Archive: Product Liability

When a new product goes to market, consumers generally trust that the manufacturer has sufficient quality controls and safety processes in place to ensure that the product will not cause harm if used as intended.  If a defective design, flaw...

The medical device manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, is earning praise for its recent decision to withdraw a potentially dangerous surgical tool from the market that is used in a controversial process for removing uterine fibroids. As the Wall Street Journal...

Drug manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim – a company that has faced a flood of product liability lawsuits in recent years – may have deliberately failed to report that its popular blood thinner, Pradaxa, had the potential to cause serious and possibly...

Every year, nearly 3,000 children are treated in emergency rooms across the U.S. for injuries caused by swallowing coin-sized batteries. It is a problem that has increased ninefold in the last decade, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. The Consumer Product...

CarMax, the nation’s largest used-car retailer, is facing criticism from nearly a dozen consumer groups who allege that the company irresponsibly sells recalled cars without fixing them first, the New York Times reports. In a petition recently filed with the...

One of the earliest, most uncomfortable conditions of infancy and toddlerhood is teething. While it may be tempting to reach for medication to ease your child’s pain, please learn more before you administer any medication in order to avoid a...

The recent Senate hearings into the General Motors ignition switch recall have highlighted an issue which regularly impacts lawsuits, but rarely gets the attention it deserves. That issue is whether some expert witnesses actually take seriously their oath to tell...

Baby gates are one of the most commonly used safety devices in households with young children. However, the results of a new study show that the rate of children injured by such gates is on the rise in the United...

The number of people killed in accidents caused by a faulty ignition switch in some General Motors vehicles could be potentially 25 times higher than the automaker says it is, according to recent news reports. Last month, GM recalled 1.6...

‘Tis the season for many Moms and Dads to go toy shopping. But before you pick up your child’s most- wanted plaything, it is essential to make sure that it’s a safe one. Every year, there are more than 192,000...