Product Liability

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning for people who use specific Philips Respironics ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP machines. The FDA has issued a warning because Philips Respironics recalled devices due to possible health risks. The FDA is working in conjunction with Philips Respironics to evaluate the issue, the scope…

Danger lurks around every corner and in every nook and cranny – or at least, it’s starting to seem that way. Every day, there’s another story about a car spontaneously combusting or a washing machine lid flying across the room. The good news is that you can take steps to lessen the risk that you…

A recent announcement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns parents and caregivers that nursing pillow and lounging pad products pose a suffocation risk to infants. The CPSC wants parents to know that these products are neither designed for, or are safe for, sleeping. The CPSC’s October press release noted that the organization has…

Amazon has been under the gun in the courts recently for a slew of defective and dangerous products sold by third-party sellers on its retail website platform. Courts have found the company responsible for hosting these products, which have malfunctioned and injured consumers, in its online marketplace. On the heels of this, a recent CNN…

During the COVID-19 crisis, companies such as Amazon and many local retailers are under increased pressure to deliver essential and less essential products to consumers throughout New Jersey and across the country. Part and parcel of delivery work is picking up inventory and products from warehouses, loading the goods into trucks, and then unloading the…

Asbestos is a dangerous product most often found in construction materials, but a recent discovery in cosmetics sold by Claire’s Stores Inc. by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has led to serious concerns among consumers. The FDA discovered three products sold by Claire’s Stores to contain asbestos and warned the public not…

Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder is pure white, silky soft and smells like clean babies and springtime, but it could be tainted with carcinogenic asbestos. The problem is, the company has known that its product has been and could be tainted with asbestos, but they have kept this information from consumers. Even as women who…

A specific class of prescription medications designed to treat high blood sugar levels in those with type 2 diabetes called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been associated with side effects such as dizziness upon standing, feeling faint or lightheaded, as well as more adverse effects such as lower limb amputations and Fournier’s gangrene, which is…