When a defective product causes personal injuries or death, it is necessary to prove that: the product was in fact dangerous or defective; or the manufacturer had notice of the danger or a defect; and the product was the cause of plaintiff’s injury. (Ault v. International Harvester Co. (1974) 13 Cal.3d 113, 121-122). Evidence of […]
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Defective Ford Fuel System: Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car – A Case Study
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 […]
Exposed Bicycle Handlebars Can Be Lethal
Bicycle handlebars without grips can be lethal in a fall. Falls bring more than one-half of the approximate 600,000 annual bicycle injuries seen by U.S. hospitals. Seventy percent involving males. The data is collected by Emergency Rooms and reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission via the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. This system […]
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 […]