Manufacturer’s Mistake A faulty product due to improper manufacturing is the most common and obvious type of product liability claim. A defectively manufactured product’s flaws occur due to an error in the production process, which can cause injuries when used by the consumer. Common examples of manufactured defects include: Swing sets with cracked chains or…
A common weed-killer called “Roundup” contains the chemical glyphosate. Many users of this weed-killer have come forward stating that glyphosate has caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. However, Dr. Donna Farmer, a chemist at Monsanto, has stated that the glyphosate chemical targets a certain enzyme in plants that is not found in humans, and as a result, her…
After a line of Ikea dressers killed six children, Ikea issued a recall on over 29 million MALM chests that had been manufactured since 2002. The issue is the dresser’s strong proclivity toward tipping over. According to an article by the Associated Press, the chests that killed the children were not anchored or mounted on…
Toyota has announced that it will add 356,000 vehicles to its recall list of cars and SUVs that have potentially defective Takata airbags. The global recall includes 198,000 vehicles in the U.S., bringing the total number of Toyota vehicles recalled because of the airbag defect to 15.3 million. The Takata airbag recall affects most major…
Car seat manufacturer Evenflo has recalled 56,000 of its Transitions 3-in-1 car seats because children can potentially loosen the harness holding them into the car seat, putting them at a greater risk for injury. The recall covers the Transitions 3-in-1 seats made from Dec. 18, 2014, to Jan. 29, 2016. The impacted Transitions model numbers are 34411029,…
Nestle Corporation is under fire for fluoride in its bottled water. What happens when consumers attempt to sue companies that create defective products in state court when federal law allowed the sale of the defective product and immunizes plaintiffs from litigation? It is an important question that is at the center of a case that…
A defective part can lead to a car accident. When we think of car accidents, we generally think of two cars with two drivers, one at fault and one innocent. However, there are other causes to car accidents, including problems with vehicles that can lead to injuries in crashes. Cars are made up of thousands…
One of the most common ways to prove fault and to hold manufacturers and/or retailers accountable for their dangerous products is through proving strict liability. When a defective product causes injuries to (or in the worst cases, the death of) a person, the injured party (or the family of the deceased individual) will likely have…
Toyota Motor Corp. announced in December 2012 that it reached a settlement for more than $1 billion over hundreds of lawsuits from Toyota owners who claimed their vehicle’s value dropped severely due to complaints of unintentional acceleration. A lawyer representing the owners told the Associated Press the settlement is the largest in U.S. history for…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health Canada and Ohio-based Dunecraft Inc. have announced the recall of four inflatable toys because they could choke children who swallow them. The recall comes after an 8-month old Texas girl swallowed one of Dunecraft’s Water Balz, which expanded in her body, blocked her intestine and had to be…