Defective & Dangerous Products

• The End of the Google Maps Case

  Mike Bryant | July 08, 2011 9:50 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Remember a year ago when there were a number of people up in arms because of the map case against Google? Back then I wrote: This is one of those cases, that on it's face sounds like what will...

• Another Blow to Consumer Safety by the U.S. Supreme Court

  Mike Ferrara | July 06, 2011 5:20 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  The U.S. Supreme Court recently came to a decision in McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro that will make it a lot harder to hold foreign manufacturers accountable in U.S. court when they sell...

• Banks Face Intense Scrutiny For Misleading Customers

  David Mittleman | July 06, 2011 11:20 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  Since the U.S. financial system bailout in 2008, large banks have been under pressure to change their greedy, anti-consumer behavior. Unfortunately, even in the wake of apparent victories, huge...

• 'Hot Coffee' Documentary Uncovers Truths About How Injury Victims' Rights Are Consistently Denied

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | June 26, 2011 11:24 AM | 2 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  I'll keep this post short, writing little more than my insistence that if you watch no other documentary this year, you make the time to watch Hot Coffee. The film debuts on HBO, Monday, June 27,...

• Update on Gel Fuel Product Safety

  Anne McGinness Kearse | June 15, 2011 11:04 AM | 2 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Last week, I blogged about incidents involving explosions and fires as a result of gel candles. Over the weekend, The New York Times reported multiple incidents involving individuals who were...

• Punitive Damages Award Againt Allergan for Bad Botox Reduced From $200 Million to $350,000

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | June 13, 2011 7:20 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Last September, following a federal investigation into Allergan’s tactics in promoting Botox for off-label uses such as treating pain and headaches, the company pled guilty to a criminal...

• Is There Any Such Thing as a Healthy Tan?

  Mike Ferrara | June 10, 2011 2:34 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Before Americans hit the beach this summer, nearly 30 million of them will be visiting a tanning salon, thinking that tanning ahead of time indoors will help protect them against the harmful effects...

• Must-Read for DePuy Recall Followers: National Magazine Blasts Johnson & Johnson

  Lawrence Egerton | April 04, 2011 4:56 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Bloomberg Businessweek published a cover story on March 31, 2011 that features Johnson & Johnson, parent company DePuy Orthopaedics. In case you haven’t yet heard,...

• Fred Thompson Lobbying Against Push to limit Litigation Risks

  Mark Bello | March 29, 2011 2:19 PM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  The goal of consumer protection and consumer protection laws is to protect the rights of hardworking Americans from fraudulent or abusive business practices and/or injuries suffered from a breach or...

• Skippy® Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Recalled

  Mike Bryant | March 22, 2011 8:58 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In another peanut butter recall Skippy® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread is being pulled from the shelves, because it may be...