Personal Injury Blog
Defective Product Liability Lawsuits 101
“Products liability” is an area of the law that relates to the legal responsibility of manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to ensure that their products are safe and do not cause harm. Products that are defectively designed, manufactured, or produced as well as products that lack proper warnings or instructions can cause serious injury or even death to consumers.
Social Network Privacy and Your Personal Injury Case – Part I – Introduction
For most people, when they suffer injuries as a result of an accident, it can be one of the most challenging times in their life. In today’s society, many people wouldn’t think twice about posting information […]
Philadelphia Workers’ Compensation Attorney: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Definition of Employee
Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a very important decision expanding the definition of the term employee under Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”): Six L’s Packing Co., v. WCAB (Williamson), PICS No. 12-1047 (2012).
Important Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law Changes
In January, Pennsylvania implemented several changes to its Unemployment Compensation Law (“the Law”). Of these changes, two stood out […]
Stryker Hip Implant Recall
The Philadelphia products liability attorneys at Galfand Berger recently learned that the company Stryker Orthopaedics initiated a voluntary recall for two of their implantable medical devices. The products are the Stryker Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck stem medical devices that are used in hip replacement surgeries.