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Dangerous Products
We rely on manufactured products every day. When those products turn out to be defective, they can end up causing serious injuries. The legal standards for product liability differ from those of normal injury cases. Lawyers have submitted articles to this section of the KnowledgeBase that discuss some of the issues that arise in a suit over a defective product, including the applicable laws and evidentiary standards.
Recent Dangerous Products Articles
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FDA to Review Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Devices
Provided by Friedman, Rodman & Frank, P.A.
The FDA is investigating the dangers posed by metal-on-metal implants. Read More » -
Heart Defibrillator Defect Responsible for Twenty-two Deaths
Provided by James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C.
A popular heart defibrillator component has been found to be the cause of death in 22 cardiac patients around the country. Read More » -
Growing Number of Companies Fined For Failing to Report Product Defects
Provided by The Kreeger Law Firm
When companies learn of a dangerous product flaw, they have a duty to alert the authorities. Yet, there was a startling rise in the number of firms that tried to dodge this responsibility in 2011. Read More » -
Federal Court Begins the Selection Process for Initial Avandia Suits
Provided by Aaron M. Levine & Associates
A federal district court judge recently indicated that her court is preparing to schedule for trial almost one hundred cases involving the diabetes drug Avandia. Read More » -
Medtronic May Have Withheld Risks of Bone Therapy Drug
Provided by GoldenbergLaw, PLLC
A popular spinal surgery therapy made by Medtronic might have previously undiscovered risks when used off-label. Read More »
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