Dangerous Products
We don’t expect products we use and consume to fail, and certainly not to harm or injure us. Manufacturers of consumer and other products the public uses have an obligation to ensure that their products are safe. Others responsible for introducing products to the general market, such as distributors and retailers, may also be held liable for products that cause injuries. Yet every year, hundreds of defective products are recalled.
Two types of product defect
In addition to misuse from a failure to warn, there are two basic kinds of product defect.
- Design defects: A faulty engineering process is used to design or is part of the design of a product, making it unnecessarily dangerous.
- A manufacturing defect: The product is not made as designed.
Defective products and Recalls
Bisphosphonates
A natural result of the aging process is a weakening of our bones. When this happens to you, your doctor might prescribe any of a
Defective Military Earplugs May Cause Permanent Hearing Damage
If you or a loved one served in the military between 2003 and 2015 and were issued the Dual-Ended Combat earplugs during training or while
DePuy Orthopaedics Lower Extremity Component Class 1 Recall
There is a class 1 recall of DePuy Orthopaedics’ LPS lower extremity dovetail intercalary component.
Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
• Stryker Rejuvenate and ABGII modular Neck Stem
• DePuy ASR XL and Resurfacing System
• Stryker LFIT Anatomic v40 Femoral Head
• DePuy Pinnacle
• Zimmer Duron Cup
• Bone Cement
PAGCL Shoulder Pain Pumps
Intra-articular pain pump catheters have recently been linked to cases of postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis (PAGCL). The American Journal of Sports Medicine recently published an article
Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Injury Lawyers
Heater-cooler systems are often used during surgery to regulate the body temperature of patients while they are undergoing their procedure. These devices are especially important to use in procedures involving the heart, lungs, esophagus and other chest organs.
Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer
Have you been diagnosed with ovarian cancer? Do you use talcum powder on your genital area? At McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, our attorneys are reviewing
Defective toys
Toys in the United States hurt more than 200,000 children each year. And according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there were 20 toy-related deaths of children under the age of 15 in 2005. Among the leading causes of death among children is choking, mostly on tiny toy parts, balloons, and small balls; and entanglement, a risk to smaller children.
While some toys are inherently dangerous, sometimes their danger is from a lack of adequate warning labels. But despite well-publicized consumer alerts regarding the perils of a child’s potential for choking, these types of injuries continue to occur at an alarming rate.
A product liability lawyer in SC must be able to identify the type of defect or failure to warn that caused the harm. He or she must also be well-grounded in the area of product liability law. If a product defect was the direct (proximate) cause of an injury or harm inflicted on you or a loved one, you may be entitled to damages.
Our defective product attorneys at the Law Firm of McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, P.A., have been representing the residents of South Carolina for many years and having astonishing success at winning compensation for them. Please contact us to set up a free consultation. We can assess your situation and begin collecting information to build your case.
