Product Liability
This is FindLaw’s collection of Product Liability articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Product liability laws are based on the the premise that companies generally have a duty to protect consumers from potential hazards. Courts have held that manufacturers generally have more insight and knowledge about their products, so it falls to them to assume financial responsibility for any injuries or damage they cause. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Product Liability Articles
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Emergency Repairs: Are you Destroying the Evidence
Very often property managers and board members are faced with having to make common area emergency repairs during the course of construction defect litigation. In light of El Nino, this arose for just about each Homeowner's Association that ...
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Recovery of Non-Economic Damages in Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer Cases
Physicians in Colorado may be liable for emotional distress damages if they fall below the legal standard of care in failing to aggressively pursue and definitively diagnose symptoms of cancer or other life-threatening diseases in a timely and ...
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What To Do When the Air Bag Goes Off
While well-designed air bags have unquestionably saved lives and reduced the severity of countless injuries, there have been 150-plus fatalities associated with air bag use in otherwise non-fatal crashes. The typical victims are belted small women ...
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What Is Asbestos
"Asbestos" refers to a group of minerals that occur naturally as masses of strong, flexible fibers that can be separated into thin threads and woven. These fibers are not affected by heat or chemicals and do not conduct electricity. For these ...
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What is a Products Liability Case?
If you are hurt because of a defective product, you may have a right to collect damages from the manufacturer. These are called product liability cases. Well-known examples include: A claim of negligence, on the other hand, focuses on the actions ...
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Viagra: The Ups and Downs
On December 14, 2000, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued a decision that may change the types of prescription coverage offered by employers across America. The EEOC announced that it is unlawful for an employer group ...
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Users Facilities Requirements Under the Safe Medical Devices Act
Manufacturers should be aware of their responsibilities and requirements under the Safe Medical Devices Act. They may not, however, be aware of the responsibilities of their customers - hospitals, nursing homes and other user facilities - under the ...
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Types of Brain Injuries, Head Trauma and Neck Injuries Caused by a Motor Vehicle Accident
Injuries from motor vehicle accidents are common in emergency rooms around the world. The many scenarios that can occur during an accident set the stage for a variety of forces and damage to the vulnerable areas in the head and neck. One of the ...
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Turning the Table on the PLC in Spinal Implant Litigation: A California Jury Says ‘No’ to Liability
The precedents which have emerged in mass tort litigation over the past several years have conditioned the plaintiffs bar to hungrily scan every new medical device for chinks in the proverbial armor, sometimes regardless of the therapeutic ...
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‘Tis the Season to Check Your Ladders
Article provided by Phillips & Lyon. Please visit our Web site at www.phillipsandlyon.com. More than half a million people in the United States suffer ladder-related injuries every year, and increased ladder use in the winter months results in a ...
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