Defective Products

7 Categories of Defective Product Liability Claims

Product designers and manufacturers have a duty to protect consumers from injury by building their products with care from start to finish. Unfortunately, some companies fail to uphold the duty society expects of them and, instead, leave consumers with dangerous products that can cause injury and even death. In most product liability cases, the fact 7 Categories of Defective Product Liability Claims

7 Types of Recoverable Damages in Product Liability Lawsuits

Product-related injuries can cause debilitating complications, disrupt daily life, and take a severe emotional toll on families. The legal system provides clear rules to help victims of product defects recover compensation and hold to account those responsible for their injuries. Winning a personal injury case is feasible in many situations because victims do not ordinarily 7 Types of Recoverable Damages in Product Liability Lawsuits

Takata Airbag

Across the United States, more than 30,000,000 vehicles had been recalled due to issues with the airbags, affecting 10 different automakers.

Transvaginal Mesh Failure

Women who had a transvaginal mesh (TVM) inserted suffered higher rates of serious complications, including bladder perforation and pelvic hemorrhage and an increased number of adverse events after the surgery.

Talcum Powder

Talcum powder is seemingly as innocuous a product as can be imagined. The product has been in households in one form or another, since before most of us were born. We may have been exposed to it as infants in baby powder, it’s most common form.

Stryker

Stryker® Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate modular and ABG-II modular-neck hip stem implants, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Mirena IUD

The Mirena® IUD (intrauterine device), manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, is a device inserted into a woman’s uterus to prevent pregnancy.

Metal on Metal Hip Implants

Thousands of lawsuits against manufacturers of metal on metal hip implants are working their way through the courts on this product type.

Medtronic Bone Graft

The Medtronic Infuse® bone graft system is used in neck and spinal surgeries to help promote bone growth.

DePuy Hip

The DePuy Hip Recall affects patients who have been implanted with either the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular system or the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System.