8,000 Deaths A Year Caused By Unsafe Products, CPSC Tells Congress
A CPSC report links about 8,000 deaths annually to product-related incidents.
Tag Archives: Product Liability
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Top 10 Bellwether Verdicts and Settlements of 2016
2016 was marked by a number of huge verdicts in crucial bellwether lawsuits and large settlement agreements over product liability claims that caused consumers to suffer severe injuries, health problems…
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St. Jude Riata Settlement Reached for $64M over Recalled Defibrillator Leads
St. Jude is reporting that it has agreed to settle virtually all patient and shareholder lawsuits over defective Riata leads for more than $64 million.
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Ignition Switch Injury Claims Pour In As GM Tries to Block More Lawsuits
Claims are pouring into GM's victim compensation fund as the company looks for legal protection from most lawsuits.
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Bard Settles 500 Vaginal Mesh Cases, As Remands Coming in Others
C.R. Bard has settled 500 vaginal mesh lawsuits filed against the Bard Avaulta mesh, but still faces thousands of claims which may have to go to trial in courts around…
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Tobacco Manufacturer Settles Lawsuits Filed for Thousands of Smokers
Liggett Group has agreed to settle most of the smokers lawsuits against it for $110 million.
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Polaris Virage Jet Ski Accident Results in $21.7M Jury Award
A Los Angeles jury found Polaris partially responsible for a California woman's brain damage, saying that the Polaris Virage jet ski was defectively designed.
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Motion Filed to Centralize Brilliant Blue G Eye Surgery Dye Lawsuits in MDL
As an increasing number of individuals file product liability lawsuits over Brilliant Blue G, an eye surgery dye that has been linked to reports of serious infections, the compounding pharmacy…
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Brilliant Blue G Eye Infection Lawsuits Filed Over Recalled Surgical Dye
At least four lawsuits have been filed this month against Franck’s Compounding Lab, alleging that individuals suffered severe eye infections that were caused by contaminated doses of Brilliant Blue G,…
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Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Lawsuit Filed Over Complications
A product liability lawsuit has been filed by a Michigan man who alleges that a Medtronic Infuse bone graft caused him to experience severe complications after it was implanted in…
