Books with Bad Do-It-Yourself Advice Recalled
According to an Associated Press article on Philly.com, Oxmoor House is recalling nearly 1 million home improvement books because of errors that could lead people to make risky mistakes while installing or repairing their electrical wiring themselves.
Although the Consumer Product Safety Commission said no incidents have been reported so far, the errors in diagrams and wiring instructions could cause people to be shocked or create a fire hazard.
The 951,000 recalled books have nine different titles, including “Lowe’s Complete Home Improvement and Repair” and “Sunset You Can Build, Wiring.”
They have been sold at bookstores and home improvement stores nationwide for as many as three decades.
As a consumer, you have the right to assume that products you purchase or use have been produced in a manner that would ensure that they are safe and free from unreasonable risks. If a company manufactures a product that is hazardous to the user, the company must be held liable for any injuries or fatalities that occurred due to the faulty product.
If you have been injured as a result of using one of these home improvement books, you will require the representation of a Philadelphia products liability attorney from Cherry, Fieger, and Marciano, LLP to handle all of the complexities involved with this type of case. There are many steps to a product liability case, beginning with proving that the product was in fact defective, next proving the product was the cause of the injury, and finally proving that the product was not used unreasonably. Please contact our firm today to discuss your case with an experienced legal professional.
Source report: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/business/20100108_ap_recallbookswithbaddoityourselfadvice.html
