Category: Products Liability

Although devices to guard conveyors have been known for literally decades, unguarded conveyors continue to injure or even kill workers. This month the […]

The Philadelphia products liability attorneys at Galfand Berger recently became aware that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued the most serious type of recall, a Class 1 recall, for two popular products that are used in kidney dialysis treatments. At the center of this recall are the products, GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, and a German company, Fresenius Medical Care, who is the largest dialysis company in the nation and the manufacturer of both of the products.

“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.

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.

Part of good product design includes manufacturer provided warning and instructions directed to product users. Typically, this information discusses hazards […]