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Manufacturing and design defects common in many portable gasoline containers can result in severe injuries and burns for young children as well as adults. Safer alternative designs and proper warnings could prevent many devastating burns and injuries from spills or gas can explosions.
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No-Spill Gas Can Recall: Risk of Leaks, Fires and Burns
About 7,500 No-Spill gas cans have been recalled because they have been found to leak, which could lead to a fire and potentially severe burns for users.
Exxon Groundwater Contamination Lawsuit Results in $105M Verdict
A federal jury in New York returned a $104.7 million verdict on Monday against Exxon Mobile in a groundwater contamination lawsuit brought by New York City over the use of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).
Exxon Gas Spill Lawsuit Verdict of $150M Will Stand in Maryland
A $150 million jury verdict against Exxon Mobil Corp. was upheld last week by a Baltimore County Circuit Court judge, who determined that the damages awarded to residents of a Maryland community for property value losses and other damages caused by a 2006 gas spill, were high, but not excessive enough to toss the verdict. [...]
Walmart Gas Container Lawsuit Filed Over Lack of Child-Safety Cap
A Texas couple is suing Wal-Mart and Blitz U.S.A. for a gas container explosion that caused their 2-year-old son to suffer severe burns across much of his body. The product liability lawsuit alleges that the Walmart gas can was defectively designed because it was sold without an effective child-proof cap.
Maryland Environmental Lawsuit Verdict of $150M Over Exxon Gas Spill
A Baltimore County jury returned verdicts totaling about $150 million in a Maryland environmental tort lawsuit filed against Exxon over a 2006 gas spill that leaked more than 25,000 gallons of fuel into the well water of the surrounding homes.
Gas Can Lawsuit Filed Over Explosion Caused by Lack of Flame Arrestor
Three men who suffered severe injuries and burns when a portable gas can exploded, have filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer, alleging that the plastic container should have had a flame arrestor to prevent the flames from flashing back into the can.
New Law Will Require Portable Gas Cans To Contain Child Safety Caps
President Bush has signed an Act into law which will require that all portable gasoline containers sold on or after January 17, 2009 have a child resistant cap. The law closes a loophole which existed in prior legislation and is designed to decrease the risk of a gas can explosion or spill, which could [...]
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