Product liability claims can only be for property damage, however the recovery tends to be narrower and more strictly defined than when there is a personal injury. It is possible to include the loss of the defective product itself, i.e. the cost of the item, but this...
Product liability law provides a way for people to seek personal damages from injuries caused by faulty products. Depending on the circumstance for which the product was faulty, one could sue “any or all parties along the chain of manufacture.” [1] A manufacturer can...
Originally studied in the 1960’s as a cancer treatment, researchers at Hoffman-La Roche accidentally discovered the benefits of 13-cis retinoic acid, or isotretinoin, in clearing up acne. It became evident that the teratogenic chemical was useless in treating cancer...
Did you know that eating too much microwaveable popcorn could take away your lung capacity? A Colorado man found out the hard way when he contracted bronchiolitis obliterans or “popcorn lung” from eating too much microwave popcorn made by manufacturer...