Tag: Products Liability

The Winter holiday season has become inextricably linked with gift-giving, especially with parents giving gifts of toys for their children. Given modern-day consumer product safety laws and modern manufacturing methods, it can be tempting to believe that hazardous children's toys...

It is common sense to say that a maker of a product, and in some cases the person or business that acts as the retailer between the maker and the consumer, is probably liable to whoever buys the product new. This liability can take the form of a warranty claim if the product has ...

It may seem like you hear about them on the news almost every day. A car has been recalled due to a defective airbag that sprays metal parts like shrapnel when it inflates. A baby stroller has been recalled due to a faulty hinge that can cause the stroller to collapse or to amput...

After seat belts, the most touted safety device in motor vehicles over the past few decades has been the airbag. Considered by many to be a life-saving device in many types of accidents, they are still subject to certain limitations. For example, in most cars, an option is ava...

It's about that time of year when parents across the country are searching for the best toys to give their children for the holidays. Perhaps a mom is looking to buy some products for a new baby. Simply put, it's important to be an educated consumer. Unfortunately, product desi...

In many products liability actions involving motorists and their vehicles, some defect in the vehicle itself is the focus of the products liability suit. The ongoing General Motors investigation referenced in this blog in a previous post is a recent example of this phenomenon. Bu...

At some point almost everyone will have a disappointing experience with a product purchase; the temptation of some manufacturers and sellers to over-promise and under deliver is too great sometimes. This can lead to a consumer item that makes you wish you had never made that part...

The legal saga involving General Motors is something that this firm has already touched upon on our blog when it comes to possible liability claims for wrongful death in connection with allegedly defective vehicles that GM manufactured. The manufacturer has already admitted that...