We’ve grown so accustomed to vehicles being recalled due to potential product liability issues that Chrysler’s recent announcement that it is recalling hundreds of thousands of older model SUVs due to possible ignition switch issues hardly comes as a surprise. The issue is also starting to pop up in the motorcycle industry. According to a…
Continue reading ›The process of bringing new medicines and treatment options to patients can be long and tedious. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal agency that governs the procedure by which new drugs and treatments are approved for use on patients, is supposed to protect consumers, but dangerous drugs do still make their way into…
Continue reading ›If you are planning a car trip in the near future, you probably have a “to-do” list that includes checking the oil and tire pressure, filling up the gas tank, and washing the windshield. If you happen to drive a General Motors vehicle, you should add another item to your list: making sure your car…
Continue reading ›Not all workplace injuries are sudden and immediate. Sometimes, the damage to an employee’s body occurs over time, such as in cases of repetitive motion or prolonged exposure to noise or toxic chemicals. Beryllium is a hazardous chemical that, even through modest workplace exposure, can be harmful. People exposed to beryllium can develop a malady…
Continue reading ›The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is the federal agency in charge of protecting the public from unsafe consumer products such as toys, household furnishings, and tools. When the CPSC believes that a particular product poses a hazard, it has the authority to issue a recall. Hazards may be fire, electrical, chemical, and/or mechanical in…
Continue reading ›Steering Column When we get in our vehicles and drive on Massachusetts’ roads, we do not expect that our vehicles may cause us injury. However, GM has recently come under fire for a faulty ignition switch that has been linked to at least 12 deaths and more than 1.6 million vehicles recalled. The problem comes…
Continue reading ›Everyday we purchase products, and when we purchase these products we expect that they are safe and will not cause us injury. These injuries can come from the everyday hazards of life; however, sometimes the injury comes from an inherent defect in the product we purchased. If you have been injured by the failure of…
Continue reading ›According to court documents, a Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that a products liability lawsuit involving transvaginal mesh can move forward. The ruling reverses a lower court decision dismissing the plaintiff’s claim because she had failed to plead sufficient facts to support her claim. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff suffered serious complications from mesh…
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