Product Liability for remote controls 130

Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 2,270 remote controls for entertainment systems due to the risk of the battery igniting. The company that produces the remotes, Niles Audio Corp., said that if the “battery falls from the remote control during handling, it can rupture and smoke or ignite, posing a fire hazard.” The company has received four reports of batteries falling during use and one of those ignited, burning carpet.  San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire  02/25/2011