Articles Posted in Products Liability

As we have mentioned before on this website, there are numerous federal agencies that track recall information. For example, the Food and Drug Administration lists recalls of foods, medicines, and cosmetics, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists motor vehicles in which particular safety issues have been identified. Under federal law, the manufacturer of…

On the surface, it may have seemed like a case about the Second Amendment. After all, stories of disputes between police and the criminally accused are common these days, and with each shooting comes national discussion about the right to keep and bear arms. Certainly, the lawsuit brought by two police officers against a Wisconsin…

There’s a well-known expression to the effect, “As goes General Motors, so goes the nation.” That is a rather unsettling thought, given recent developments in the continuing saga over GM’s alleged failure to properly disclose safety violations in some of their automobiles. According to a press release from the Unites States Department of Justice, GM…

The idea of holding a person, business, or government accountable for harm that can be felt but not seen is nothing new. For instance, there have been a number of successful lawsuits filed by farmers who claimed that stray voltage harmed their dairy cattle and consequently their bottom lines. Now, a Massachusetts family has reportedly…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently slapped the biggest penalty in its history on Fiat Chrysler due to, among other issues, the company’s failure to repair unsafe vehicles pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (“the Act”). Established in 1970, the NHTSA is a branch of the federal government dedicated to motor vehicle…

Summertime and the living is … well, it’s supposed to be easy, but with numerous recalls of foods, toys, and recreational equipment, there’s never a good time to take a vacation from being a cautious consumer. Fortunately, there are some websites that help consumers keep track of the latest in safety recall information. (Of course,…

When someone is hurt because of a malfunctioning or dangerous product, he or she is entitled to seek damages via a product liability lawsuit. Possible defendants in such cases include the manufacturer that made the item, the distributor that shipped it, and the retailer that sold it. Most product liability cases involve allegations that there…

As evidenced by the steady stream of product recalls these days, there are a great many products on the market that have the potential to harm us. Products liability laws exist to protect those who are hurt by unreasonably dangerous or defective products. Unfortunately, asserting a claim for products liability against the maker, seller, or…

Medications are supposed to help, not hurt, those who take them. Unfortunately, this is not always so. In the case of Reckis v. Johnson & Johnson, the parents of a young girl gave her what they believed was a safe, over-the-counter medicine, but she almost died as a result. The Facts of the Case The…

Generally speaking, the federal government is responsible for bringing civil or criminal actions against those whom it believes have acted wrongfully in their interactions with the government. However, there are occasions when a private citizen can bring a lawsuit against an individual or company, in essence acting on the government’s behalf. This is called a…