When will the product recalls stop? This time, baby sling carriers are in question. First it was kids’ toys, then jewelry and now, baby slings. What is the world coming to with all the dangerous products on the market lately? It isn’t just kids’ products either. Witness the massive recalls…
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Fentanyl Patch Potentially Deadly
Just when you thought you were going in for routine dental work or a simple day surgery, you are issued a Fentanyl (Duragesic) patch for pain and either suffer drastic side effects or overdose and die. Modern medical science has advanced at light speed over the years and when pain…
Unusual Defective Products Resulting in Personal Injury
The last thing one would think of causing serious personal injuries is a laptop computer. Nonetheless, a defective product is a defective product, no matter what it happens to be. Every year thousands of Americans buy products that cause them personal injuries. Every year there are also thousands of product…
Defective Medical Products – Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators
Guidant had an idea to develop an implantable cardiac defibrillator that captured the world by storm, but ended up in a nasty recall of 7 models of their medical product. Guidant, who is now under the wing of Boston Scientific, took off like a rocket when they first brought out…
Product Liability Laws Protect Consumers
Americans are famous for shopping until they drop and buying the very latest fad, product or technical gadget on the market. “Not many shoppers realize they may be a victim of a defective or dangerous product,” said 2009 Georgia Super Lawyer, Stephen M. Ozcomert, P.C. of Atlanta, Georgia. Defective or…
Read The Label For Warnings
Warning labels are on products for a good reason. Problem is a lot of people don’t read them, and in some cases they’re not adequate. You may remember at one point reading a funny warning label that said something like “Don’t operate hairdryer while having a shower.” Or one of…