When you purchase a vehicle, you expect the safety equipment to work correctly. The last thing you’d ever imagine is an airbag deploying unexpectedly. Unfortunately, a faulty airbag could end up causing a motor vehicle collision in which you’re badly hurt. In that...
Product Liability
What’s the harm in more drugs getting “accelerated” FDA approval?
Most Americans have always felt some reassurance that before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows a drug to be prescribed to patients, it has to go through rigorous testing and be proven safe and effective in multiple clinical trials. As one professor of...
What has led to the rise in food recalls?
If it seems like there are an increasingly large number of products being recalled from grocery store shelves, that’s in part because there are. It’s not necessarily that food is more dangerous than it used to be. We’ll look at some of the reasons here. Food products...
Recalled CPAP machine maker facing lawsuits, government scrutiny
Millions of Americans with sleep apnea rely on CPAP breathing machines to help them get a good night’s sleep. In fact, it’s been estimated that at least 25 million Americans suffer from this condition, which causes people to stop breathing intermittently while they’re...
When airbags fail to protect you from injury
The purpose of an airbag is to protect you and your passengers in an automobile accident. While their deployment may cause superficial burns or bruises, they work with your seatbelt to provide a buffer between you and the steering wheel, dashboard and windshield....
Vehicle recalls often take too long and put people at risk
Defective products come in all shapes and sizes, and any product with production or design issues can be dangerous to the public. Companies recall food over reports of food poisoning, medications over contamination and even toys because they turn out to be dangerous....
What is the statute of limitations for product liability?
In almost every legal situation, the state sets a time limit on how long you have to take that issue to court. This is known as the statute of limitations. FindLaw explains in a product liability case, the general statute of limitations is two years, but there are...
Battery burns can cause permanent trauma
Over the past few years, a number of products have had battery explosions, from hoverboards and phones to e-cigarettes. Battery University notes that when lithium-ion batteries short, they create a persistent current that can lead to a flaming event that may be...
What product defects create liability?
Georgia residents like you expect the products you buy to be safe to use. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Sometimes, products are defective and those defects can create health hazards. What sort of defects may you run into? How do they impact the overall...
Know the signs of bad tires
Depending on how far you drive, you expect new tires to last four or five years. Defective tires not only have a much shorter lifespan, but also put you and others on the road at risk for a serious accident. Learn how to prevent a serious auto accident resulting from...
