The Los Angeles Times on May 28 reports, “A Los Angeles judge blames the design of the Land Rover Discovery SUV in the 2003 accident.” of a California man. While T he judge agreed Jaguar Land Rover must “pay $21.1 million. According to “Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert H. O’Brien” there are “two key reasons for his decision: The vehicle’s high center of gravity made it susceptible to rolling over, and its roof collapsed too easily, causing Sukhsagar Pannu to suffer a debilitating spinal cord injury.”
Recall of Freezer Gel Packs Due to Ingestion Hazard
June 8, 2012
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Ice/Hot and Ice Gel Packs manufactured by California Innovations Inc., of Toronto, Canada. About 880,000 (about 248,000 units associated with lunch boxes and 55,000 associated with food carriers were previously recalled in January 2012).