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Thousands of consumers sustain serious injuries as a result of defective products every year. Some of these injuries are very serious. Many would be avoided entirely if the proprietors of these products had taken additional steps to test them for safety.
Manufacturers and distributors of products are legally required to provide safe products and encouraged by potential legal liabilities to do so. They must test their products adequately to ensure they cannot injure consumers.
When a consumer is injured by a product they may be entitled to receive compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, loss of physical capacity, pain, suffering, as well as mental anguish.
Seeger Weiss has taken the lead and achieved notable recoveries in many types of product liability cases. Our lawyers generally hold leadership positions in the many consumer cases in which they are involved. Most recently, Seeger Weiss has been actively involved in the national litigation against Guidant Corporation for manufacturing and distributing defective defibrillators and pacemakers.
Below are some common defective products that result in litigation:- Automobiles, Motorcycles, and Bicycles
- Foods
- Cosmetics
- Drugs
- Medical Devices
- Baby Strollers
- Baby Bottles
- Children's Toys
- Sporting Goods
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Product Liability Topics
Airbag Injuries
About Airbags
Airbags were created as safety features to be included in cars and trucks and gained widespread use beginning in the 1980s. Airbags are designed to rapidly inflate when the vehicle is... read more »
AMO Complete Moisture Plus
AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution Withdrawn from Market
AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, a popular product manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics, used for the da... read more »
Asbestosis
What is Asbestosis?
Asbestosis is a condition caused by the inhalation and accumulation of asbestos fibers in the lungs. Asbestosis may lead to severe breathing problems and disability or even death ... read more »
Boston Scientific/ Guidant
Boston Scientific Warns Of Problems With Battery In Implantable Guidant Defibrillators
On April 9, 2007, Boston Scientific notified doctors that some of the implantable heart defibrillators produc... read more »
Coleman Heaters
Coleman PowerMate 5045 Heater
Seeger Weiss is investigating reports of carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from the use of the Coleman PowerMate 5045 heater. Various other heaters may also be defect... read more »
Defective Products
Seeger Weiss LLP and Defective Product Lawsuits
Seeger Weiss actively investigates reports of defective products on behalf of consumers and has a demonstrated history of success in defective product ... read more »
Guidant Pacemakers
Guidant Class Action Lawsuit
Seeger Weiss is actively investigating claims on behalf of persons who have suffered injuries from defective heart pacemakers produced by the Guidant Corporation. Guidant... read more »
Kitec Brass Fittings Failure
Pex Pipes Promise Less Maintenance but Fittings Prove Prone to Failure
Pex tubing is a generic name for a type of flexible plastic plumbing tubing that recently has become popular with home builder... read more »
Kugel Mesh Patch
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims involving the Davol/Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch. The patch is used for the repair of ventral hernias.
In January 2007, the Food and Drug Administratio... read more »
Mattel
In August 2007 Mattel, Inc. issued two major voluntary recalls of children’s toys, involving over 9 million Chinese-made toys. Some of these toys contain magnets that children can swallow, others hav... read more »
Medtronic Defibrillators
Medtronic Defibrillators
Seeger Weiss LLP is currently investigating claims against Medtronic, Inc., a Minnesota based company, which is one of the largest medical technology companies in the world. ... read more »
ReNu with MoistureLoc
ReNu with MoistureLoc Withdrawn from Market
ReNu with MoistureLoc, a popular product manufactured by Bausch & Lomb, is used for the daily cleaning and disinfection of contact lenses. Recently, Bausch... read more »
Shelhigh Devices
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims involving products manufactured by Shelhigh, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of medical devices used in adults, children and infants. Devices manufactured by ... read more »
Silicosis
What is silicosis?
Silicosis is a disabling and possibly deadly respiratory condition that is caused by the frequent exposure to and inhalation of dust that contains crystalline silica, also referre... read more »
SUV Rollovers
Increasing Popularity of Sports Utility Vehicles
The increasing popularity of sports utility vehicles or "SUVs" on the roads today has had a significant impact on road safety. In the early 1990s, f... read more »
Teflon
What is Teflon?
Teflon is chemical compound discovered by Roy J. Plunkett of DuPont in 1938. It was introduced as a commercial product in 1946. Teflon, also known as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE),... read more »
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