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"

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.

The Rhino ATV made by Yamaha has caused and continues to cause needless and unnecessary injuries and deaths because of the way it is designed. The tendency is for the ATV to rollover. For a modest amount of money, Yamaha could and should have provided one or more safety components on its ATV to guard against serious injury and death. However, Yamaha has chose profit over safety. Now is the time to hire an Atlanta Georgia Yamaha Rhino ATV Attorney to advocate for your rights.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed by a defective Yamaha Rhino ATV as a result of a rollover, etc., please visit my websites, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantinjurylawyer.net and contact my office by email or phone for a free consultation by an Atlanta, Georgia Yamaha Rhino ATV lawyer.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta, Georgia Yamaha Rhino ATV Attorney"

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.

The Ortho Evra patch was introduced to the market, including Atlanta, Georgia, for woman as a quick and efficient alternative form of contraception. Unfortunately, since the Ortho Evra patch hit the market and has been used by some four million women, there have been reports of almost two dozen injuries sustained by women that estrogen related.

Towards the end of 2005, the FDA announced a revision in the Ortho Evra labeling which now makes users more aware of the increased dose of estrogen the patch provides and the risks associated with that increased hormone level.

The contraceptive patch, made only by Johnson & Johnson in the form of the Ortho Evra patch is a synthetic hormone contraceptive. By releasing a specific amount of estrogen and other hormones through the patch and into the body, ovulation is inhibited and pregnancy is therefore prevented. There have long been risks associated with taking any kind of oral contraceptive, including elevated risks of blood clots and heart attack, particularly in smokers.

The Ortho Evra patch carries the same risks for potential side effects including some weight gain, urinary tract infections, skin problems, headaches and changes to menstrual flow. Other side effects can include breast tenderness, including enlargement, depression and nausea. The main issue with the patch is that the method of delivering the estrogen into the body may mean that higher levels of the hormone are being released and therefore potentially increasing risks. In fact, the drug maker has stipulated to the fact that the patch releases up to 60% more estrogen than an oral contraceptive. There have been studies that show an increased risk of thromboembolic episodes, or blood clots related to the patch and studies that counter those findings.

In April of 2006 it was widely reported that Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries have been settling a number of wrongful death and product liability lawsuits related to the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Specifically, Ortho-Mcneil in Raritan, N.J. have been approaching all claimants and attorneys and have already paid out millions of dollars to women and the families of women who have been injured or killed by the Ortho Evra patch.

If you or a loved one has been injured or died as a result of the use of the Ortho Evra patch in Atlanta, Georgia, anywhere in or outside 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 law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Aqua Lung America, a California based maker of scuba diving regulators recently announced that it is cooperating with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in a voluntary recall of defective scuba diving regulators over concerns that drownings could occur. Consumers are asked to stop using the Apeks scuba diving regulators.

The crux of the defective Apex scuba diving regulator is that the regulators could be missing the diaphragm covers, which could cause the diaphragms themselves, to become loose or misplaced during a dive, thereby increasing the danger of drowning.

If you or a loved one has been injured, adversely affected or killed as a result of defective scuba diving equipment or a diving regulator and you would like information or assistance from an Atlanta, Georgia attorney who is available to help people anywhere in the United States, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com 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.

Stryker Corp, one of the nations largest artificial hip and knee makers, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that one or more representatives of Stryker illegally paid surgeons to motivate them to use the prosthetics according to a lawsuit filed last week against Stryker.

The Feds are looking at $40 million in payments that Stryker issued last year to over 200 doctors through consulting agreements, which if true, would be considered staggering and would not bode well for Stryker Corp.

While Styker may dispute illegal payoffs to surgeons to use their artificial knees and hips, what is not in dispute is that people continue to have problems with these prosthetics, including ongoing pain caused by the defective products and medically necessary surgery to remove and extract the defective prosthetics.

If you or a loved one has had a defective artificial hip or knee implanted and it is or has caused you problems, I would invite you to 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.

According to the FDA, two people have already died after taking the diabetes drug, Byetta marketed by San Diego based Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lily & Co.

The FDA confirms that earlier warnings were given about the dangers of Byetta and what is even more disturbing is that FDA has received six new reports of patients developing a dangerous form of pancreatitis while taking Byetta.

FDA's most recent report builds on their October 2007report that some 30 patients developed pancreatitis, abdominal pain and nausea after taking Byetta. In all, in excess of 700,000 patients globally have been administered the injectable drug since it hit the market in early summer 2005.

If you or a loved one has been adversely affected by Byetta or any other defective drug, which is supposed to help, not hurt you and you need information or assistance, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

German auto maker, BMW, has announced a recall of 150,000 cars with the model year 2004-2006 over defective front passenger airbag sensors. The specific models affected are the 2006 3-Series, 2004-2006 5-Series and the 2004-2006 X3 series and the only markets affected are US and Canada.

BMW urges car owners to continue to drive their vehicles unless the airbag warning lamp and the front passenger airbag 'on-off' lamp light up at the same time.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a car crash (car wreck/accident) as a result of a defective BMW airbag that did not work or deploy and you would like info or assistance, I would encourage you to 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.

Reports are in that bone strengthening drugs like Fosamax are actually doing more harm than good and are causing many who are taking this and other related osteoporosis drugs, to experience thigh bone and hip fractures. This has caused and led many to surmise that Fosamax is a defective drug.

It is believed that those individuals who have been taking Fosamax for five or more years are at the highest risk of sustaining a bone fracture. The bone fractures are not occurring in auto or traumatic accidents as could result to most anyone, but rather are happening to people who are merely walking or standing.

If you or a loved one has been injured by this or any other defective medication and you would like info or assistance, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my 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.

Bayer, the maker of blood clotting drug, Trasylol, announced that it plans to recall what is left of the allegedly defective medication from the US Markets - this, according to the FDA. In November of 2007, Trasylol was suspended for use in heart surgery by the FDA after a Canadian clinical study showed a heightened risk of death versus too other drugs that are used to manage blood loss during surgery.

Trasylol was previously used by patients who were at a higher risk of blood loss during coronary artery bypass surgery.

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

A drug known as Digitek administered to patients with heart problems, has been recalled by drug manufacturer, Actavis. The crux of the drug recall is that the medication itself is said to be double the thickness and strength of the normal dosage. It is believed that the consumption of this medication may lead to complications, including arrhythmia, decreased blood pressure and death.

The generic version, Digoxin, can cause a heightened risk of toxicity in patients who have or continue to experience renal failure. The proper amount of the Digoxin, notwithstanding the defective nature of the drug, is supposed to help strengthen a weak heart and suppress fluttering and erratic heartbeats. Some patients are alleging personal injuries related to the drug, including liver failure.

FDA warnings about the defective drug go back to 1999, so Actavis has got some explaining to do, especially as Digitek patients continue to claim personal injuries from the defective drug.

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

Drug maker giant, Pfizer, the maker of Celebrex and Bextra, have already reached settlements with hundreds of claimants and plaintiffs who maintain that the defective drugs caused them to have heart attacks and strokes.

Pfizer has been actively trying to settle the defective drug lawsuits involving Celebrex and Bextra and has set aside a half a billion dollars to do so. Vioxx maker Merck on the other hand is resigned to litigate the suits to trial.

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

Following multiple studies and the recall of Trasylol, Bayer, the drug maker, is now facing a multitude of injury and wrongful death claims. The blood thinning medication was expected to be a huge money maker for Bayer, but as complications during and after surgery occurred, including amputation of limbs, kidney failure and death, Bayer under internal and FDA pressure, yanked the medicine.

The unfortunate thing is that there were other blood thinning medications besides Trasylol that could have been used during open heart surgeries that were much cheaper and safer. It is estimated that over 1,000 people per month have died as a direct result of complications brought on by Trasylol.

If you or a loved one has been injured or died as a result of Trasylol, I would encourage 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.

A defective drug lawsuit has been filed in Federal Court in Illinois against Heparin maker Baxter Healthcare in the wake of a near fatal adverse reaction experienced by the user. The defective drug lawsuit seeks compensatory damages for pain and suffering as well as punitive damages as the Plaintiff asserts that Baxter knew that the Heparin was contaminated.

In March of this year, the FDA announced that the active ingredient in Heparin was contaminated at some of its manufacturing plants in China. A month prior, in February, Baxter came out and said that they voluntarily recalled its defective drug Heparin sodium injection.

If you or a loved one has been injured or died as a result of this or any other defective drug, I would invite you to 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.

In what is believed to be a unprecedented class action suit against the maker of childhood vaccines, some 5,000 families will be in court over the next few weeks contending that mercury contained in defective vaccine, caused autism in their children.

The families, many of whom have been waiting for close to five years for their day in court, will be making their way shortly to the "federal vaccine court", which is a special court that hears and rules on the defective vaccine suits. If the court, based upon the evidence and testimony, renders a decision in favor the the claimants, all awards will be paid out of a designated federal fund.

One family that is at the forefront of the Vaccine-Autism Claim is a family in Atlanta, Georgia, the Polings, who settled out of court, will receive money from the federal fund for people harmed by vaccine. In the lawsuit, the Polings claimed that their daughter, who was a year and a half, was administered five vaccines back in July of 2000.

The burden of proof in the federal vaccine court is identical to civil court - by a preponderance of the evidence. That is, the parents will need to prove that it is more likely than not that the vaccines caused the autism and autism-like symptoms, which should not be too difficult, given the direct and circumstantial evidence at the disposal of the Plaintiffs.

If you have any children that have been harmed or adversely effected, I would invite you to please visit my website www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

The FDA has just issued a subpoena to Botox maker, Allergan Inc., to obtain marketing related documents from the company about the use of the defective drug for headaches. Botox is generally used to relax wrinkles. Here, however, FDA suspects that the Botox maker is attempting to promote the defective product to relieve pain from headaches, which, no pun intended, FDA is frowning upon.

FDA is presently looking at Botox and similar defective drugs in the wake of reported adverse reactions experienced by numerous people using the drug for headaches resulting in hospitalization, muscle spasm and even death.

If you or a loved one has been harmed by this or a similar defective drug, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

The FDA just warned consumers and the health care community that Heparin, made by Baxter Health Care, should not be used. Heparin has been linked to numerous illnesses and the deaths of at least a handful of people.

Before FDA issued this warning, Baxter asserted that it would stop making the defective medicine after it was reported that people were experiencing allergic reactions, which occurred within minutes after ingestion and included rapid heartbeat, nausea and swelling.

If you or a loved one has been adversely affected by this or any other defective or recalled medicine, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

In the wake of injuries to two people, Johnson & Johnson has recalled defective balloon catheters utilized by surgeons during angioplasties. The injuries occurred because the balloons did not deflate as they should have and therefore, they have been recalled as a Class 1 Recall, which is the highest level of recall. What this means is that there is a fair likelihood that use of this defective medical device could lead to serious complications, like injury or death.

The real danger of the defective Cordis Balloon Catheters is that they have a tendency to slowly deflate when they are inserted into an artery during the angioplasty procedure. The obvious complication is that the use of this defective medical device this could lead to a partial or total blockage of the artery causing a heart attack.

In mid January 2008, Johnson & Johnson sent customers in the United States a letter about the recall with a directive to consult with their respective doctors.

If you or a loved one has been injured by this 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.

As you may recall, a series of lawsuits related to injuries caused by defectively designed ObTape Vaginal Slings were filed by numerous women in the Atlanta, Georgia area back in November of 2007. The defective medical device is made by Mentor, Inc. and was designed and marketed to help women manage incontinence and maintain bladder control. This defective medical device has caused numerous women a multitude of problems and complications, which has led to a flurry of lawsuits across the county as recently as late January 2008.

As a direct result of the use of the Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling, women are suffering from erosions of the vaginal wall and the urethra. This is causing women severe pain and is necessitating women have to have multiple surgeries to treat these conditions. Another complication that women are experiencing is that the device is cutting into the vaginal wall.

In the lawsuits, in addition to the Plaintiff's alleging that the Vaginal Sling is defectively designed, it is also alleged that the mesh on the sling came apart and that parts of the mesh material that make up the sling became embedded in the vaginal wall, causing women to experience pain, infections and bloody discharges, among other things. These women are now faced with having to have the defective vaginal sling surgically removed, which is by all accounts, considered a complex and lengthy procedure.

Women across the Atlanta, Georgia area and the rest of the county were hoping that the vaginal sling made by Mentor, Inc. would help them with their bladder and incontinence issues, but instead the mere presence of this defective medical device has lead to a plethora of medical problems and in turn to serious litigation.

If you or a loved one has been affected by this or any other defective medical device, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Pharmaceutical giant, Baxter Healthcare has issued a drug recall on it's blood thinning drug, Heparin. The drug recall occurred on Friday, January 25, 2008 over safety concerns.

A preliminary drug recall took place on January 17 in the wake of numerous compaint from people over adverse effects, that have been reported to include abdominal pain, spiking blood pressure, nausea, shortness of breath, throat swelling and chest pain.

Baxter acknowledges that some of the adverse effects of the Heparin drug could be fatal, particularly in light of the fact that Heparin is mainly used by patients having or about to have various heart procedures. This in turn could lead to a flurry of wrongful death lawsuits.

You may be interested in reading my other article, Dennis Quaid Sues Drug Maker, Baxter Health Care, Over Defectively Designed Heparin Drug Labels.

If you have been harmed by this or any other drug, please feel free to visit my website, www.samlevine.com for more information or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Thousands of patients who have defective Medtronic medical devices with bad lead wires are opting to speak to attorneys before taking the plunge and having surgery. The invasive procedure involves either repairing the defective lead wires or replacing the device all together that is a primary part of the defibrillator.

The troubling scenario that all of these patients are facing is the potential for the lead wires to fracture and cause cardiac arrest and if the patients do decide to have the defective medical device replaced, they could also die from surgical complications. This is a serious predicament and these patients are relying upon lawyers to give them sound advice on how to approach the matter from a legal perspective.

My office handles these types of matters involving the defective Medtronic medical device. I would invite you visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.