Category: product liability

Consumers rely on safe products. Anytime you purchase a product for you or your family to use or consume, you should not have to worry about the product being defective and causing injuries or illnesses. However, there are times when faulty products make it to the shelves and into our homes. In some cases, product…

Anytime it is discovered that a product can cause harm to consumers, it should be removed from the market immediately. When it comes to removing a product from the market, this typically happens in one of two ways – a product recall or a market withdrawal. Here, we want to specifically define product recalls and…

Thousands of people each year become the victims of injuries or illnesses caused by defective pharmaceutical medications, medical devices, and medical implants. Often, the hazards associated with these products go far beyond the known side effects. This means that there are defective medical products on the market that are the result of a company or…

Nobody wants to get into an accident when they get behind the wheel of their vehicle. Generally, when people think of accidents, they think of incidents involving two or more vehicles colliding. However, vehicle accidents can also be caused by defective car parts. Vehicles are made up of thousands of parts, any of which could…

If you use a defective product and are seriously injured, California laws allow you to pursue financial compensation. You may be able to hold accountable any party whose actions contributed to getting the product on the market, including the product’s manufacturer, distributor or retailer. However, you have to be able to prove that the party…

Dangerous products, also called product liability, is an area of law that is familiar to people, but at the same time surprisingly new. Familiar cases involve defective tires and brakes, water heaters that cause fires and scaldings, and everyday products that fail to contain necessary safety instructions. Our firm has been effectively seeking compensation for…

Three executives from Olympus Corp. repeatedly refused to answer questions during depositions in Tokyo on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. in regards to the company’s role in superbug outbreaks. But according to accusations in civil cases and in a federal investigation, Susumu Nishina told the U.S.-based managers of the company in 2013 not to issue…

Earlier this week, we wrote about a tragic accident in Roseville, California, last month in which a vehicle that was in park rolled over the driver as she was unloading something out of the back seat. We concluded the post by saying that an investigation is needed to determine what caused the vehicle to move…

In our last post, we discussed one of many lawsuits that have been filed against General Motors in the wake of the auto manufacturer’s recall of millions of potentially dangerous vehicles in California and the rest of the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires the manufacturers of motor vehicles to comply with…