Feb 24, 2017 | Products Liability
Manufacturers of defective products that have injured or killed others that have settled claims often require that a confidentiality agreement be a term of settlement. These agreements forbid disclosure of the settlement and also prevent consumers from learning about...
Dec 1, 2016 | Products Liability
The chemical known as C8 was used in the manufacture of DuPont’s blockbuster creation Teflon for decades. For almost as long as the company was using and carelessly dumping C8 into local waterways, it knew that the chemical was going to wreak havoc on humans that came...
Apr 3, 2016 | Products Liability, Recalls
Takata Corp. has predicted a potential $24 billion dollar cost for a complete call back of the defective airbag inflators responsible for 9 fatalities in the United States. This recall is the biggest of its kind in the history of the auto industry and a worst-case...
Mar 25, 2016 | Medications, Product Safety, Products Liability
Zofran, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline was first approved by the FDA in 1991, and intended for extreme cases of nausea, such as with cancer medications or following surgery. Zofran was not FDA approved for use during pregnancy. However, it has increasingly been...
Mar 18, 2016 | Medical Devices, Products Liability
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) said it will require a new “black box warning” label for Essure, an implantable permanent contraceptive device. A black box warning in the labeling of products is designed to call attention to serious or life threatening risks...
Mar 1, 2016 | Products Liability
In an episode of Sixty Minutes last year, it was revealed that national flooring retailer, Lumber Liquidators, had exposed consumers to toxic levels of formaldehyde, a chemical that has been linked to an increased risk of cancer and other health issues. The laminate...
