Garmin Vivofit Contingency Pl Case Study

For ASC 980-405-25-1, the recall losses resulting from regulator-imposed liabilities can only be recognized and taken to income “when the associated costs are incurred”. Alternative A does not meet this criterion.

Businesses could be held liable for negligent tort if their product injury, harms consumers or is falsely represented. Nonetheless, when the circumstances warrant, parties that are not guilty of negligence or an unintentional tort can still be subjected to compensations when their products injure customers (Seaquist, 2012) Recall Negligence is an unintentional tort wherein one party is injured result to some actions of another. There are certain factors that must be considered to determines whether a corporation acted negligently. The elements are the following: a breach of that duty, legal duty to use due care, a reasonable close causal connection between the breach and the plaintiffs resulting in injury, and the actual loss or damage to the plaintiff. This paper is going to discuss a negligent tort due to a company’s recall of its product. The company may be considered liable for negligence if there was no recall on their product and the product caused bodily harm to a consumer (Benjamin, 2015). Throughout the paper will discuss the reason of Toshiba recalling their laptop computer battery packs due to burn and because of its potential to catch fire on March 30, 2016 and the recall number is 16-131. If the company did not make the decision to recall their laptop computer battery could have been diligent. To prove the negligent tort the consumer must prove factors such duty to care and defenses of negligence (Seaquist, 2012).

According to FDA.gov 2009, the definition of recalls is, an action taken by a company to remove a product from shelves. There are three classes of recalls and two other types of recalls mentioned on FDA.gov. Class I recall involves a situation in which there is a probability that the use of or exposure to a product will cause adverse health effects or death. (FDA, 2009) Class II recall involves a situation in which use of or exposure to a product can cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health effects is remote. (FDA, 2009) Class III recall involves a situation in which use of or exposure to a product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. (FDA, 2009) Market

The significance of Garmin Vivofit 3 is the combination of waterproof and disposable coin battery. Since users can wear the Vivofit 3 even in the shower and don’t need to take it off to charge, they can wear it all the time in one year, which means users will not miss out any activities (such as steps) or lose the band when they take it off. The reason why I think it’s significant is that I had a Fitbit band. It’s not waterproof, so I need to take it off every day before shower. Also, I need to take if off and recharge it every few days. The problem was, the Fitbit band is really difficult to snap on. I only used it for three months because it was so inconvenient. From user’s perspective, I don’t want a complicated band that track a lot of

The Garmin Vivofit 3 keeps things simple and is super-efficient to use, especially when it comes to the battery life. According to Garmin, the battery life is up to a year before you need to replace it. The device is affordable compared to other wearables such as the Fitbit Alta. The design may not be as pretty and sleek but can track your steps, calories, distance, monitor your sleep and intensity minutes on the backlit display.

Another critical decision that played a heavy role in CareGroup’s successful recovery was the decision to remain on backup procedures. Halamka had realized that you could in fact run an entire hospital on paper just fine. By oscillating back and forth from manual to system, the hospital staff needed to duplicate if not triplicate its work. Three and a half days after the fatal crash Cisco managed to restore the network and CareGroup’s service to its patients was minimally interrupted.

If a new drug has potential therapeutic value that outweighs the risks an applicant needs to submit drug submission for new drug or biologic to the Health Canada’s Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) to pursue a review and, ultimately, regulatory approval (Health Canada, 2016). Canadian regulations need preclinical and clinical trials to get a marketing approval in Canada. The HPFB assesses and observes the safety, efficacy and quality of drugs used for human and animal, medical devices, natural health and other therapeutic products. A manufacturer may apply for the Generic product via Abbreviated NDS (ANDS). In Canada, medical devices are divided into four classes based on the level of risk connected with their use, Class I devices present the lowest potential risk like thermometers that do not require a medical device license. Class II, III and IV devices required a medical device license to sell the products legally in the

Based on the recall listing on Consumer Product Safety Division website, Gree’s Dehumidifier was recalled including GE Brand Dehumidifiers. The recall for Gree’s Dehumidifier was conducted on January 30, 2014 with the recall number: 14-095 (Consumer Safety, 2014). Gree’s Dehumidifier recalls which included GE brand Dehumidifiers were recalled due to dangerous fire and Burn Hazards. Consumers were instructed to stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. The Dehumidifiers was reported as having the ability to overheat, smoke and catch fire, causing fire and burn hazards to consumers (Consumer Safety, 2014).

This can be a tough decision for any company to make because there are multiple issues that can arise when making the decision to issue a recall or not. A product should be recalled when a known issue has been identified as a threat to the health of the consumer.

Complaints lead to a recall: Just because many people complain, it doesn't mean a recall is down the line. Complaints tell manufacturers something is wrong. An investigation occurs with one complaint, so many are a cause for concern. However, recalls ensue based on severity and substantial evidence,

Fitbit is a company specializing in the sales of wearable fitness-tracking devices worldwide. Eric and James, founders of Fitbit, recognized the potentials that wireless technology and sensors could bring to the market by incorporating it into health and fitness products. Thus, they started Fitbit in 2007 and started to create a wearable product that could do so. The company has created products such as Flex, Charge HR and Aria which are wearable devices to track the user's fitness activities such as distance travelled, steps taken, calories burned to encourage them to be more active in their lives. Furthermore, Fitbit has an open platform that enables users to connect their fitness devices to softwares and services. Fitbit primarily operates in the US,

Implement decision: The Company must have a recall to figure out the cause of death. If the company will continue selling this product it must be 98 percent chances of saving or improving lives.

The Product Recall Coordinator will also obtain the name, agency or customer and the phone numbers of the persons making the notification. If the notification is coming from the FDA, it is important to determine the status of the investigation. This situation requires a product recall swift action to assist the governmental agency in their investigation, so that the cause of the concern can be identified and, if found to be an Aii problem, corrected immediately.

After continued investigations, the NHTSA encouraged Bridgestone/Firestone to expand the recall to include other sizes and models of tires, but the company refused. On September 1, the NHTSA issued a consumer advisory warning of potential problems with other sizes of Firestone tires.

Product recall is indicated when a product we manufacture could represent a hazard to the consumer. Our recall program will effectively remove that product from circulation.