Products Liability

The defendants in one of the largest mass tort product liability cases ever have offered nearly $9 billion to settle present and future claims that their talcum baby powder caused cancer. The sum is four times the amount that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) had...

People in certain professions are at higher risk than others for developing hearing loss because of sound exposure on the job. Military professionals are among those with elevated levels of risk for hearing damage because of their employment. Both the operation of...

When a consumer is harmed by a defective product, it is the manufacturer of the product that is typically liable for their injuries and other losses. However, there are situations in which another party could have some legal responsibility for the losses created by...

Most food products on store shelves are perfectly safe for people to eat, The few that are not could cause serious harm to anyone who might unwittingly consume them. This can happen for multiple reasons, but is sometimes due to the negligence of the manufacturer...

Most foods that are sold in stores are perfectly safe to consume. Unfortunately, there are times when a product makes it to market that may make people sick. When this happens, issuing a recall on that product is the right thing to do, but it is often too late for...

People understand that driving a car carries some measure of risk. What they may not expect is for that car to have some type of defect that makes it unsafe to drive. However, this happens all too often, leading to products liability claims when people get hurt....

When people here in Texas buy something from what they believe is a reputable company, they trust that it is safe for them to use. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case, especially when a large corporation sells products from other sellers. In the past, it has...

Consumers in Texas and across the country can typically rely on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to protect them from contaminated and dangerous food and drug products. However, the agency's power to recall potentially harmful products does not extend to...

Texas parents are often appalled at the creative ways their youngsters find to get themselves into frightening predicaments. Thankfully, most children walk away with just bumps and bruises from a potentially dangerous encounter. Sadly, several families suffered the...

The popularity of discount count stores such as Dollar Tree and Family Dollar show there is a need for low-cost options. Unfortunately, these chains may resort to foreign suppliers in an effort to pass on cost savings. Purportedly, some of the medications these chains...