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Car Seat Heater Burn Injury Cases ( July 2007 )
Car seat heaters are commonplace but these very heaters that offer comfort to many of us, are often the cause of severe, permanent burn injuries to paraplegics, quadriplegics or others that have lower body sensory deficits. Many of the electric car seat heaters are defective and overheat in spots, with temperatures running well above the safe level, often to 135 even as high as 160 degrees. -
Products Liability Law in Japan ( February 2004 )
Japan’s 1995 product liability statute has yet to spawn a U.S.-like flurry of plaintiffs’ litigation. But the legislation has ushered in a new social consciousness of manufacturer culpability - and “David vs. Goliath” lawsuits are gaining momentum. -
Statutes of Limitation and/or Repose Applicable to Drug and Medical Device Product Liability Claims ( March 2003 )
In New Jersey, products liability claims are governed by the Products Liability Act. The Act subsumes a host a common law causes of action, including negligence, strict liability and implied warranty claims, but it does not contain any limitations or repose provisions. As a result, practitioners must turn to the two-year statute of limitations that is applicable generally to personal injury claims. -
Product Liability and Microbial Foodborne Illness ( April 2001 )
This report examines how product liability law treats personal injuries attributed to microbially contaminated foods. Reviewing the outcomes of 175 jury trials involving foodborne pathogens, the analysis identifies several factors that influence trial outcomes, while noting that the awards won by plaintiffs tend to be modest. -
Flammable Upholstered Furniture: Is there a deadly time bomb in your couch? ( September 2000 )
An unsupervised child defeats a child proof lighter and ignites the family couch. His parents are asleep. The fri. -
How Flammable Is The Mattress You Sleep On? ( September 2000 )
Did you know that most prisoners sleep on safer mattresses than you do? Years ago, the government studied the hig. -
Product Liability in Texas ( September 2000 )
Introduction Sargenti Paste, an electric blanket, and a pneumatic nail gun, what do these things have in common. -
Latex Glove Verdict of $1 Million Upheld by Wisconsin Appellate Court ( August 2000 )
In affirming a $1 million verdict a Wisconsin appellate tribunal recognized the "horrendous pain and suffering" end. -
Releases and Product Liability Claims ( June 2000 )
Release and assumption of risk agreements are now commonplace in the recreational community. Insurance companies . -
Breast Cancer False Positives Are Possible ( March 2000 )
Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published results of a study indicating that a woman who has an annua.
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