It was just three years ago when a two-year-old boy, Jozef Dudek, was found dead underneath a toppled Ikea dresser. The dresser tilted over and suffocated the young boy, causing him to pass away at an incredibly young age. The parents of the young boy ended up filing a lawsuit against Ikea after they found [...]

Recovering Compensation For a Defective Product When a consumer purchases a product, they do not expect that use of the product will cause them any harm. However, thousands of people are injured due to defective products every single year. The good news is that there are legal remedies that a victim or their family can [...]

Most people are familiar with the term “product defect” or “defective product” in the context of filing a lawsuit after a product causes a personal injury. Generally, people recognize that products should behave or operate in the manner in which they are designed to be used, and that an action by that product that is [...]

Few things are as important as keeping up with good physical health. Working out at a gym promotes and encourages a bright, healthy lifestyle. Millions of Americans take advantage of gyms to provide a wide array of training equipment they wouldn’t normally have access to. However, it is up to the gym management and staff [...]

There are certain objects in the house that people rely on but hope they never have to use. First aid kits, fire extinguishers, security alarms, smoke detectors and more could all help prevent a variety of accidents. While these products are safety staples everyone should own, many overlook the benefits or the need to test [...]

Every year, millions of Americans suffer food poisoning. Most of the time, a person with food poisoning is able to recovery fairly quickly and return to their normal routine. However, not everyone gets over food poisoning so easily. In fact, many people require emergency medical treatment and hospitalization for food poisoning, with some extreme cases [...]

As a consumer, you place your trust in manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to ensure that the products you purchase are safe for use. Unfortunately, not every product is actually safe for consumption. In fact, product recalls are quite common in New Jersey and elsewhere in the United States. Every year, consumers are seriously injured, and [...]

Some families had to look elsewhere for gravy during the holidays this year after Heinz, the major US food company, recalled approximately 500 cases of gravy. The small product recall was issued after the company learned that certain 12-ounce glass jars of Heinz HomeStyle Bistro Au Jus Gravy may have been accidentally mislabeled as Heinz [...]

Samsung is dealing with another crisis over a defective product, just one month after the tech company issued a recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and eventually shut down production of the defective phones. This time, it’s defective washing machines that are being recalled by Samsung. Although the recall of Samsung washing machines is being [...]