Products sold in the United States are supposed to be safe and reliable. It’s the manufacturer’s, designer’s, and retailer’s job to ensure a product’s safety before it is put in the public’s hands. Unfortunately, consumers are frequently injured by defective products. When this happens, a product liability claim can be filed to see compensation for […]
Product Liability / Defective Products
$79,800,000 Defective Product Verdict – The Full Story
In August 2012 plaintiffs Florence Kuhlmann and her husband John Perkins (Plaintiffs) hired Richard Alexander and the Alexander Law Group to sued Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLP; Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. (collectively, Ethicon); and Dr. Rakhee N. Shah severe complications suffered by Ms. Kuhlmann from a surgery performed by Dr. Shah using a medical […]
California Product Liability Law: Defectively Designed Products
Consumers have the right to have products that are reasonably safe. In California, a manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or other company in the stream of commerce may be strictly liable for injuries caused by a dangerous and defective product. A design defect claim is a specific type of product liability claim typically filed against a product’s […]
Filing a Product Liability Law in California? Be Ready for These Two Affirmative Defenses
All manufacturers have a responsibility to provide reasonably safe products to the public. In California, a manufacturer, distributor, and/or a retailer may be strictly liable for injuries caused by a dangerous and defective product. That being said, it would be a mistake to assume that strict liability means automatic liability. Corporations can defend product liability […]
Anatomy of $79,860,000 Defective Product Verdict
Kuhlmann v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc., Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLC The Public Record of a $79,860,000 jury trial verdict in Alameda County Superior Court This hard-fought victory by the Alexander Law Group was made all the sweeter by the refusal of Johnson & Johnson to make a settlement offer. Facing a multi-million dollar […]
