Product Liability Lawyer

The last thing that anyone driving expects is to be injured by defective airbags. That is what happened however when a woman in Florida was involved in a car accident in her Honda. The woman was involved in what should have been an accident in which serious injury could be prevented by the air bag. Instead however, the woman was…

There has been a great deal of publicity regarding “transvaginal mesh” implantation in the past few years. However, the reference is somewhat of a misnomer, in that the product is actually surgical mesh that is used in a transvaginal placement to correct pelvic organ prolapse (or POP) and stress urinary incontinence (or SUI). What is POP? Pelvic organ prolapse is…

Several environmental groups across California filed lawsuits earlier this year in response to the legislature's approval of the use of methyl iodide- a powerful pesticide known to cause a host of health problems and birth defects. Opponents of the chemical took to the streets this week and the presence of many were felt on the steps of the state capitol…

Products liability cases emerge in situations in which a product is dangerously defective and injures or kills a consumer. The defect could be one of a faulty design or improper assembly by the manufacturer. In many states, products liability suits are filed under the legal doctrine of strict liability. Strict liability affords little or no defense to the manufacturer/corporate defendant.…