Dangerous products are frightening, especially when you hear stories about children badly injured or killed by defective products. If a product has injured your child, the manufacturer or seller may be held liable for these injuries. This is true whether the product is a motor vehicle, machine, tool, building material, household appliance, personal care...
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SUV Crash in Oxon Hill Kills Two, Seriously Injures One
Early in the morning on January 20, two people were killed in Prince George’s County after the car they were riding in lost control and rolled over, according to ABC 7. County police officials reported that a red SUV was traveling on the Indian Head Highway when it unexpectedly lost control, flying off a bridge...
Read MoreCompany Exposed For Launching Secret Research Program after Facing Asbestos Claims
According to The Center for Public Integrity, in 2005, Georgia-Pacific Corp. found itself facing a product liability lawsuit of over $1 billion for a product it had not manufactured in nearly three decades: the cancer-causing mineral asbestos. Accused in over 60,000 legal claims, Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific launched a secret...
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Said to Reach $4 Billion Settlement for DePuy Hip Lawsuits
Bloomberg reported that a $4 billion settlement has been rumored to be reached, which could potentially resolve thousands of lawsuits involving recalled hip implants, according to sources familiar with the litigation. This could be the largest ever settlement of U.S. legal claims and would resolve over 7,500 lawsuits in federal and state courts against Johnson...
Read MoreGovernment Agency Issues Safety Warning about Popular Water Recreation Toy
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the dangers of a popular activity called water walking. The product has various brand names and the CPSC says there is a risk of suffocating and drowning while doing the activity. The participant climbs inside a large, transparent plastic ball, which the operator inflates...
Read MoreMedication Side Effects Causing More Hospitalizations
Last month, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a report indicating that the number of hospitalizations from medication side effects increased by more than half between 2004 and 2008. Antibiotics, anti-cancer drugs, benzodiazepines, corticosteroids, insulin and blood thinners attributed to more than 2.7 million hospital stays and emergency room trips in 2008. In...
Read MoreVirginia Jury Awards Plaintiff $212 Million in Botox Case
In one of the biggest Botox-related litigation awards yet, a U.S. District Court jury awarded a Virginia man $212 million late last month. The award represents $12 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages for the plaintiff. The 67-year-old plaintiff filed the lawsuit against Allergan, Inc., the maker of Botox, alleging...
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital is Whistleblower on Contaminated Wipes
Last fall, contaminated alcohol wipes at The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, caused a string of potentially deadly infections. Doctors at the hospital became alarmed when some young patients developed bloodstream infections stemming from Bacillus cereus - a rare bacteria. The contaminated wipes are the product of the Triad Group in Hartland, Wisconsin....
Read MoreConsumer Safety Experts Recommend Cordless Window Coverings after Maryland Baby Dies in Accident
With window cords injuring or killing many babies and toddlers over the years, experts at the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) have called on parents to switch to cordless window coverings. In 2009, companies recalled nearly 5.5 million window shades and blinds that posed dangers to children after three deaths and seven near strangulations....
Read MoreRefilled Propane Tank Explodes, Nearly Killing Maryland Man
More and more people take to grilling and cooking outside during the warm weather and holidays of the summer months. Many use propane tanks, which are normally extremely safe to use. A Department of Energy study found that the risk of death associated with propane storage and transportation was only about one per 37...
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