PSR Newsroom

Since the recall of the DePuy ASR hip, the attorneys of PSBR have filed almost 200 cases in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of plaintiffs who received this defective product. The design of the ASR hip causes it to fail years earlier than other hip replacements, necessitating revision surgeries, and causing other injuries. PSBR… read more

We’ve gotten the government’s stance on how to make sure that you’re staying safe from skin cancer, and now Consumer Reports is offering their two cents on what sunscreen to use and how to apply it. In an effort to determine what products are best for consumers, the organization tested a total of 18 of… read more

A law scheduled to go into effect in January concerning the policing powers of the Food and Drug Administration has yet to be enacted, and now some parties are wondering why and pressuring the government to do something about it. The President signed the Food Safety Modernization Act into law in January of last year,… read more

It seems like every day a new report comes to light about a state or community instituting some sort of cellular phone ban.  But that doesn’t mean that every state in America is lining up to pass such a law. In Louisiana yesterday, for instance, an effort to ban all handheld cell phones didn’t even… read more

Now that summer is just about here, we’re starting to see many reports on how to protect yourself from the danger of skin cancer. Today, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Park Service, and the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention have joined forces to provide tips on how consumers… read more

The Food and Drug Administration continues to expand its efforts to make sure that food is safe both at home and abroad. To that end, the organization has announced June 19 as the date of a Washington D.C. meeting called International Capacity Building with Respect to Food Safety.  Persons involved in the daylong meeting will… read more

A notice has been published on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, safercar.gov, about the recall of a series of vehicles by the Ford Motor Company.  This recall falls under NHTSA campaign number 12V195000.  The company is recalling around 9,400 Windstar vehicles of model years between 1998 and 2003.  These units were registered in… read more

More than half of Hispanic teenagers report sending text messages while driving, according to the results of a new survey conducted by AT&T as part of its “It Can Wait” public safety awareness campaign. The phone company’s advertising initiative is intended to discourage motorists from engaging in text based messaging while behind the wheel of… read more

While traffic safety experts are increasingly warning of the dangers caused by distracted drivers, automakers are continually announcing new high tech features that allow drivers to connect to Wi-Fi internet and social networking platforms from behind the wheel. Car manufacturers including Nissan, Volkswagen, Ford, and General Motors are offering Wi-Fi connecting devices allowing in car… read more

At the request of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, August Foods Incorporated has issued a voluntary recall for more than 20,500 pounds of lamb koftis. The lamb koftis distributed by August Foods, a company headquartered in Dowington, Pennsylvania, contains milk, an allergen that is not listed on the label… read more

Google has been letting its autonomous Toyota Prius test drive itself on roads in Nevada and more recently Washington, D.C., but now General Motors has announced its intent to enter the hypothetical self-driving car market by the end of the decade. Representatives from the Michigan based automaker have stated that most of the technology required… read more

Investigators working on behalf of the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently launched a probe into the causes of a garage fire in Texas that destroyed a Fisker Karma, a plug in electric automobile sold by Fisker Automotive Incorporated for more than $100,000. The fire took place May 3 at a private residence… read more