Vaping was originally touted as a safer alternative to cigarettes with all their additives -- but a spate of serious lung injuries across at least 33 states has thrown the entire industry under a microscope. Investigators are trying to figure out what is suddenly...
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Product Liability
3 classes of product liability claims you might make
Consumers expect to purchase reasonably safe products. They never expect to get something home and suffer an injury because it was defective. Product liability cases work to hold the manufacturer or another liable party accountable for the damages that a consumer has...
Get guidance before you settle your product liability claim
Most of the products Florida residents purchase and use will not cause any harm because manufacturers strive to comply with safety regulations. However, as you know, no guarantees exist in life. This means that the worst can happen and leave you nursing a serious...
Targets of product liability claims may mount a strong defense
Injuries suffered from a defective product can range from minor to catastrophic to fatal. Families all across the state of Florida are unfortunately familiar with the devastation these faulty products cause. If a product liability claim fails to provide victims with a...
Injuries from products can lead to costly expenses
Suffering an injury because of the design or lack of safety features on a product is a traumatic event in a consumer's life. There are many injuries that can occur. Amputations of body parts, brain damage, spinal cord trauma and other similar injuries can happen when...
Cellphones do have a risk of sparking or exploding
There are many things that you expect your phone to do. You probably want to make calls, send texts and browse the internet. One thing that you don't expect it to do is to start to spark and almost catch on fire. This is exactly what an 11-year-old girl said happened...
Who is liable for injuries from contaminated food?
Food-borne illnesses are once again a problem in the United States. Major companies have issued some big recall notices for their products recently -- and there's a real danger that someone could get sick. At least three people have been hospitalized in an E. coli...
Law protects manufacturers when recalls or alerts are issued
As a consumer, you expect the products that you purchase to be safe. There are laws in place to keep unsafe products out of the marketplace; however, these laws aren't foolproof. Unfortunately, loopholes do exist that can make it difficult to impossible to keep unsafe...
What’s the most dangerous type of pool float?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a report that shows that as many as 800 children die each year from drowning. This is one of the leading causes of preventable death among those in this age group. Children who are lucky enough to...
Product liability: How hard is it to prove manufacturing defects?
Regardless of how an injury occurs, victims must prove liability before they can obtain compensation for their suffering. This is the case in product liability claims, just as it is in car crashes. Occasionally, it is not difficult to prove liability. For example, if...