Product Liability Lawyer Blog

Johnson & Johnson, the maker of many consumer products, including Talcum Powder, stands accused of failing to alert consumers of the link between Talcum Powder & ovarian cancer. It is widely known that women apply the talcum powder near their vaginal area and that such proximity has lead to and caused women to develop the deadly ovarian cancer.

Johnson & Johnson, according to its critics, knew about the link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, but instead, chose not to warn consumers of the dangers. The talcum powder is now considered by many to be a defective consumer product.

Women and others now face the challenging & daunting task of battling ovarian cancer and all of the emotional & physical complications associated with ovarian cancer. How well health insurance companies will respond to payiing new claims related to ovarian cancer treatment is yet to be determined.

If you or a loved one has developed ovarian cancer because of the use of talcum powder or has been injured or killed by the use of any other defective consumer product in Atlanta, Georgia, the Southeast or any other part of the United States, I would invite you to please visit either one of my two websites, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantainjurylawyer.net or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law, 24/7, for a free consultation.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Talcum Powder Injury & Product Liability Attorney"

Fun, hammocklike beds, 24,000 in number, that were intended and designed to be a source of fun, amusement & distraction for babies have recently been recalled by its maker, Amby Baby USA, based in Minneapolis, after two infants died while using them when they rolled & became trapped against the hammock's fabric & suffocated, as reported by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The wrongful death victims include a five month old in Oregon & a four month old in Georgia. The parents, obviously heartbroken, are most likely weighing their options, including legal and will in all likelihood, file suit against the maker for wrongful death over the defective design of the baby hammock. Should the parents decide to file suit, retention & safekeeping of the hammock beds will absolutely be necessary in order to permit inspection of the defective product during any litigation, including at trial.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by a defective Amby Motion Baby Hammock or any other defective consumer product in Georgia, Oregon, California or any other location in the United States, I would invite you to kindly visit either one of my two websites, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantainjurylawyer.net or contact my office, Sam L. Levine, Attorney at Law, 24/7 at (404) 303-8875.

Sam Levine, Esq., Attorney at Law
"Your Defective Amby Motion Baby Hammock Lawyer"

Stork Craft, a British maker of child cribs recently announced a recall of its defective cribs after numerous children have suffocated and died after getting trapped in the drop side hardware of the crib. So far, over 2.1 million defective Stork Craft cribs have been recalled.

If your child has been injured or killed by a defective Stork Craft crib or any other defective product in Atlanta, anywhere around Georgia or the United States, please visit my websites, www.atlantainjurylawyer.net, www.samlevine.com or email or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law 24/7 for a free consultation.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta and Georgia Stork Craft Crib Lawyer"

Toyota recently announced that it is recalling several million Toyota & Lexus vehicles with defective gas pedals that have a propensity to jam or stick and lead to serious car accidents resulting in traumatic injury or death. Toyota has already received some 2000 complaints of car accidents caused by sudden acceleration of the cars caused by a defective jammed gas pedal. Because of the car accidents, 243 people have been injured & 16 people have lost their lives.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a car accident while operating or riding in a Toyota or Lexus car because of a jammed or stuck pedal in Atlanta, anywhere around Georgia or the United States, please visit my websites, www.atlantainjurylawyer.net, www.samlevine.com or email or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law 24/7 for a free consultation.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta and Georgia Toyota Gas Pedal Injury & Death Lawyer"

A California State Court judge has certified a class action lawsuit brought by consumers who used the MoisturePlus Contact Lens Solution against Abbott Medical Optics, previously known as Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

It is believed that the contacts lens solution contains bacteria and that those who have used this product, including those who reside in Atlanta, Georgia or elsewhere in the southeast, face blindness and other ocular & eye related complications.

If you or a loved one has been injured by the moistureplus contact lens solution or by any other defective pharmaceutical product in Atlanta, anywhere around Georgia or the United States, please visit my websites, www.atlantainjurylawyer.net, www.samlevine.com or email or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law 24/7 @ (404) 303-8875 for a free consultation.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta and Georgia Defective Consumer Product Lawyer"

Bayer, the maker of the oral contraceptives Yaz & Yasmin and Teva Pharma, the maker of Ocella, continue to be named as defendants in product liability lawsuits alleging a multitude of injuries caused by these drugs. Specifically, Female Plaintiff's are alleging that the ingestion of these oral contraceptives has caused vascular and circulatory complications such as deep vein thrombosis & pulmonary embolisms.

It is argued in the lawsuits that Bayer and Teva should have known that their respective oral contraceptive drugs put women at a higher risk of experiencing these serious complications.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed after taking Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella in Atlanta, anywhere around Georgia, in the United States or anywhere around the world, please visit my websites, www.atlantainjurylawyer.net, www.samlevine.com or email or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law 24/7 for a free consultation.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta, Georgia & Global Oral Contraceptive Lawyer"

In the wake of multiple recalls over the past decade by Ford of cars with faulty cruise control deactivation switches, Ford, once again, has made the move to recall an additional 4.5 million vehicles over the exact same issue making the net recall more than 14 million.

The specific problem? A fire hazard. The belief is that if hydraulic fluid leaks from the switch, the car might overheat even when the ignition is off, which may start a fire. This has spurred a flurry of recent lawsuits related not only to property damage, but also to injuries and deaths.

One of the lawsuits involves an elderly woman who died when her home burned down after her car caught fire in her garage. Some of the vehicles included in the recall are the Ford Windstar as well a motorhome model.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by a recalled Ford vehicle or any other defective in product in Atlanta, Georgia or anywhere else in the United States, please visit either one of my websites, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantainjurylawyer.net or call my office 24/7 for a no cost consultation.

You know those emergency defibrillators you see at the airport and other public places that are used to revive someone during a cardiac arrest, well these defective medical devices made by Access CardioSystems, have been recalled by the FDA because some of the components are considered to be faulty. These defective defibrillators are supposed to deliver a shock to the heart to restore normal heart rhythm and are often used by emergency officials. The obvious consequences of these devices not working is serious injury or death.

The company who made these defective defibrillators is no longer in business. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by a defective defibrillator and you would like to consult with an Atlanta Defective Defibrillator Attorney, please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantainjurylawyer.net or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta, Georgia Emergency Defibrillator Lawyer"

Cranial Implant Kits, which are used to correct problems in the jaw, cranium and face, have recently been recalled by the manufacturer, Stryker Corp., according to recent reports by the FDA. Apparently, there are sterilization problems with the cranial implant kits that led to the recall.

Because of potential sterilization problems with the cranial implant kits, Stryker acknowledges that infection and death can occur.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by a Stryker made cranial implant kit, please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office by email, sam@samlevine.com or by phone.

Sam Levine, Esq., your Cranial Implant Kit lawyer.

Yamaha recently issued a recall on Rhino All Terrain Vehicles ("ATV's") that are believed to have a tendency to rollover, resulting in serious injuries and deaths. With the support of Yamaha, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, has created a repair program for all Yamaha Rhino 450, 660 and 700 models.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed while riding on or operating a Yamaha Rhino ATV in Georgia or anywhere in the United States, please visit my website and call me to discuss your case at no charge. I can be reached by email at sam@samlevine.com or by phone 24/7 at (404) 303-8875.

Sam Levine, Esq., your Yamaha Rhino ATV Attorney.

According to experts, the MRI contrast, Gadolinium has been connected to a rash of skin diseases and kidney related problems, this according to an October 25, 2008 study.

MRI's are routinely administered to help doctors diagnose various medical conditions. The MRI contrast and in many cases Gadolinium, is typically injected into someone prior to the MRI and is designed to light up the particular area of the body during the test to help the Radiologist and treating doctors see the problematic area more clearly to provide better diagnoses and treatment to the patient.

However, Gadolinium is causing an unfortunate onset of skin conditions and conditions usually seen in kidney patients that adversely affect the joints and eyes. At the urging of the FDA, the maker of Gadolinium has begun to include a warning label on the packaging of the allegedly defective product.

If you or a loved one has been injured or adversely affected by Gadolinium or any other defective product in Atlanta, anywhere in Georgia or the United States, I would invite you to please visit my websites www.samlevine.com, www.atlantinjurylawyer.net or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Some 30 million tires on the road are believed to have defective tire stems that have been linked to serious and deadly car accidents. The defective tire stems, imported from China, have been recalled after numerous reports by people that their tires blew out while driving.

An Orlando man was killed last fall when his right rear tire blew out causing a rollover crash. The culprit - a cracked tire valve. This and other car accidents, some more serious than others, have led to a massive recall of 6 million defective tires sold in 2006 and 2007 on six car models.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed while driving as a result of a tire blowout related or unrelated to defective tire valve stems and/or rollover accident and you would like information or assistance, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent severally injured last October after his Ford F250 pickup truck rolled over has filed suit against Ford Motor Company. The lawsuit, filed recently in Pima County Superior Court in Arizona alleges that while Agent Pena was responding to a narcotics call, his 2003 Ford pickup truck began to merge right and while Pena was trying to correct the truck's course, it turned sideways and then rolled over.

31 year old Agent Pena was trapped in the truck for some time following the rollover accident and is now a quadriplegic. It is alleged in the complaint that the pickup truck was defective and unreasonably dangerous. Even more troubling is the allegation in the complaint that Ford knew about the tendency of the truck to roll over and failed to disclose that to the public. Naturally, in addition to compensatory damages being sought, punitive damages are also being asked for.

If you, a loved one or someone you know has been injured or killed in a rollover accident involving a ford truck or suv and you would like information or assistance, please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Crocs shoes are responsible for foot and toe injuries to at least four children so far this summer while on escalators at the Atlanta Airport. The injuries have occurred on the escalators at the airport and apparently the soft material of the shoes coupled with the design of the sole and exterior of the shoe, are responsible for children's crocs getting caught in the teeth of the escalator components when the children exit. The resulting injuries include broken and lacerated toes and other various parts of the foot.

In one case, one of the children need foot surgery.

If you or a loved one has injured their feet or toes while wearing crocs shoes and you would like info or assistance, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

A week ago, a Tampa woman, Jessica Michel, lost her life when the Lexus SUV she was driving rolled over and injured six others while she on I-75 in Lee County . It has been reported that the SUV rolled over when the tires experienced tread separation and Michel lost control of the SUV.

Michel was not wearing her seat belt at the time of the car accident and was therefore ejected from the SUV. Should the Estate of Michel iniate a products liability claim against the tire manufacturer, the fact that she was not wearing her seat belt will adversely affect the wrongful death action.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of defective tires or defectively designed SUV, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

A South Carolina man suffered serious head injuries on Saturday at Wildwood Park in Columbia County, Georgia after falling off a jet ski while a passenger. The victim, 21 year old Joel David McClennen, was airlifted to Medical College of Georgia for treatment following the jet ski accident.

While it is unknown what caused the jet ski accident, jet ski's have been the subject of wide-scale litigation involving allegations of defective design, some of which have been resolved in favor of the jet ski victim.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a jet ski, boating or any other type of watercraft accident, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

The Arkansas Supreme Court has given the green light to plaintiffs to move forward as a class in a pending product liability lawsuit against General Motors over allegedly defectively designed brakes.

The class representative is Boyd Bryant, a previous buyer of the defective brakes that he purchased from GM in September 2006.

In the product liability lawsuit, Bryant alleges that between 1999 and 2002, General Motors sold pickups and SUV's with parking brakes that were defectively designed. What is of an aggravating nature and what has given rise to a claim of punitive damages is that GM is believed to have known about the defective brakes as far back as 2000, but failed to notify dealerships until 2003, so that corrective action could be taken.

If you or a loved one has been affected, including injured or killed by defective brakes made by General Motors, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

A San Jose jury recently awarded $6.2 million in a wrongful death case of a 40 year old man killed by a taser made by Taser International, Inc. Salinas area police were called to a domestic disturbance at the Heston home at which point they tasered Heston, who later died over what is suspected of being overexposure to the electric shock.

The wrongful death lawsuit, included the standard allegations, including failure to warn. This is the first loss for Taser International in a product liability lawsuit involving a wrongful death.

If you or a loved has been seriously injured or killed by a taser or any other type of defective or dangerous device or product, I would invite you visit my website www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

The TV Program, 20/20 recently did a story on retailers of tires selling their inventory believed to be deteriorating, as new. While the tires may be technically unused or "new", the lengthy amount of time that the tires sit on the shelf awaiting sale leads to decay, drying out and deterioration of various tires components, including the threads, making the tires as a whole, unsafe.

The most disturbing part of the story is that over a hundred people have died as a result accidents involving tires that appeared to be new and in good condition, but in actuality, were unsafe. Consumer Experts have advised consumers to exercise extreme caution using any tires older than six years and to look at the "cryptic code" engraved in the sidewall of the tire to determine the exact year the tire was made.

On a positive note, big tire makers such as Michelin, Bridegstone/Firestone and Continental recommend that consumers not use tires older than ten years even if the tires look like they are in good shape.

In an effort to make a profit, it is believed by Consumer Experts that some of the big tire-makers are selling tires older than that recommended by consumer groups. Goodyear is believed to be one of the tire retailers selling aged tires as new to consumers according KGO-TV in San Francisco. Wal-Mart and Sears are also believed to be included as retailers selling older than recommended tires.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of an aged tire, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at law.

The family of a 19 year old man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota claiming their son's side impact airbags failed during a collision. The car accident occurred when the driver of a Ford truck ran a stop sign while drunk and crashed into the Toyota Prius that the 19 year old man was driving. The collision resulted in the the young man's car falling into a ditch.

The wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota asserts that the side airbags were defective because they did not inflate upon impact. Three hours after the car accident, the young man, Mr. Tovar, died.

Toyota had issued a voluntary recall on some of its cars telling consumers that the airbags might not deploy. According to reports, the 2005 Toyota Prius that Tovar was driving was not on the recall list of cars with possibly defective airbags, side or otherwise.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by a defective airbag or any other defective component of your car, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Back in in 1997, Michael Guillory was hit by another driver causing a car accident when, Jeffrey Moon, while going through a stop sign in rural Texas, failed to stop and struck his Nissan Pathfinder. The rub is that while Guillory was wearing his seatbelt as required by law, he claims that he was unnecessarily injured when his seatbelt, which he maintains was defective, came unlatched and failed to restrain him. Eleven years later, on March 10, 2008, Guillory filed a product liability lawsuit against car maker giant, Nissan in Federal Court in Eastern Texas.

In the lawsuit, Guillory is pushing for all damages available under the law in this product liability lawsuit, including for pain and suffering, loss of consortium, physical impairment, disfigurement, extreme emotional distress, mental anguish, medical expenses, lost wages, pre and post-judgment interest, and court costs. Guillory is also strongly contending in the product liability lawsuit that the Nissan Pathfinder was not "reasonably crashworthy" and not reasonably fit for unintended, but clearly foreseeable, accidents." The suit also states that the Pathfinder's seatbelt was defective due to the buckle releasing during the accident, the restraint system not being crashworthy, and the buckle not providing adequate restraint.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by a defective seatbelt or any other defective product, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

The family of a Houston area teenager has recently filed a Wrongful Death lawsuit against Toyota over claims of defective side impact airbags. The wrongful death lawsuit came in the wake of a serious car accident where another driver in a pick-up truck ran a stop sign and crashed into the driver side of the Toyota Prius driven, by the now deceased, teenager. The Toyota Prius, which was equipped with side impact airbags, failed to deploy, according to the family.

What will support the family in their wrongful death lawsuit is the fact that Toyota had previously issued a voluntary recall on some of its vehicles, thereby alerting consumers that the airbags may not work in the event of a collision.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed because an airbag did not deploy when you were in a high impact accident, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Following multiple surgeries to fix several hernias, Marion Teague, from Texas, started having stomach pain. The Plaintiff asserts in his product liability lawsuit that the hernia patch was defective because it became infected. The Texas man also claims that the hernia mesh was defectively designed, that the medical product manufacturer was negligent in making such a dangerous product and that there were inadequate warnings. What is of obvious concern with a defective hernia patch is the myriad of medical complications that could and do occur when there is a breach or compromise of the patch material.

The Plaintiff is pushing for in excess of $75,000 in damages and it is not known if her particular patch has anything to do with a current recall.

The Defendants have not yet answered the defective product lawsuit. If you or a loved one has been injured by this defective product, I would invite you to contact my firm, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Defective pain patch maker, Johnson & Johnson is in hot water with the feds who recently warned them for the second time that misuse of the Duragesic pain patch is still causing people to drop like flies.

The defective patch is supposed to help people with cancer pain, but it can and does actually cause it's users to have trouble breathing. The big question for Johnson and Johnson is, "is the misuse of the pain patch foreseeable?" If the answer is yes and it is, the company will continue to face product liability lawsuits for the wrongful death and personal injuries of it's end users. Juries in Texas and Florida are hitting Johnson & Johnson with sizable verdicts and lawsuits continue to be filed.

I represent people who have been hurt by this and other defective products. For ethical and aggressive representation of those victims nationwide, please call (888) 404-LAWYER. Please visit my website. www.samlevine.com.

Medtronic has agreed to pay out $114 million dollars to settle numerous defective product lawsuits related to their cardiac defibrillator. The defective product was meant to control and limit rapid heartbeats that could lead to cardiac arrest.

The medical product maker had previously tried to get a federal judge to toss out over 350 pending lawsuits in connection with a voluntary recall, but the judge said no.

The company head is reported as being glad that the settlement is behind them. However, this settlement does not limit or prevent people from asserting similar claims for injuries sustained by these defibrillators.

I currently accept these and other type of case involving defective products, be it medical device makers or injury causing prescription drugs. Please visit my website. www.samlevine.com.

A toy fingerprint kit considered to be defective has been yanked. The defective product called the, "CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit", is deemed to be dangerous because it contains asbestos which becomes airborne when blown by the user.

For anyone that watches CSI on TV, blowing the material is a fundamental part of the crime scene investigation process. In this case, however, the material in this defective toy contains asbestos and when inadvertently inhaled, can lead to cancer.

For any of you that have children that are a fan of either the CSI show or going into the criminal justice field, this is not a toy yet suitable, given its' defective status.

My office accepts cases involving injuries sustained due to defective products manufactured like this. Please visit my website. www.samlevine.com.

In what is a serious product liability action, Drug maker Merck has just been sued by a Mississippi woman who took Fosamax, a drug that treats osteoporosis. The injured woman contends that Merck knew the drug was dangerous and defective when it went to market. To make matters worse, it's alleged Merck bribed the doctors to give the drug to patients and that the drug was marketed without regard to the well-being of the patient and without regard to patient being injured.

The drug in question, Fosamax, is supposed to treat people who have brittle bones. In the case of the Plaintiff, the drug actually did the opposite, injuring the user and causing irreversible bone decay.

This is not the first product liability lawsuit involving Merck where the pharmaceutical giant has been sued for injuries caused by this drug. Back in August of this year, another woman sued Merck under similar circumstances. Plaintiffs in both suits argue that Fosamax is defective, detrimental to people and lacks suitable warning labels.

The injured Plaintiffs specifically allege that Fosamax actually induced an infection, causing the jaw bones to die and that the design of the drug is defective.

I represent people who have been injured by dangerous and defective drugs like Fosamax. If you or someone you care about has been injured by this drug, I am available for a free consultation. Please visit my website. www.samlevine.com.