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PRODUCT LIABILITY NEWS

New York Jury Awards $350,000 in Smokers’ Lawsuit

Public Health Notification issued with updated information on the mortality risks associated with the AneuRx Stent Graft System, when implanted for the prevention of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

Romo Bronco SUV Rollover Award Reduced To $23.7 Million

Faulty Tire Lawsuit Settled for $3.25 Million

British Health Authorities Warn Against Giving Anti-Depressants To Children

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Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C. - Boston, Massachusetts - (617) 367-0880
Belluck & Fox - New York, NY - New York - U.S. - 1-866-6ACTION
California-Personal-Injury-Lawyers.com - Southern California - U.S. - (866)-815-2616
Kraft & Associates - Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas - U.S. - (800) 999-9999
MedLaw Legal Team - Baltimore, MD - U.S. - (410) 653-9030
New York Medical Malpractice Lawyers - Oshman & Mirisola handles medical malpractice / negligence, accident & injury claims; New York Personal Injury cases including, prescription drug litigation, brain injury and birth injury lawsuits including Erb’s Palsy and Cerebral Palsy - 1(800) 400-8182

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Product liability laws refer to the liability of anyone with a responsibility for a product -- from the supplier or manufacturer to the seller -- if that product causes damage due to defect.  Product liability law has grown to include intangibles (gas), naturals (pets), real estate (house), and writings (navigational charts).  Liability claims can be based on negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty of fitness.  The United States Department of Commerce has promulgated a Model Uniform Products Liability Act (MUPLA) for voluntary use by the states. There is no federal products liability law. 

Examples of product liabilities involve defective products such as gas tanks, tire defects, air bag injuries, toxic chemicals, some environmental pollution as well as products that do not live up to their respective guarantees or warranties. A product is legally considered defective if it was made poorly or sold with flaws. A product may fulfill its purpose as expected but an injury may occur in normal use. A product may also be safe if used carefully, but it may be considered defective if the manufacturer 's information on how to use it is unclear, incomplete or incorrect. This misrepresentation concerning the product, if resulting in an injury, may entitle the plaintiff to damages.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises that there are 200-300 product recalls each year.  Most of these recalls involve children's products and toys but also included are automobiles, furniture, household appliances, tools, and safety equipment such as smoke detectors and circuit breakers.  These defective products are responsible for scarring, pain, suffering, disabilities, loss of income, debt due to medical and other bills and even death.

Products liability laws are designed primarily to prevent harm or to compensate a person or property for harm.  This harm or injury may be a matter of physical injury, mental injury and/or financial injury.  These laws are generally grouped under the same category as Personal Injury Law, which is tort law. 

A civil wrong, or a tort, is recognized by law as grounds for a lawsuit.  Sometimes these wrongs are considered crimes and punishable with imprisonment, but the primary aim of tort law is to provide relief through compensation to injured parties for the damages incurred.  Among the types of recoverable damages are: loss of earnings capacity, pain and suffering, and reasonable medical expenses.  They include both present and future expected losses. This means that a person who has been injured due to a defect in a product or a breach of an expressed or implied warranty may be able to bring a lawsuit against the manufacturer or the seller, or anyone else in between.

Torts occur through unreasonable negligence, malicious intention or strict liability.  Tort law is state law created through state courts and generally using the Restatement of Torts (2nd) as an influential guide. 

Product Liability - Attorney Web Links

Arava Recall, Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury lawyers, New York, New York - 1-866-6ACTION

Arthur M. Blue Law Office, P.A., Personal Injury lawyers, Carthage & Southern Pines, North Carolina - (910) 947-1500

Belluck & Fox Stand ' Seal Lawyers - New York, NY - Product Liability Attorneys - U.S. - 1-877-2006LAW

Belluck Fox, New York lawyers practicing Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury such as Meridia, Kava, Mesothelioma, Asbestos, Silicosis, Crestor - New York, NY - 1-866-6ACTION

Brady, Nordgren, Morton & Malone, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts, Probate, Raleigh, NC - (919) 782-3500

Breakstone, White-Lief & Gluck, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Boston, MA - (617) 723-7676

Brinkley Walser, PLLC, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Elder Law, Banking Law, Traffic Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Medical Malpractice, Family Law, Lexington, NC - (336) 249-2101

Coover & Barr, LLC, Business, Commercial & Corporate Litigation, Family Law, Real Estate, Columbia, MD - (410) 997-7600

Robert B. Corris, S.C., Complex Business Litigation, Fraud, Contacts - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 414-272-8000

Crouse Law Offices, James T. Crouse - Aviation Disaster & Personal Injury Attorneys, Raleigh, NC - (919) 861-0503

Neil A. Davis, Family Law, Personal Injury Law, Troy, Michigan - (248) 244-9677

Martin Ganderson, Estate Planning, Trusts, Elder Law, Norfolk, VA - (757) 622-0505

Garlin Driscoll & Murray, Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Louisville / Boulder, CO - (303) 926-4222

Glenn, Mills & Fisher, P.A., Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Employment Discrimination, Civil Rights, Wills and Estates, Durham, NC, 919-683-2135

Ted A. Greve & Associates, Auto & Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Mass Torts, Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation, Immigration, North Carolina & South Carolina - (800) 984-7383

Helicopter Accident Attorneys - James T. Crouse, Helicopter & Aviation Disaster Lawyer, Raleigh, NC - (919) 861-0503

Jeremy Howe & Partners in Mediation, Attorney at Law, Mediation, Newport, Rhode Island - (401) 841-5700

Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C. - Personal Injury Lawyers, Auto Accidents, Workers Compensation, Medical Malpractice, Social Security Disability, Estate Planning, Product Liability, Dog Bites, Boston, Massachusetts - (617) 367-0880

Kardaras & Kelleher, LLP, Personal Injury, Probate, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Government Relations, New York, NY - (212) 785-5050

Kohn & Rath, Personal Injury lawyers, Hinesburg, Vermont - (802) 482-2905

Kraft & Associates, Social Security Disability, Dog Bites, Truck Wrecks, Auto Accidents, Personal Injury lawyers, Dallas, Texas - (800) 999-9999

The Offices of George W. Lennon, Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Raleigh, NC - (919) 856-9000

Lichtenstein, Fishwick & Johnson, PLLC - Personal Injury, Employment Law, Medical Malpractice and Negligence, Family Law, Roanoke, VA - (540) 463-6233

Marks & Harrison, Personal Injury Lawyers, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation, Consumer Fraud, Richmond, Petersburg, Charlottesville, VA - (800) 283-2202

MedLaw Legal Team, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Nursing Home Abuse, Cancer MisDiagnosis, Drugs - Serving the U.S., Offices in Baltimore MD, Washington DC, Philadelphia PA - (410) 653-9030

Meridia Recall, Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury lawyers, New York, New York - 1-866-6ACTION

MGM Law Offices - Personal Injury, Bankruptcy Lawyers, Debt Solutions, Credit Card Consolidation Attorneys, Traffic Accidents, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, Indiana - (800) 850-0398

Mineo & Mineo, Aviation Disaster & Personal Injury Attorneys, Raleigh, NC - (919) 861-0500

New York Medical Malpractice Lawyers - Oshman & Mirisola handles medical malpractice / negligence, accident & injury claims; New York Personal Injury cases including, prescription drug litigation, brain injury and birth injury lawsuits including Erb’s Palsy and Cerebral Palsy - 1(800) 400-8182

Orange County Personal Injury Lawyers - Southern California - U.S., Nielsen & Associates, Personal Injury and Disability, including Auto Accidents, Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation, Neck Injuries, Dog Bites, Back Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Premises Liability, Lemon Law, Orange County, Southern California (866)-815-2616

Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P., Multi-disciplinary, Raleigh, Charlotte & Rocky Mount, North Carolina - (919) 783-6400

Rosen & Rosen, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Nursing Home Abuse, Hollywood, FL - (954) 981-1852

Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyers – Hardison & Associates: North Carolina Attorneys handling Car Accidents, Personal Injury, and Workers Compensation. 1(800)434-8399

Smith, Debnam, Personal Injury lawyers, Raleigh, North Carolina - (919) 250-2000

Teague & Glover, Personal Injury lawyers, Elizabeth City, North Carolina - (252) 335-0878

Teddy & Meekins, Personal Injury Attorneys, Shelby, NC - serving Cleveland, Rutherford and Lincoln counties - Phone 704-487-1234

Truck Accident Lawyers - Physician | Nurse Attorneys, Baltimore Maryland, Washington DC, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Columbia SC - Servicing the U.S. - 1-888-4-MEDLAW

Twiggs, Beskind, Strickland & Rabenau, P.A - NC Trial.com., Personal Injury lawyers, Raleigh, North Carolina - (919) 828-4357

Warfield Meredith & Darrah, P.C., Personal Injury lawyers, Severna Park, Maryland - 410-544-1020

Wheeler, Trigg, & Kennedy, PC, Corporate Trial Attorneys, Class Actions, Product Liability, Employment Law. Law Offices in Denver, Colorado (303) 292-2525 and Garden City, New York (516) 390-5793

Paul L. Whitfield, Personal Injury lawyer, Charlotte, North Carolina - (704) 372-8322

Law Offices of John C. Wunsch, Erb's Palsy, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Personal Injury, Chicago, IL - (312) 977-9900

The Yarborough Law Firm, Construction Law, Administrative Law, Personal Injury cases, Real Estate Matters, Corporate and Business matters, Employment Law and Collections, Fayetteville, NC, 910-433-4433

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