Product liability lawsuits alleging that vaginal mesh devices implanted in women are defective and that manufacturers failed to warn about their dangers are shaping up into a widespread mass tort. The lawsuits involve dozens of manufacturers of various products intended to deal with weakened muscles surrounding organs in the pelvic area, a condition called pelvic organ prolapse.
Companies should be diligent in examining the relationship of product liability claims and effective quality assurance programs. A review of the literature suggests there are many writings about the mechanics of a product liability case, but very little hard evidence to suggest that companies are saving money because of implemented quality initiatives. While liability in this arena is usually borne by an injury that is due to a defect in either design, manufacturing, or marketing materials, suits are generally filed under three broad categories: negligence, breach of warranty, or strict tort liability. Properly implemented quality assurance initiatives will serve a company by tracking all aspects of the operation, from design to packaging, in order to determine where waste and defects a...
... products are seldom subject to public lawsuits and are easily defended if filed (Product Safety n...A product is considered defective if it does not provide the level of safety that th...
An empirical examination of some 700 corporate fraud lawsuits shows a significant overlap in the application of the variety of suits available, as well as pronounced differences in the effectiveness of the various kinds.
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The Ohio Supreme Court's decision to uphold a law limiting the money damages that can be awarded in pain-and-suffering lawsuits could discourage people from pursuing those lawsuits and eliminate a deterrent for companies to fix defective products, trial lawyers said. It means that no matter how much a jury may choose to award a person who has claimed injury from a defective product or service, the judge will be required to reduce the amount to the cap imposed by the newly upheld Ohio law, said Mark Kitrick, president of the Ohio Association for Justice, formerly the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.
OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), a leader in environmental, safety and transportation solutions, announced that a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jury absolved the Company from any liability in lawsuits brought by nine Philadelphia firefighters. These firefighters claimed that they had developed hearing loss caused by exposure to sirens manufactured by the Company. The jury found that the Company's sirens were not defective and that Federal Signal was not negligent. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for the Company after a two week trial and approximately two hours of jury deliberation. This trial followed another jury verdict for the Company last month on similar claims brought by nine other Philadelphia firefighters. Jennifer She...
... global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governme...
Prior to the Consumer Protection Act of 1968, consumers were at the mercy of manufacturers, advertisers, predatory lenders and credit card issuers. Since then, the federal government and individual states have protected American citizens by regulating the safety, quality, performance, repairability, truthfulness and costs of goods, services and credit agreements. Now, however, those protections are being undermined by corporations with deep pockets that are lobbying to have regulators consider their needs ahead of the needs of the average consumer. Enforcement of consumer protection laws has become almost impossible as agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection and the Food and Drug Administration have ...
... preventing consumers from filing lawsuits if they are injured as the result of a defective ...
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