Category: Products Liability

Electrical accidents often leave victims with serious and sometimes fatal injuries. Electricians are at the highest risk for these types of injuries; but workers in all types of occupations, including construction workers, those in the manufacturing industry, and even office workers may also be at risk. Technology has filtered into every workplace, making the need[…]

Tree stands – also commonly called “deer stands” – are open or enclosed platforms that hunters use as stable, secure outlooks for increased hunting visibility. Although manufacturers are generally responsible for creating safe and effective products, a lack of regulations coupled with manufacturing defects and unreasonably dangerous tree stands currently cause more fatalities for hunters[…]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall for three different brands of cordless electric chainsaws due to their serious – and potentially lethal – hazards. The recalled models all have a defect that affects their brake guards, which leaves thousands of consumers in danger for serious and preventable injuries. Although no consumer[…]

More than 82,000 construction hard hats have been recalled for failing to protect individuals from impact injuries to the head. Although the recalled hard hats are manufactured outside of the United States, Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc. imports them and is voluntarily complying with the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) recall. It should come as[…]

Sometimes it is hard to remember just how dangerous elevators and escalators can be. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these machines cause 30 fatalities and approximately 17,000 injuries every year. Because individuals who work near or around elevators and escalators face increased dangers, it is particularly important that employers and[…]