Archive for May, 2009

Motorcycle Sidebars Do Not Protect Legs

24th May 2009 by John Sedgewick Comments Off

Several years back, some motorcycle manufacturers were settling claims by customers who suffered leg injuries while riding motorcycles. The liability theory in those cases was that the motorcycle was defective, either because it lacked sidebars that would have protected a rider’s leg, or that the bars provided failed to protect the rider. Since then, there [...]

Ski Binding Recall

7th May 2009 by John Sedgewick Comments Off

On December 23, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in “cooperation” with Atomic Ski USA, announced the recall of alpine ski bindings manufactured in Austria between 1998 and 2002. The explanation given for the recall is that the plastic heel housing of the recalled bindings can crack, causing the bindings to release unexpectedly. On its [...]