Defective Products
Our trial lawyers have helped people recover for injuries caused by defective and dangerous products. Many defective product cases involve dangerous pharmaceutical drugs that do not carry the necessary warnings to advise patients of possible adverse side effects. Our other product liability cases concern poorly designed automobiles, heavy equipment and other transport vehicles. We have also been involved with cases involving faulty construction and manufacturing equipment that has caused serious injuries. Some of the most recent product liability cases concern children’s toys and related items.
Below are some of our notes on recent cases and trends relating to dangerous and defective products in Georgia.
The widow of a Contra Costa County, California firefighter killed in the line of duty in 2007 has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against two alarm companies for a total of $4.6 million. Her husband, Scott Desmond, was an eight-year veteran of the county’s fire department. Firefighter Matt Burton also died in the fire. Their deaths, along with that of Matt Burton and Gayle Moore, the couple whose home burned, culminated in what has been called the ...
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A Florida woman whose jaw bone was virtually destroyed after taking Fosamax for 10 years won an $8 million verdict last Friday. Merck, the maker of the popular osteoporosis drug, faces approximately 1,400 similar suits in which patients claim that they were also injured by Fosamax.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Shirley Boyles of Fort Walton, Florida began taking Fosamax in 1997 after her bone density showed signs of decreasing, a condition known as osteopenia. Fosamax is advertised ...
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Toyota has admitted to braking problems in the Prius after receiving nearly 180 complaints in the US and Japan. This latest admission comes on the heels of a 4.5 million car recall in which the automaker warned consumers that gas pedals may stick on various models.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
The design defect within the Prius’ braking system causes the brakes to become unresponsive for a brief period of time. The company noted that when the ...
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On Monday, Toyota announced that it had engineered a solution to nearly 4.2 million recalled vehicles that were designed with gas pedals that could potentially stick. While the solution restored some consumer confidence, it comes too late for the drivers that were involved in accidents due to the sticking pedals.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
The problem involved excessive friction between two accelerator mechanisms. When the friction reached a certain level, the gas pedal became stuck causing the ...
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Graco Children’s Products has announced a recall of around 1.5 million strollers after five children had their fingertips cut off. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has stated that the main concern centers on the canopy hinge.
In addition to the five amputations, two other children received lacerations on their fingertips. The amputations and cuts occurred when the children placed their fingers in the canopy hinge while the canopy was being closed or opened.
Recalled strollers include various model numbers of ...
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Cobb County police say a rotten tire caused fatal blow out on I-20
Investigators with the Cobb County Police Department have determined that a rotten tire caused a car accident on I-20 which killed two people.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
The wreck occurred just a couple days before Christmas. Police say a tire on a Ford SUV blew out causing the vehicle to roll over. As a result, two of the six passengers inside were killed. ...
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A Jonesboro jury has held Ford liable for $16.4 million due to a Ford Explorer design defect that resulted in a woman’s paralysis. Lawyers for the injured woman were able to successfully convince the jury that her 2002 Ford Explorer’s occupant protection system was defective.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
On Christmas morning in 2005, Lynn Wheeler and her husband were on their way to church when their 2002 Ford Explorer was struck head-on by another vehicle. ...
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Victims of Georgia peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella angered over lack of prosecutions
FBI agents raided two peanut butter plants in Blakely, Georgia nearly a year ago after a Salmonella outbreak was linked to the plants’ peanut butter. The outbreak killed nine people and sickened hundreds of others. However, not a single executive of the company, Peanut Corp. of America, has been charged with a crime. The lack of prosecutions has caused a stir among many victims and ...
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A federal racketeering suit has been filed against Toyota for concealing and destroying evidence in hundreds of rollover cases in what has been called a “ruthless conspiracy.” Perhaps most shocking is that the person bringing suit is the former managing counsel for Toyota Motor Sales.
CBS News has the story.
As an attorney for Toyota, Dimitrios Biller defended rollover lawsuits from 2003 to 2007 which involved instability and weak roofs in Toyota’s SUVs and pickups. Biller claims he consistently ...
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Bausch & Lomb has settled nearly 600 lawsuits in connection with the contact lens cleaner ReNu with MoistureLoc. Experts believe the cleaner exposed many users to a potentially blinding fungal infection.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Bausch & Lomb has already paid out $250 million in settlements and has dozens of more claims that have yet to be settled. Financial analysts believe the lens cleaner could end up costing the company $500 million. In some of ...
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