Category: Defective Products

Across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, hardworking people keep our economy running — operating heavy machinery, maintaining industrial plants, and building our infrastructure. But when that machinery fails because of a defective product or poor maintenance, workers can suffer devastating injuries. At Galfand Berger, we have built an exceptional track record representing injured workers and their families[…]

Even a seemingly “obvious” product defect will take the right skills and understanding of the law to successfully prove a product liability case. Clients may come to your office with a potential product liability case.  If you are a lawyer, and this is outside your typical practice area, it makes sense to refer that case[…]

Recently, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to declare Amazon as the “distributor” of hundreds of thousands of dangerous and defective products sold by third-party sellers across the multi-billion-dollar company’s platform. The CPSC’s ruling means that Amazon is legally responsible for distributing a variety of recalled products that endanger consumers – some even[…]

Although product manufacturers have a duty to ensure the safety of their products, many injuries and hospitalizations occur every year due to defective products. Five to ten percent of all annual personal injury lawsuits are due to harm caused by defective products. Consumers have the right to expect that the products they purchase are safe and[…]

Dangerous or defective medical devices, such as faulty implants, pacemakers, and prosthetics, can give rise to a products liability claim if a person is injured or dies due to their use. Despite Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitoring, products can still be defective in their design, manufacturing, or marketing. An increasing number of federal lawsuits[…]