Common Types of Product Liability Cases
The majority of us buy products all the time without giving a second thought as to whether or not they will perform like we assume they will, especially if they come from a brand we trust. [...]
Amusement Park Accidents
Each year, thousands of injuries are reportedly caused by amusement park rides. While some injuries are minor, such as headaches, major injuries do happen. Between 1987 and 2004, amusement park rides claimed the lives of 103 people. [...]
2018 “10 Worst Toy” List
It's that time of year again! Parents are scrambling from store-to-store to ensure that their little ones get the toy that they "must have". While we all the very best for our children, it's up to us [...]
How to Prove a Defective Product Liability Claim
If you have used a product and it resulted in injury, you might be able to pursue a defective product liability claim. But before you proceed, it is important to know all of the elements needed in [...]
It’s About Time: The Statute of Limitations
Timing is everything in personal injury cases. Well, not everything, unless you’ve filed too late. Then it’s the only thing that matters. When you consult a personal injury lawyer, he or she may stop you before you [...]
Where to Turn for Legal Help in a Defective Product Injury Case
When you purchase a product anywhere in the Baltimore area, you have the reasonable expectation that it will perform as expected. If it does not, you return it. What do you do, however, when such a product [...]
Defective Products Can Lead to Injuries
If you have defective products in your home, and they lead to injury, you may assume that it was your fault as you were a careless consumer in some way. However, that is not the case. In [...]
Defective Elevators Injure Baltimore Child
Product recalls seem to be a part of everyday life, and thankfully, the recalls usually occur before anything bad happens. You have likely owned a few products that ended up recalled, including vehicle parts, toys, electrical items, [...]
Product Liability Lawsuits Due to Dangerous Furniture in Baltimore
Personal injuries include a wide selection of negligent actions from an entity, be it an individual or company, which result in harm to another party. Dangerous furniture claims fall under the product liability category. With so many [...]
Dangerous Toys Personal Injury Claims in Baltimore
In the United States there are many quality standards governing the production and sale of toys. Child safety is taken very seriously, and many toys, especially those coming from countries like China and Taiwan, do not pass [...]
Winning a Product Liability Lawsuit
The vast majority of us buy products on a regular basis without giving a second thought to whether they will work or not. We certainly don’t imagine that the products we purchase will somehow harm us. After [...]
Airline Injuries
Serious in-flight injuries are statistically rare, however, they do occur to passengers while using an airline. There are many airline passengers each year that suffer minor, severe, and even fatal injuries caused by slip and fall, falling [...]
The 10 Most Common Damages Recovered in Private Lawsuits
In private lawsuits, those in which one person files a claim against another, damages are sought depending on the circumstances of the case. If you are injured or if the other party breaches a contract, you could [...]
Honda under Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Honda, the Japanese automaker, after it failed to report numerous incidents involving air bag failures that have caused injury and death in the US and [...]
NuvaRing Safety Information and Legal Options
Since being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2002, the prescription contraception NuvaRing has been used by women to prevent pregnancy. This contraception, like other prescription medications, may cause various side effects, some of [...]
Toys That Have Been Banned
From the 1950s to the late 90s, many toys came onto the market that seemed great at first – that is until children started getting seriously injured while playing with them. Below is a list of toys [...]
Xarelto Anticoagulant Causes Uncontrolled Bleeding, Results in 150 Deaths
A new study in the August issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery has found that a certain type of anticoagulant drug, named Xarelto, causes bleeding that is less easily controlled. Consequently, people taking Xarelto are more prone [...]
General Mills and Forced Arbitration: A Victory for Consumer Rights.
In 2012, two California mothers got fed up with the use of the phrase "100% Natural" on the General Mills Nature Valley granola bars. They called the marketing deceptive and point out that the products contain dyes [...]
Ten Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Personal Injury Lawyer (Part I)
It doesn’t matter if your case is a “tiny” automobile accident fender bender or a massive multi-million dollar birth injury medical malpractice case—you should hire the best lawyer possible. You can take the path of least resistance [...]
Vaginal Mesh Jury Verdict: $11.1 Million
The first Johnson & Johnson vaginal mesh case has gone to trial, and the manufacturer lost big—the jury came back with a $3.35 million verdict. Making things worse for Johnson & Johnson, that was only the compensatory damages [...]