Thanksgiving Day Fires Caused by Defective Products
If you’re hosting Thanksgiving this year, you may have a lot of worries. You may be worried about how much food you need. You may also worry if you have enough seating for everyone, or if everyone in the family will get along. One thing that may not be on your mind, that can be [...]
Did You Receive a Defective Product for Christmas? Here’s What You Should Do
It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is already coming to a close. While Christmas morning was intended to be filled with excitement, what should you do if it was instead filled with a trip to the ER because of a defective product? What happens when a product is poorly designed or manufactured, leading [...]
Ikea Plans to Pay $46 Million to Family of Jozef Dudek, Toddler Killed by Tipped Dresser
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 [...]
Proving A Product Liability Case: What You Need To Know
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 [...]
How Do You Define a “Product Defect” in New Jersey?
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 [...]
Watch Out for Defective Equipment at the Gym
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 [...]
How to Ensure Your Smoke Detectors Are Working
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 [...]
9 Symptoms of Food Poisoning
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 [...]
What to Do If a Product You Use Has Just Been Recalled
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 [...]
Heinz Recalls Mislabeled Gravy Jars
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 Issues Massive Recall of Defective Washing Machines
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 [...]