Product Liability
By Melissa Neiman -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) is one of the country’s oldest consumer protection agencies. The FDA’s purpose is to promote and protect the public’s health by trying to ensure that safe and effective products reach the market; to monitor products for continued safety after they are in use; and to [...]
Distinguishing the Difference Between Product Liability and Premises Liability
By Bella Holly -
Ordinarily, when we buy a product at the store, we trust that the manufacturer is providing a safe, legitimate product. But have you noticed that some products contain a warning message on the outside of the packaging? Sometimes a warning such as “could cause choking” may seem a little funny to us, [...]
Trampolines and Super Trampolines – Product Liability
By Misty Fanning -
A trampoline can be a wonderful product that most adults and children can enjoy. There are two types of trampolines, one is a single trampoline and the second is a super trampoline. The manufacturer must follow certain regulations when constructing the product. If the manufacturer does not follow the regulations he or [...]
Problems of Faulty Products
By Helen Cox -
We use and consume products on a daily basis in all areas of our life. We are entitled to expect the best from these products; we expect them to be safe and to not cause us harm.
Trading Standards receive around 33,000 complaints each year regarding unsafe products. 4,793 prosecution cases were brought [...]
Medical Malpractice Attorneys and Product Liability
By Gerd Cornelius Pacher -
There are may different forms of product liability in all possible areas of life. The theory behind product liability sounds simple but the praxis is complicated and requires specialized attorneys.
As a company you need to protect yourself from claims. One claim could ruin your whole business. As a customer you have [...]
Product Liability is There to Protect You
By Mike Selvon -
Product liability is a law that surrounds you each and every time you use something that has been produced or manufactured for the public. It ensures that the product or food is held to a certain standard. Without it, if something were to go wrong and you were injured, then you would [...]
Product Liability & Personal Injury
By Kristina Fountain -
When people buy something, they don’t expect to get injured. And yet, this is what happens everyday to thousands of Americans. They unknowingly buy a defective product and suffer some type of complications. Prominent examples include ephenedrine heart attacks, SUV rollovers and asbestos poisoning.
So, what happens when people suffer injuries from defective [...]
When You Need a Product Liability Attorney
By Dietrich E -
Product Liability. We hear this term every day, but what exactly does it mean? From the lead paint discovered poisoning our children’s toys, to the massive judgments Personal Injury Attorneys are winning against Big Tobacco companies for causing thousands to die of lung disease, Product Liability is a growing concern in this [...]
Product Liability – Personal Admonition
By Rudi ONeil -
If it is a case of a person going out to buy a prosaic item, there is still a sense of excitement as we are such a crazed consumer society. Needs hinge upon the superfluousness of the purchase; a hair-dryer – wow; a bread-maker – wow; a coffee-maker – wow. Still though [...]
Knowing Your Rights Regarding Product Liability
By Rainier Policarpio -
Product Liability can be defined as the accountability of the manufacturers along with the distributors regarding the safety of their products. This also incorporates the producers of the parts used in assembling the product, the product assembler or manufacturer, the main distributor and the retailer in which the customer bought the defective [...]
