Warning: explicit post-crash fire photos of a teenager who burned alive in a defective Ford Crown Victoria are at the end of this case study. The facts in this case study are true. The names have been changed to protect the privacy of the survivor and her family. On September 13, 2014 Jane Smith, age […]
Product Liability / Defective Products
Is it Possible to Collect More Than the Defendant’s Policy Limit?
If you or your loved one was seriously hurt in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you need full financial compensation to pay your bills and support your family. The vast majority of personal injury claims are handled by insurance companies. Unfortunately, collecting full compensation from the insurance company is difficult—especially when you run […]
Tesla and Malfunctioning Airbags
Although the Tesla Model 3 has been touted as the “safest car ever built,” the high-end automaker is currently facing yet another lawsuit related to potential safety issues. Tesla Inc. is being sued over a crash that happened last year where a Model 3’s airbags didn’t deploy. That crash happened on I-95 in Maryland, and […]
Internet Sellers Liable for Defective Products
On August 13th, 2020 California law changed with a landmark decision in Bolger v. Amazon, 4th District Court of Appeals, holding Amazon strictly liable for selling a defective product manufactured by a Hong Kong company. Bolger bought a replacement laptop computer battery on Amazon.com, LLC. The seller was “E-Life,” a fictitious name used by Lenoge […]
Defective Insulin Pumps: The Failed Regulation of Medical Devices
The recall of 322,005 life-necessary insulin pumps by Medtronic is an example of lackluster supervision of medical manufacturers by the FDA and a failed system of after-the-fact regulation and proof that the FDA has been captured by the industry it is intended to control. Regulatory capture or “capture theory” was first identified by Professor George […]
