Defective Lawnmowers Can Cause Serious Injuries
Spring is in full swing, which means many homeowners will be working to maintain their lawn and landscaping. With all the various tools available for this purpose, there is a potential for injury, particularly if the tools prove defective. Product liability lawyers in Florida recognize that one of the most dangerous tools used commonly by homeowners is […]
Car Seat Recall: Defective Buckle May Lead to Child Injury, Death
There are few products that parents use more or place greater trust in than child car seats. These restraint systems save hundreds of thousands of lives annually, and according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have helped to reduced child motor vehicle fatalities by 43 percent just in the last […]
Defective Home and Outdoor Products Can Lead to Serious Summertime Injury
It’s the height of summer, and most people are focused on cooking out, camping, gardening or just relaxing. Unfortunately, our product liability attorneys know that there are products involving almost all of these activities that have recently been recalled for the risk of serious injury posed to consumers. Our hope is that people will read the recall […]
Inquiry Launched Into Elderly Bed Rail Deaths
After hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries over the course of more than a decade, the federal government is finally launching a formal investigation into the safety of bed rails used by nursing homes and home health care agencies across the country.Product liability attorneys are carefully watching this issue, which over the […]
Crib Bumper Manufacturer Faces Class Action Lawsuit
A manufacturer of bed lining for babies – also known as “crib bumpers” is facing a class action lawsuit by parents who say the products are dangerous and, contrary to their purpose of preventing crib-related injuries, have actually caused infant deaths by suffocation. Our product liability attorneys realize that crib bumpers have yet to be recalled, and […]
J&J & The Risk of Recalled Medical Products
Anyone who thinks that dangerous products are a rarity need only look at the history of Johnson & Johnson, which makes everything from surgical supplies to shampoo. Our product liability attorneys know that in the last 2.5 years, the company has had no fewer than 25 recalls – and those are only the products it voluntarily identified […]
Transvaginal Mesh, DePuy Hips, Result in Thousands of Defective Medical Device Lawsuits
When news broke this month that Johnson & Johnson sold transvaginal mesh without the Food & Drug Administration’s approval, it was the latest blow for the consumer-products conglomerate, which is also dealing with thousands of defective hip claims involving its DePuy hip implant. In fact, Johnson & Johnson had received explicit instructions in August 2007 […]
Gulf Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Burris, et al. Shows How Insurance Companies Can Try to Avoid Product Liability in Cases Around the Country
Insurance companies have very deep pockets, and when you sue for benefits their team of attorneys can seem very intimidating. However, it is important to know that attorneys are uniformly responsible for providing their clients with zealous representation regardless of wealth or resources. Our product liability attorneys have the experience and understanding to know what it takes […]
Product Liability Watch: Linden, Jr. v. CNH America & Identifying Parties in a Liability Claim
Things just are not made how they used to be. Because of the lower standards in production, there has been an increase in injuries suffered because of faulty products. Product liability actions may seem intimidating because they are usually a lawsuit against a manufacturer, but our product liability attorneys have the experience to take on big business when defective […]
FDA Asks for More Power to Halt Sale of Defective Products
The chief of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pressing Congress for more muscle to block defective medical products to help prevent serious injury and death. The request follows a slew of cases of severe injury and even death caused by faulty vaginal mesh and hip implants. Our defective medical product attorneys understand that essentially, what the FDA […]
