November 10, 2023 Important Holiday Safety Tips We all know they’re coming…the holidays are practically here. And with the fast-approaching season comes more travel, more parties, and more cooking. Between the months of late November and early January, we all must remember to take certain precautions to keep ourselves, our friends and our families safe and sound. According to the National Safety … Read More »
August 17, 2023 Stomach Paralysis Caused by Ozempic and Mounjaro? Attorneys across the country are investigating claims against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and Co., manufacturers of popular diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro. These drugs may cause gastroparesis, or paralysis of the stomach. Gastroparesis is not only uncomfortable and difficult for patients to experience, but it is also an incurable condition. Manufacturers … Read More »
August 8, 2023 Products Liability Lawsuits Being Filed Against Manufacturer of Bard Power Port Dangerous or defective medical devices, such as faulty implants, pacemakers, and prosthetics, can give rise to a products liability claim if a person is injured or dies due to their use. Despite Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitoring, products can still be defective in their design, manufacturing, or marketing. An increasing number of federal lawsuits … Read More »
June 20, 2023 Can I Sue if I Was Burned by a Defective Product? Consumers purchase and use many kinds of products each year. They also have the right to assume the products will work safely and as advertised. Unfortunately, unsafe products frequently find their way to the marketplace and cause harm to innocent workers, individuals, and families. Defective product burn injuries are a serious problem. There is a … Read More »
June 18, 2023 CPSC Approves Final Consumer Safety Standard to Prevent Furniture Tip-Overs The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently voted to adopt mandatory safety standards to protect infants and young children from furniture tip-overs, which all too often culminate in serious injuries and fatalities. Tip-over injuries are typically associated with armoires, dressers, wardrobes, and other clothing storage units. The CPSC is aware of 234 deaths in the … Read More »
April 10, 2023 What Types of Defective Products Cause the Most Injuries at Work? Pennsylvania workers in high-risk industries, such as manufacturing and construction, are more likely to sustain a workplace injury due to the dangerous machinery and equipment they come in contact with every day. Malfunctioning forklifts, defective power tools, unsafe machinery, and faulty scaffolding are all common causes of serious injuries at work. Generally, individuals who gets … Read More »
March 23, 2023 Families File Class Action Lawsuit Against Social Media Channels Social media permeates nearly every part of our lives. Social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube allow users to communicate with one another, share information and create content – but a new federal lawsuit alleges these channels are equivalent to dangerous and defective products, with app makers predatorily targeting young users to get … Read More »
March 16, 2023 March is Ladder Safety Month March is National Ladder Safety Month. This event raises awareness of ladder safety with a goal of decreasing preventable ladder-related injuries and deaths. According to the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, or InterNACHI, there are more than 164,000 injuries and 300 deaths caused by falls from ladders annually. The association also notes that many … Read More »
February 15, 2023 Fire Safety: Burn Awareness Week and New Federal Safety Standards for Flammable Liquids To protect consumers from burn injuries related to flammable liquids, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making gas cans and other portable fuel containers safer by requiring manufacturers to equip them with flame mitigation devices. This move comes on the heels of an important national campaign; just last week, the federal agency promoted fire … Read More »
