Category: Products Liability

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]