Self-driving vehicles are often marketed as the future of road transportation, but today’s regulators have serious concerns about this emerging technology’s all-around safety and general risks. Since 2021, Ford alone has reported at least 32 collisions involving its BlueCruise driver-assistance feature. BlueCruise, like Tesla’s Autopilot, offers features like automatic lane…
Safety regulators have issued a nationwide warning against tabletop fire pits. Unlike conventional fire pits and fireplaces, most tabletop fire pits use liquid fuels like isopropyl alcohol. Liquid-based fuels are cleaner than burning coal or wood, but defective fire pits can present serious risks. “Igniting a pool of alcohol or…
Stone kitchen countertops are fashionable, but their widespread popularity could conceal a serious risk for contractors and construction workers. In Massachusetts, health officials recently confirmed the state’s first recorded case of silicosis in a stone countertop worker. Investigators believe that the 40-year-old man, who spent more than a decade in…
Few people are ever fully prepared to file a lawsuit, let alone a wrongful death claim. Losing a loved one, after all, entails much more than grief. Grief alone is often enough to make everyday life unrecognizable. Beyond emotional hardship, losing a loved one also means losing a critical pillar…
Product manufacturers and retailers have responsibilities beyond the market. If you buy a new product, you have a legal right to expect that it will work safely and as advertised. However, it is no secret that manufacturers cut corners, sometimes because they had no reason to believe that a particular…
Few people would ever buy a product they knew was dangerous. In New York, a state with some of the strongest consumer-protection laws in the country, you have every right to expect that the products you buy are safe. However, companies make mistakes, and sometimes they deliberately cut corners, too.…
Defective products can look safe and modern but fail when they are most needed. If you have been injured by a defective or poorly-designed product, you could be entitled to significant compensation. However, no two cases are exactly the same. Proving that your brakes malfunctioned, for instance, requires a different…
Do Your Due Diligence You could be entitled to file a product liability lawsuit if you have been injured by a product that was in some way defective. However, your rights come with certain stipulations. In New York, the state statute of limitations dictates how long you have to lodge…
A product liability lawsuit is a legal claim filed against the maker, manufacturer, or retailer of a defective product. Even compared to other types of personal injury actions, product liability lawsuits tend to be complex. They are, for instance, often reliant on technical evidence and expert insight that is not…
5 Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Product Liability Lawyer Many personal injury lawyers accept product liability claims, but not all attorneys have the same experience. Product liability lawsuits almost always involve high stakes, not just for you, but for the defendant, too. Afraid of setting a precedent that could…