A few days ago, I posted on the subject of a Massachusetts dangerous products lawsuit involving an inflatable swimming pool slide and Toys R Us, where almost $21 million was awarded in 2006 by a Massachusetts jury to the family of a woman killed in an accident due to this…
Here’s a real interesting story about defective products, and the legal liability that can attach to them. (This type of liability is known as Product Liability.) The story is also timely, since it’s summer now. Read on, and you’ll find out why. Ever visit a friend who has a pool…
Here’s a typical scenario in life, which can suddenly go off into a direction you never anticipated. You go the furniture store, planning to buy some pieces for your new home or apartment. Wow – you see beanbag chairs, which are “just the ticket” for the informal recreation room for…
Made popcorn lately with the Avon Popcorn Maker? Chances are it was anything but a Jolly Time. Recently, the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled Avon Microwave Popcorn Makers, due to burn and fire hazards and the possibility of injuries from using them. The CPSC has instructed consumers who…
My wife and I were watching an episode of the hit show Shark Tank on TV a few weeks ago, when we were shocked to see an entrepreneur’s latest offering: pancakes ladled with caffeine, so you could have your sugar and caffeine in one easy fix, no coffee required. As…
Here’s even more evidence that justice can still be achieved in this day and age, when one small family takes on a huge corporation, whose negligence caused them devastating harm. This week, the family of a little girl in Plymouth, Massachusetts who was devastatingly injured in 2003 due to taking…
Energy drinks seem to be on the shelves everywhere in the past few years. I’ve always looked at these products with great skepticism – not about their ability to turn the average person into someone who has just stuck his finger into an electrical outlet – but skeptical as to…
Four days ago, I reported on what was news to very few people at that point in time: That a Massachusetts pharmaceutical compounding facility, the New England Compounding Center, had unknowingly distributed thousands of vials of a fungally-infected steroid commonly used to treat back and spine injuries. Since then, the…
Imagine this: You get out of a bed one day, with a sore back. You’re in a lot of pain, so you go to see your doctor to assess the problem and help you deal with your pain. He gives you some exercises to perform, and recommends Ibuprofen. And, oh…
Here’s a scenario that could easily happen to you. You and your significant other go out to dinner some evening, all set for a romantic rendezvous. Everything’s great. Dinner is excellent. The company is marvelous. And the wine is award-winning. Except that when you get back home — or maybe…