Product Liability

A product liability claim stems from a defective product that causes you some sort of financial loss or injury. These claims, while common, can be difficult to win. You need a lot of information and evidence to provide the court if you want to win such a claim. Aside from evidence, there are some other important things you will need…

For several years, General Motors has been issuing recall after recall for a host of defective vehicle parts, many of which are essential to the safe operation of the car. Everything from airbags to fuel pumps seems to have been affected, and while GM is offering to replace the defective car parts free of charge, these manufacturing defects pose a…

Almost all cases of mesothelioma cancer today are linked to past exposure to asbestos. Asbestos was once a popular material to include in products that required insulation or would benefit from the mineral’s fire-resistant qualities. Mesothelioma can affect several bodily organs and, although rare compared with other types of cancer, is difficult to effectively treat and is often fatal. Types…

The laws surrounding the area of product liability are extensive. Manufacturers who release defective products for purchase and use by the public can be held liable for damages that their products cause to consumers. Determining liability is fairly clear-cut when the product is an exploding battery or a defective piece of heavy machinery. However, what happens when the product is…

Apple is in legal trouble (again) after a complaint was filed against the tech giant with headquarters in Cupertino, California. Defective keyboards in Apple’s recent MacBook and MacBook Pro models are in the center of a class-action lawsuit filed against the tech company earlier this week. This is the second lawsuit against the company alleging that keyboards in 2015-and-later MacBook…

E-cigarettes and vapes – wrongly thought to be safer than regular cigarettes and smoke – have been all the rage lately. The popularity of these electronic devices, which, despite popular belief, are not a healthier alternative to cigarettes, has been growing in the United States and all across the world in the past few years. Reports of people getting injured…

Some products are dangerous no matter how much a manufacturer tries to make them safe. For example, a hairdryer will almost always be hazardous if you drop it in water. There simply are no adequate safety measures that will completely protect a consumer from being harmed by a hairdryer that is exposed to water. In those situations, manufacturers are expected…

Despite a 2014 recall which was intended to address issues with the electrical systems contained within Toyota Priuses, recent reports suggest that drivers continue to have significant problems with the vehicles. More than 800 defective electrical components, intended for use in Prius models, have been returned to Toyota from their dealerships already this year due to electrical failures. These components…

After 31 people across 16 states were hospitalized due to e-coli bacteria, health officials are strongly advising consumers to throw out any romaine lettuce they may have purchased recently. Although the bacteria have been traced to Arizona, no particular grower or distributor has yet been linked with the outbreak of a strong strain of e-coli. According to the U.S Centers…

When a product is recalled, the government or the manufacturer has determined that is unsafe for use or consumption. That means that you should not use or consume it! Determining whether a product has been recalled can be tricky because companies often do not have a meaningful way to contact each and every one of their customers. A product you…