This is the second major Generac portable generator recall in less than a year, following more than two dozen reports involving fuel being expelled onto consumers, resulting in severe burns
The CPSC indicates Generac illegally failed to report incidents of finger injuries from portable generators, including amputations
The CPSC has received nearly 30 additional reports of Generac portable generator finger amputations and other injuries since the initial recall last year.
The disk brakes have holes which a child can put their fingers into, resulting in a fingertip amputation risk.
A federal judge determined the lawsuit was not barred due to preemption laws, after plaintiff brought evidence suggesting Novartis had new information which could have led to updated label warnings.
Lawsuit claims Novartis purposefully hid risks of narrowing and hardening arteries to increase profits.
