prone to causing very bad years for their owners, Goodyear initiated a recall of about 41,000 of the products. The company says that a small number of the tires, made for trucks, SUVs and vans, can tear and cause accidents. More »
Should Rental Car Companies Be Allowed To Rent Out Recalled Vehicles?
By Chris Morran on February 21, 2012 2:34 PM
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Every year, several million cars are recalled for repairs that cover everything from the most minor safety concerns to potential death traps. But some rental companies continue to hire out vehicles that haven't been repaired, even months or years after the recall announcement. More »
HP Recalls 1 Million Fax Machines Because "Fire" Is Not A Paper-Friendly Feature
By Paul Eng on February 2, 2012 2:30 PM
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Hewlett-Packard has announced a recall of more than one million HP Fax 1040 and 1050 fax machines in North America because the machines have faulty internal electric components that can fail, causing the machines to overheat and possibly catch fire. More »
Pfizer Recalls Birth Control Pills For Being Potentially Unable To Prevent Pregnancy
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 1, 2012 10:00 AM
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Pfizer announced yesterday that they're recalling around 1 million packets of birth control pills in the U.S. Consumers won't be harmed if they do take them, but the company warned there may not be enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. More »
