Our partner Anthony Gair was invited by the New York State Bar Association to speak at their seminar LITIGATING THE PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE: LAW AND PRACTICE in New York City on October 24th. This is a video from his presentation. If you would like to see the complete program (with…
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Product Liability – Defective Car: 188,000 SUVs recalled by Nissan to fix brake issue
Defective brake control software may increase the risk of an accident for Nissan Pathfinders from model years 2013 and 2014, as well as Infiniti JX35 SUVs from model year 2013, and QX60 SUVs from model year 2014. In the affected vehicles, on rough or uneven roads, software settings in the…
Product Liability – Defective Car: serious issue related to defective brake system prompts Hyundai to announce a second recall of its Genesis Sedan
Last march Hyundai recalled its Genesis Sedan model manufactured between April 1, 2008 and March 16, 2012 to fix a defective brake system but only 60% have been repaired. After the NHTSA received 23 complaints of incidents related to increased brake pedal travel and reduced brake effectiveness in model year…
Product Liability – Defective Medical Device: FDA initiates Class 1 recall of some Bard LifeStent Solo Vascular Stents because they may fail to deploy
The defective stents may cause serious personal injury such as complications of bleeding, loss of limb, heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke, vascular surgery, and/or death if they fail to deploy properly. The LifeStent Solo Vascular Stent manufactured by Bard Peripheral Vascular is an implantable self-expanding stent and delivery system used…
Product Liability – Defective Cars: Toyota recalls 803,000 models because a possible defective air conditioning condenser unit housing may leak on the air bag system and create a short circuit
In some defectives cars, water from the air conditioning condenser unit housing could leak onto the airbag control module and cause a short circuit, resulting in illumination of the airbag warning light. In some instances, the air bag(s) could become disabled or could inadvertently deploy and may cause accidents. In…
Product Liability – Possible contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes, one of the most virulent food-borne pathogens with 20 to 30 percent of clinical infections resulting in death, prompts Garden Fresh Foods to recall more products
Listeria Monocytogenes can cause serious personal injury and is the leading cause of death among foodborne bacterial pathogens, with fatality rates exceeding even Salmonella and Clostridium botulinum. A possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination of their ready to eat chicken and ham products prompted the Winsconsin company Garden Fresh Food to recall…
Product Liability – Defective Motorcycles : Harley Davidson recalls 29,000 bikes to fix hydraulic clutch systems and prevent accidents
Because of a defective hydraulic clutch system in some Harley Davidson motorcycles, riders may have difficulty slowing or stopping their motorcycle, which could result in an accident. Therefore Harley Davidson is recalling 25,185 touring motorcycles and 3,861 Custom Vehicle Operations and Trikes built between May 3 and Oct. 14, 2013.…
New York Product Liability Lawyer Anthony Gair to speak at New York State Bar Association Seminar: LITIGATING THE PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE: LAW AND PRACTICE NYC
Our Partner, Anthony Gair will be speaking at LITIGATING THE PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE: LAW AND PRACTICE NYC seminar presented by the New York State Bar Association. The Chair of the Seminar is Dennis J. Brady, Esq. a Partner at the preeminent New York defense firm, Goldberg Segalla LLP. The Seminar…
Product Liability: Dietary Supplement OxyElite Pro pulled from shelves nationwide after a mother of seven died and two people required liver transplants in Hawaii
1 person died and 11 suffered serious personal injury and were hospitalized with two having to receive liver transplants following multiple non viral Acute Hepatitis cases in Hawaii. Out of a total of 29 cases, 24 were linked to a dietary supplement product labeled as OxyElite Pro. The CDC is…
Product Liability: FDA warns of a dangerous rising trend of Hidden Drug Ingredients in dietary supplements
Hidden Drugs or Chemicals in dietary supplements or conventional food can cause severe personal injury and sometimes lead to death. According to the FDA, some products promoting sexual enhancement, weight loss, or bodybuilding and advertised as “all natural” may contain dangerous drugs or chemicals that have been previously removed from…