Product Defect

Technical advancements have helped doctors around the world treat and even cure a wide range of diseases, injuries and other ailments. But new procedures, like robotic surgery, also come with their own set of risks. Unfortunately, things can and sometimes do go wrong. At Searcy Denney, we help people in […]

Burkholderia cepacia bilateral microbial keratitis is a type of infection in the eye. It occurs in the cornea and is caused by the presence of bacteria. As explained in an article published in the Journal of Optometry, “[b]acterial keratitis is a serious, potentially blinding, complication most often involving overnight contact […]

Mercedes-Benz should be issuing a recall of over 800,000 vehicles for a defect in the cooling pump which has led to numerous fires in their cars. They are not issuing a formal recall because they say they cannot fix the problem. The scary part is apparently the fires may be […]

Christmas never will be the same for Texas woman Trista Hamsmith. One week before the most wonderful time of the year – Dec. 17, 2020 – Hamsmith’s 18-month-old daughter died a terrible death. Reese, a blond, rosy-cheeked baby, swallowed a button battery, which the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) […]

Multiple popular sunscreen products have been recalled in the past year over concerns about the presence of benzene, a known carcinogen. All of the products at issue are aerosol spray sunscreens manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (through the brands Neutrogena and Aveeno) and Coppertone.  The widespread sunscreen recalls follow multiple […]

If you have questions about a product defect or product liability in general, below are seven things to know about defective products and product liability law.  What is Product Liability Law? Product liability law addresses how injured parties may recover for damages they sustained from a defective product. Typically, the […]

Every state typically has its own time limit, known as a statute of limitations, by when a lawsuit must be filed.  If a person files a suit after the applicable statute of limitations has expired, his or her case may be barred. The state of Florida, like many states, has […]

Each year in America, millions of people are seriously injured by a defective product.  Many different products, from a defective battery in a video camera to a malfunctioning power saw, cause severe injuries to consumers. Fortunately, Florida law provides legal remedies and damages for injured parties if they can prove […]

Seatbelts are supposed to save lives. However, when a seatbelt is defective, it can actually cause the opposite to happen. When a seatbelt malfunctions, it can have dangerous and sometimes deadly consequences.  Unfortunately, injuries sustained due to defective seatbelts are more common than you might expect, as millions of people […]

Millions of consumers are injured each year by defective products.  Some people don’t know or don’t think about the fact that sometimes consumer injuries are caused by the product’s packaging.  For example, where a package is defective and leads to a consumer cutting himself or herself on the packaging when […]