Category: Product Liability
Recent Auto Recalls Concern Defective Auto Injury Lawyers
With the amount of research and development that takes place before any vehicle is launched onto the market, it’s surprising the number of recalls that take place. A defective auto injury lawyer recently expressed concern over the high number of safety issues that had necessitated cars being called back into dealers for repairs. More than… read more
Dangers of Using Car Voice Controls Concern Car Injury Lawyers
More and more automobile manufacturers are adding voice controls to their vehicles as standard equipment, but Oregon car injury lawyers are asking the question, “Are you really safer talking to your car than you are to, say, someone at the other end of a phone?” According to some recently published statistics, the answer may very… read more
Defective Drugs Take Toll on Los Angeles Patients
Pharmaceuticals have provided countless people with relief from life-threatening and serious illnesses, but not all prescribed medications are created equal. In the past decade a shocking number of people have reported being prescribed and taking medications which have directly contributed to serious injuries, occasionally many times more dangerous than their initial health problem. Los Angeles… read more
Portland Auto Defect Lawyers Support Fines Against Car Companies
Hundreds of people lose their lives on Oregon roads every year. Every loss of life is highly regrettable, of course, but Portland auto defect lawyers have become increasingly frustrated at the number of road deaths caused by malfunctioning vehicles that give occupants little or no chance of escaping serious injury or death in the event… read more
Portland Toxic Chemical Injury Attorneys and Claims
It may come as something of a surprise to many people, but Oregon employees working with toxic chemicals have been proven to be working with unacceptable risks for many years. Portland personal injury attorneys have frequently been called upon to represent people who have been seriously affected by an unacceptable level of toxic risks that… read more
Defective Airbags Can Cause Actionable Injuries
Beyond a shadow of a doubt, cars are becoming safer as each new model is introduced. New and improved safety devices are now standard equipment on even the most basic compact car, and in larger luxury and family models and SUV’s, you’d be forgiven for thinking you could drive your vehicle off a cliff without… read more
Businesses That Fail to Warn Consumers May Be Liable
When manufacturers or sellers fail to warn a consumer about potential dangers associated with using their product, those failures are known as marketing defects. The laws surrounding proving a product liability case are complex, and Portland product liability lawyers are frequently called upon when liability is denied. To begin with, marketing defects are not the… read more
How to Prove a Portland Product Liability Claim: Three Types of Product Defects
Product liability claims are common, but sometimes it is hard to determine whether the individual user is at fault for their injury from a product, or if the company is at fault. Product liability is a type of claim filed by someone who has been injured by a faulty or defective product. In order to… read more
Dangers of Playtime and Toy Recalls
Playtime should be a time of learning, fun, and joy for children – but that time can become dangerous and even deadly if children are exposed to toys that are poorly manufactured. Since 2008, parents across America have become well aware of the dangers of seemingly innocent toys as the news of child injuries caused… read more
Ford Expanding Recall of F-150 Pickup Trucks
Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include about 1.2 million vehicles because it was found that front seat airbags could deploy without the vehicle being involved in a collision. A recent story in the Los Angeles Times stated that federal safety regulators reveal at least 269 incidents,… read more