The day a woman turns into a mom-to-be is filled with emotions of all shapes and sizes. There is surprise, elation, excitement, anticipation, anxiety, worry, and fear. For expectant mothers, the world can be a …

Toyota’s sudden acceleration problem gained national attention late last year, but has been known to independent safety experts – and, more importantly, to Toyota – for more than a decade. Toyota’s sudden unintended acceleration problems began in September 1986 when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) ordered its first recall of Toyota vehicles because of speed control problems.

The window blind recall issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) last December – the one that targeted 50 million Roman shades and roll-up blinds – was one of the biggest product recalls in the nation’s history. The recall was sparked by a growing number of incidents where infants were getting caught in the cords of the blinds and strangling themselves, with five deaths and sixteen near-deaths.