Who knew retractable dog leashes were so controversial? Dog training purists despise them. Entire countries have banned them, and Worldise Inc.'s SlyDog leash is the subject of a nationwide recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commission because of injuries caused by the defective device.

A 12-year-old Arlington girl suffered serious eye damage when the clasp on her SlyDog leash broke while she was walking her puppy in April 2008, causing the line to recoil rapidly and strike her in the eye. The CPSC recall notes that the defective leash is responsible for broken teeth, facial lacerations, eye damage and other injuries. Stephen Drinnon from Dallas' The Drinnon Law Firm represents the girl and her family and has filed the first known federal lawsuit against Worldwise Inc., as well as Dollar General stores which sold more than 200,000 of the leashes across the country. Read more here.