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Regent Sports is recalling 190,000 soccer nets sold at Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware and other national sports and toy stores from May 2002 through May 2008. The fixed knot flexible openings in the soccer goal are five inches instead of a safer four inches. Two reports of entanglement have been reported including the strangulation death of a 20 month year old child. The nets are sold under two different brand names, MacGregor Folding Soccer Goals and Mitre Folding Soccer Goals. The MacGregor nets measure 6 feet wide by 3 feet high and the Mitre net measures 8 feet wide by 6 feet high. Both nets have a foldable white frame with a white net that is attached by Velcro strips. MacGregor consumers should check their assembly instructions for model number 97236 and on the box for an UPC code of 029807972365. Mitre consumers should check their assembly instructions for model number 89186 and the box for an UPC code of 029807891864. If you own a net affected by the recall return it immediately to Regent Sports for a replacement net with five inch holes and if you believe you or your child has been harmed by this recall please contact our attorneys for a consultation.

National retailers are voluntarily recalling 600,000 Simplicity Brand Drop Side Cribs due to a sizing problem in the crib's hardware. The difference in size can permit the drop side to come off the track and create a hazardous gap. If a small child sleeping in the crib was to encounter the gap they could become trapped or suffocate. The cribs were sold at national retailers including but not limited to Target, Wal-Mart and Babies "R" US between January 2005 and August 2008. Affected Simplicity models include Aspen, Crib N Changer Combo, Gabrielle, Camille, Providence and Shenandoah. Simplicity crib owners should check the label on the headboard under the mattress support for model numbers 8620, 875, 8748, 8755, 8756, 8778, 8810 or 8994 and for date codes that end in 05DH, 05GB, 06DH, 06GB, 07DH, or 07GB. If your crib is affected by the recall stop using it immediately and seek different beds for your children. Recalled cribs can be returned to the place of purchase for a refund or store credit. If you believe that you or your baby has been harmed by this crib please contact our attorneys for a consultation.

Deere & Company has voluntarily recalled 2,500 Gator XUV utility vehicles due to concern of a fire hazard. The fuel tank can leak from a gap in the seam at the base of the filler neck posing a fire hazard. The recalled vehicle is model 620i and was sold nationwide from April 2008 through August 2008. The model number can be found painted on the side of the vehicle. Consumers should also check the serial number plate that can be found on the vehicle's frame in front of the passenger side rear fender. The following are serial numbers affected by the recall:

M0XUVGC020001 thru M0XUVGC020959

M0XUVGT021581 thru M0XUVGT021808

M0XUVGX023930

M0XUVGX023941

M0XUVGX023956

M0XUVGX023961 thru M0XUVGX023962

M0XUVGX023968 thru M0XUVGX025507

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