Product Liability Articles

Many times after our skilled team of professional investigators thoroughly examines a personal injury claim, a Beasley Allen lawyer will determine that the injury was caused by a defective product. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost more than $700 billion each year. We help ensure that manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause.

A great number of the product liability claims we investigate are single vehicle accidents. In investigating automobile accidents and product liability cases over the past 30 years, we have seen many single vehicle accidents that were caused by a design defect or mechanical problem. Single vehicle accidents where the occupant received injuries disproportionate to the severity of the accident can often be traced back to a defect

Family of boy killed in Rhino rollover establishes memorial fund
Posted: March 3, 2009

“I am downstairs sitting in my recliner watching TV. The recliner is in our little living room right at the base of the stairs. Sometimes I can see J.T. just out of the corner of my eye coming down. I

Toxic Chinese drywall used in many Florida homes
Posted: February 27, 2009

Florida homeowners whose walls are made of a defective and toxic brand of Chinese drywall have filed a class action lawsuit. The Florida Department of Health has received a flood of complaints from homeowners who suspect problems with their drywall,

Community remembers girl killed in Yamaha Rhino rollover
Posted: February 17, 2009

Lauren Dilworth’s family, friends, schoolmates, and teachers gathered near the entrance of Lewisburg Middle-High School in Lewisburg, Mississippi, to remember the 11-year-old girl who tragically lost her life last October when the Yamaha Rhino ATV she was riding in rolled

Texas woman sues Yamaha for daughter injured in Rhino rollover
Posted: February 10, 2009

The Yamaha Rhino’s unsafe design makes it unreasonably dangerous. So alleges the lawsuit filed by a Texas woman whose daughter was injured when the Rhino she was in rolled over, pinning her legs underneath. Her lawsuit is among more than

Insurance institute boosts roof crush standards
Posted: February 10, 2009

For years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers have resisted even the slightest boost in roof crush standards. Now, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has stepped in to raise the bar on roof

FDA issues notice to health care providers about sepsis drug
Posted: February 8, 2009

The FDA recently issued a notice to critical health care professionals warning of the risk of serious bleeding events and mortality in patients who received Xigris, a medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of adult high-risk severe sepsis.

Billboards honor rollover victims, promote roof crush awareness
Posted: February 6, 2009

A couple of weeks ago we reported that Paula Lawlor, founder of the nonprofit organization People Safe in Rollovers, was given the honor Consumer Advocate of the Year by Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. A former legal assistant, Lawlor has

Toy spa kits recalled for exploding jar cap hazard
Posted: February 4, 2009

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and JAKKS Pacific Inc. of Malibu California, announced a voluntary recall of Spa Factory ™ Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits. Eighty-eight incidents of exploding jars were reported to JAKKS and the CPSC

Roof crush activist named as consumer advocate of the year
Posted: January 26, 2009

Paula Lawlor, founder of the nonprofit organization People Safe in Rollovers, is being honored by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego as Consumer Advocate of the Year. Lawlor is a resident of Del Mar, California in San Diego County. She

contaminated peanut butter sparks massive recall
Posted: January 22, 2009

According to the Food and Drug Administration, 485 people in 43 states and Canada have been sickened by an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium, which has been traced to products containing contaminated peanut butter originating from the Peanut Corporation of America