Archive for the ‘Crossbow Litigation’ Category

CROSSBOW HUNTERS – WATCH THOSE THUMBS!

Around the country, hunting season is either in full swing or set to begin. As the popularity of hunting with crossbows increases, so do the number of injuries, particularly injuries involving fingers and thumbs that get above the stringline when firing one of the millions of crossbows in circulation with little or no thumb/finger guards. The crossbow industry has been aware of the issue for many years. A former employee of a well-known crossbow maker recently told us, “the thumb issue… oh yeah, everyone knows about it.” Certain brands and models began to add thumb/finger guards as early as 2010, but others, particularly Barnett, failed to add thumb guards until […]