Category Archives: Products Liability
Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Warning On Flammable Pajamas
On December 8th, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it was recalling “One Stop Shop” children’s pajama products due to a violation of the federal flammability standard. As reported, failure to meet this standard poses a serious burn risk to children. The pajamas were sold in three different styles: elf… Read More »
Tobacco Company Takes $13.5 Million Product Liability Appeal to Florida Supreme Court
On October 4th, cigarette company R.J. Reynolds asked the Florida Supreme Court to review an order by a Miami jury ordering the company to award a family close to $13.5 million in connection with the death of Carole Larkin, who died from mouth cancer after smoking the company’s product for more than 30 years…. Read More »
Administration Investigating Ford Explorers over Carbon Monoxide & Rollover Accident Concerns
On July 27th, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is investigating more than one million Ford Explorer SUVs over reports of exhaust odors in vehicle compartments and exposure to carbon monoxide that may be linked to several crashes and injuries. Thus far, police have reported two crashes that may… Read More »
$110 Million Verdict in Products Liability Claim Linked To Talc Powder
On May 4th, Johnson & Johnson and the talc mining firm that supplies the talc in the company’s products (Imerys) were ordered to pay more than $110 million to a woman who allegedly developed ovarian cancer as a result of using the company’s talc-based products for decades. Thus far, there have been approximately 2,400… Read More »
New Study Highlights Toddlers Suffering From Burn Injuries Due To Laundry Packets
According to a new study published in the medical journal JAMA Ophthalmology, between 2012 and 2015, the number of chemical burns linked to laundry detergent packets amongst young children rose by 30 percent. According to CNN, that’s more than 1,200 three and four-year-olds suffering from chemical burns in that three-year time span. According to… Read More »
Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $1 Billion in Products Liability Case
On December 1st, a jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. to pay more than $1 billion to patients who had to have the company’s Pinnacle artificial hips removed due to alleged defects that the company knew about, but failed to warn doctors and patients of. The $1 billion verdict… Read More »
