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Article: Three companies slapped with lawsuit. (Mostly Business).
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- Outdoor Power Equipment
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced July 10 that the Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the CPSC, is suing three companies for failing to report serious safety hazards associated with Weed Wizard trimmer heads with metal chain links. A metal link can rapidly and unexpectedly detach during use of the Weed Wizard trimmer attachment. If the link strikes the user or a bystander, it can penetrate skin and bone causing serious injury or even death.
The lawsuit seeks fines against U.S. Home and Garden Inc. (USHG), of San Francisco, Calif.; Easy Gardener Inc. (EGI). of Waco, Texas; and Weed Wizard Acquisition Corp. (WWAC), of San Francisco, ...