The chances are you use at least one electrical appliance daily, be it a coffee maker, water heater, blender, hair dryer, refrigerator, microwave or pressure cooker. When you purchased any of these products, you expected them to be safe. Of course, the manufacturer...
Product Liability
Tips for avoiding unsafe safe toys this holiday season
It seems like “Black Friday” sales started before Halloween was over. Online and brick-and-mortar retailers have begun offering “deep discounts” on a whole range of products. It’s only natural that parents feel compelled to start their holiday shopping early. With...
Have you suffered injuries from a defective product?
Manufacturers and other players in the distribution chain are legally obligated to ensure the products they sell or release to consumers are reasonably safe. Therefore, if you suffer injuries while using a product, you may have a valid product liability claim. Flaws...
A faulty airbag could end up causing a serious crash
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...
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...
