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Tree Stands and products liability As we approach the beginning of the 2020 firearm deer hunting season, we are reminded of how much hunters rely on their equipment. Hunters place their trust in equipment manufacturers to create products that will keep them safe and that trust is violated when a product is defective. Defectively…

Asbestos consists of a group of 6 naturally occurring minerals composed of soft, flexible fibers that are resistant to heat, fire, electricity, and corrosion. These qualities make the mineral useful for myriad purposes. Companies have been utilizing asbestos for decades in everything from automobile brakes to building insulation to roofing tiles. But while the characteristics of…

E-cigarettes are the most commonly used form of tobacco among adolescents in the United States. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that e-cigarettes have become so popular among young people due to their “easy availability, alluring advertisement, e-liquid flavors, and the belief that they are safer than cigarettes.” Along with exposing users to serious injuries…

The government is finally fighting back against the burgeoning e-cigarette industry as the vping epidemic ravages teens with addiction and a mysterious lung illness that has hospitalized hundreds and claimed multiple lives. On September 9, federal officials at the Food and Drug Administration issued two warning letters to e-cigarette giant JUUL attacking its claims that its e-cigarette products…

A recent wave of plaintiff victories in California trials has brought the safety of the herbicide Roundup into the spotlight of public scrutiny. While its manufacturer, Bayer AG, claims the product is safe, three juries have thought otherwise after being presented with a trove of evidence from both sides of the debate. The plaintiffs…

On May 16th, 2019,  the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson, to recall more than 92,000 Circular Staplers that are used in gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeries. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. They have stated, “Use of these…