Category: Products Liability

Almost half a million U.S. Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche car owners are expected to receive part of a $10.2 billion settlement resulting from Volkswagen intentionally installing erroneous software in over 11 million cars sold worldwide. Volkswagen admitted to a federal judge that it purposely programmed its software to meet emission standards in the U.S. and[…]

Firework displays are an American tradition, with many summer holiday events ending with a grand display of explosive power and color. When handled by firework specialists, firework shows are typically safe events, but when amateurs try to act as professionals, disaster can strike. Emergency rooms see a high rate of patients in the summer with[…]

Ikea Launches Massive Recall After Dressers Cause Injuries and Deaths Over 29 million Ikea model dressers have been recalled after multiple reports revealed that several injuries and deaths have occurred because the dressers tip and/or fall over. The products recalled include dressers from Ikea’s lower-cost Malm line, which has been plagued with consumer reports regarding[…]

Many workers encounter numerous risks while on the job. Heavy machinery such as forklifts, scissor lifts, and others can make big jobs easier and faster, but can also put workers in danger for workplace injury or even death. If a piece of machinery is defective or flawed, it can increase the chance for devastating, sometimes[…]

The number of people who have suffered serious injuries and even lost their lives from malfunctioning or faulty automated gates is simply too high to have no changes implemented. An automatic gate or automatic gate system is a mechanical device that opens or closes a gate, such as the one at the end of a driveway[…]