Last week, the oldest of the four major professional American sports leagues began its 147th season. Long before current day Major League Baseball (MLB) was founded in the late 1860’s, baseball was played. And virtually since the inception of “America’s Pastime”, for high school/recreational players through major leaguers, and every […]
Category: Product Defect
Will California’s Move Cause Other States to Raise the Legal Smoking Age? The phrase “Go west, young man,” in American jargon can be traced back to the mid-1800s, when westward expansion began . And for raising the legal smoking age in the United States, like manifest destiny, the American West […]
Luckily, for addicted smokers, there are multiple stop smoking aids available in 2015. Whether it by prescription or over-the-counter, and whether nicotine replacement therapy or non-nicotine medications, there are a growing number of cessation aides available today. Some people even believe that e-cigarettes are a smoking cessation aid. Sadly though, […]
Gone are the days when smoking cigarettes was universally viewed as a sign of strength, sexiness or sophistication. The tobacco industry’s effective—and deceitful—advertising campaign rolled out over the last century finally came under fire as more and more studies revealed the dangers and addictiveness of smoking . Instead of being […]
In another victory for the injured victims of our State, yesterday the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in a products liability case, Aubin v. Union Carbide, which reversed an appellate court’s adoption of more stringent proof requirements for injured plaintiffs. The decision, which reinstated a jury verdict of over […]
Florida lawyers are once again at the forefront of litigation against Big Tobacco, as last week a class action lawsuit against the maker of American Spirit cigarettes, and its parent company, was filed in Federal Court in Miami. American Spirit cigarettes are made by Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company (SFNTC), […]
Before its civil war began in 2011, Syria had a population of 23 million people. In the ensuing four years, 11 million Syrians have died or fled their homes, and nearly four million of Syria’s citizens fled the country altogether, many now seeking refuge in Europe. 11 million people. But […]
The latest scandal from the automotive industry proves that the public, and now the planet, continue to be cheated despite well-meaning regulation designed to keep us all safe. Takata continues to make headlines for sweeping problems with its airbag systems under the rug. The airbag systems were prone to failure […]
Manufactures and sellers have a responsibility to put reasonably safe products in the stream of commerce. When someone is injured by a defective product, both the manufacturer and the seller of the product can be liable for the damages. This liability extends not only to the individual who purchased the […]
Millions of consumers opt for bottled water instead of drinking straight from the tap. So when a major manufacturer recalls a product because of a contamination scare, it makes headlines. The summer of 2015 saw one of those manufacturers, Niagara Bottling, pulling bottles off store shelves after a spring was […]
