Product Liability In The 1990's: Is Silicon Valley Ready For The Next Legal Battlefield?
Gary Fergus and John Carlson of Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP
Silicon Valley electronics manufacturers may soon join the ranks of companies facing mass product liability claims for what have come to be known as repetitive stress injuries (RSI) purportedly caused by routine workplace use of their products.
Products Liability Law in Japan
Wayne B. Mason of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
JapanÃÂs 1995 product liability statute has yet to spawn a U.S.-like flurry of plaintiffsÃÂ litigation. But the legislation has ushered in a new social consciousness of manufacturer culpability - and ÃÂDavid vs. GoliathÃÂ lawsuits are gaining momentum.
ILLINOIS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LAW: EXPLAINING THE McDONALD'S COFFEE CASE
Many people have heard about the elderly woman who got almost three million dollars for .
It Shouldn't be Necessary to State the Obvious
John B. Geddie of Greenberg Peden P.C.
A motorcycle could be made safer by adding two additional wheels and a cab, but then it is no longer a motorcycle.
Product Liability: Manufacturing Defects vs. Design Defects
David J. Beasley
Introduction When a product injures someone, a court will ask the same sort of questions you would: How did the .
Avoiding Tort Claims for Defective Hardware & Software
Diane W. Savage of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
This article discusses the 100 percent financing of software structure in which software is financed pursuant to a software program agreement.
Questions and Answers on Beef Products Contaminated With E. coli O157:H7
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel
Answers to questions regarding the testing of beef products contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 from the Food and Drug Administration. Discusses protocols for testing and actions which should be taken once it has been determined the beef is contaminated.
New Warnings About Product Liability
Motschenbacher & Blattner LLP
Two new court cases show that you can't rely on product warnings alone to protect your company from liability. T.
The Duty to Warn Illiterate and Non-English-Reading Product Users
Bowman and Brooke LLP
The duty to warn and instruct is a significant duty both in the United States and in countries within the European .
Enhanced Injuries and the Restatement of Torts Third
Paul W. Whelan of Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio
Prior to the seminal case of Larsen v. General Motors, 391 F.2d 495 (8th Cir. .
Top "10" Hazardous Household Chemicals
Richard Alexander of Alexander Hawes LLP
Here is a list of the most dangerous chemicals found in your home.
What is a Products Liability Case?
Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey, Ltd.
If you are hurt because of a defective product, you may have a right to collect damages from the manufacturer.
Documenting A Manufacturer's Design Process
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Some manufacturers do very little to incorporate safety into the design of their products; others do a lot.
Florida Products Liability: Manufacturing Defects vs. Design Defects.
Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman and McKee
Introduction When a product injures someone, a court will ask the same sort of questions you would: How did the .
Necessary Steps to Protect Your Interests
James Wendell Prevatt, Jr.
Whether you are involved in a contract dispute with a supplier of a product, a purchaser of your product, or have suffered injury to crops or livestock, certain steps need to be taken to protect your interests.
Products Liability: Settling Products Liability Claims
John Mercy of Mercy, Carter, Tidwell
Introduction If you have been injured by a defective product you probably already know all the ways that the .
The Risk in Making "GMO-Free" or "BSE-Free" Certification
Robert G. Hensley of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Concerns over food products classified as genetically modified organisms (ÂGMOÂ) have lead to a surge in items on the grocery shelf that are labeled as ÂGMO-Free. ItÂs time for business people everywhere to sit up and take notice. Food and livestock related diseases and issues are getting major publicity, which gets the attention of product liability lawyers. The lawyers are circling and if you do not take protective measures, this time the carcass may be your business.
Environmental Advisory Ãâ Federal Government to Set Standards for "Environmentally Preferable Goods and Services"
James L Connaughton and Margaret B. Demers of Sidley Austin LLP
This article examines the move by the USEPA to develop joint ventures with standards organizations in order to develop standards for "Environmentally Preferable Goods and Services."
'Tis the Season to Check Your Ladders
Phillips & Lyon, P.L.C.
More than half a million people in the United States suffer ladder-related injuries every year, and increased ladder use in the winter months results in a higher proportion of falls between October and March than at any other time of the year.
U.S. Product Liability Law Undergoes Revisions
Bowman and Brooke LLP
In 1965, the American Law Institute published the Restatement of Torts (Second).
International Product Liability Laws
Bowman and Brooke LLP
OverviewMuch has been written about the various European Union Directives enacted over the years, first establishin.
Suing Underwriters Laboratories in a Products Liability case
Lawrence R. Booth of Booth & Koskoff
There are very few legal monopolies in the United States. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is one of them.
The Useful Safe Life Defense: Finding the Relevant Product
Paul W. Whelan of Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio
RCW 7.72.060(1) creates a presumption that a product is beyond its useful safe life after twelve years from the d.
Disarming the Defense
John C. Cabaniss of Cabaniss Law Office
Early in my career I tried a products liability case in federal court against a ladder manufacturer. I had no e.
Car Seat Heater Burn Injury Cases
Arthur C. Johnson of Johnson, Clifton, Larson & Schaller, P.C.
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.
Product Liability in Texas
The Crow Law Firm
Introduction Sargenti Paste, an electric blanket, and a pneumatic nail gun, what do these things have in common.
North Carolina Is A Good Home For Responsible Manufacturers
Nexsen Pruet
This article discusses a products liability action and reviews the fact that contributory negligence is a complete defense in the state of North Carolina.
What Constitutes A Product Defect?
Ginsberg & O'Connor, P.C.
Recently our office litigated a Product Liability case for over three years and tried it before a judge and jury in.
Winning Product Liability Cases
Lawrence R. Booth of Booth & Koskoff
Product liability cases usually focus on competing experts debating whether the design of the product is sufficien.