Last week, the Ford Motor Company announced that they were recalling 365,000 automobiles that were manufactured here in North America. This is the third recall that has been linked to exploding Takata airbags that have been attributed to at least 18 deaths. In this...
Examples of corporate negligence
Many civil cases revolve around the idea of corporate negligence. For this to be proven, it must first be shown that the company in question actually did owe a specific duty to the individual or individuals starting the suit. It then has to be shown that the duty was...
Cribs and child seats that might be a danger to your child
Many products have been available to the public before it was realized that they pose a health risk to young children. Amid these findings, dangerous products are routinely subject to recalls and those affected by the danger often engage in class action lawsuits....
How to make a legal claim for food poisoning
Getting food poisoning is an all-too-common ailment that is caused by eating contaminated food of some sort. Food poisoning can occur due to eating undercooked meat or by consuming contaminated food, for example. It can be very difficult to determine the exact cause...
How is a manufacturing defect different from a design defect?
Products are often the cause of harm to a person, even after they have gone through all of the necessary quality checks that are mandatory before they end up on the shelves. When this happens, the injury that incurs can often be serious. This is especially true when a...
da Vinci surgeries may lead to patient injuries and deaths
Medical technologies have advanced patient care in many ways. But some have done just the opposite and contributed to patient injuries and an uptick in morbidity rates. At least for some hapless patients, one of those iffy advances may be the da Vinci Surgical System,...
What to do when you’ve been injured by a faulty car
Most often when a person has been involved in a car accident, if there is a case, it will be a negligence claim aimed at another driver. However, sometimes, there is no person at the scene at fault, because the accident might have been caused by a car defect. In this...
Will I have a legal case for a faulty product?
You may have purchased a product that you later found to be dangerous, caused injury or was not what was promised to you. In this situation, it is common to want to file legal action to recover losses that may have been financial, physical or emotional. This blog...
Mass tort litigation: How does it work?
When there is a large group of plaintiffs that was similarly harmed -- perhaps due to toxic exposure in a Minnesota neighborhood, or due to an investment fraud scheme perpetrated by a big bank -- a class action lawsuit was the traditional way to seek financial...
Why a class action helps with small losses
A class action lawsuit is one in which multiple consumers work together to start a lawsuit, striving toward a common goal that they all share. Even if the lawsuit is initiated by one individual, it can be brought on behalf of many -- potentially thousands -- of other...