Defective & Dangerous Products

• How Would You Like to Start Your Day with a Cup of Coffee and 50,000 Volts?

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 9:50 AM | 2 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  If you are a member of the United States Military, you can have your cup of coffee but do not expect to be stunned by a 50,000 volt Taser non-lethal weapon as a part of any training exercise. A new study released recently by the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers recently concluded that Taser stun guns are more powerful and potent weapons than originally envisioned. The...

• Aloha from Honolulu

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 5:58 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Aloha from the beautiful city of Honolulu, Hawaii. I have been to some very interesting seminars on a variety of issues and topics. I've met some very interesting people and have met several other colleagues who have shared their experiences on such timely topics as electronic discovery and using graphics in the courtroom to persuade. Listening to the presenters reiterated the importance of...

• Product Liability and Electronic Evidence

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Remember the days when hardly anybody had cell phones or laptops? Business and communication used to be conducted by written memos and filed away in storage units. The old system of paper storage is rapidly changing. What does this mean for attorneys who seek evidence as they advocate for their clients? This means that attorneys will increasingly need to focus their attention on electronic...

• Pesticide Exposure and Personal Injury

  Staff Writer | January 24, 2006 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Pesticides are designed to do one thing: kill living things. That much is clear. What amazes me is that the Environmental Protection Agency just recenlty established criteria for testing pesticide poison exposure on humans. So sorry if you are pregnant or a child, you will no longer be able to participate in intentional pesticide exposure studies according to an article in today's Arizona...

• Smoking and Medical Monitoring

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2006 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Just yesterday, a group of smokers Sued Phillip Morris for the cost of annual cancer screening tests. According to the Arizona Republic, costs for annual cancer screening amounts to about $500 per smoker. Should individual smokers who assume the risk that smoking causes harm pass along the costs of medical monitoring to tobacco companies? Do you think people who smoke regularly now know the...

• Warning Labels and Safe Products

  Staff Writer | January 14, 2006 8:25 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  Today I came across an article dealing with "absurd" warning labels. After reading this article, I thought about how extreme examples of the product safety debate are not necessarily the appropriate forum to determine whether corporations should be held accountable when products are unreasonably defective and cause injury. A product is considered defective if it is considered unreasonably...

• Gas Company Must Prevent Explosions

  Staff Writer | January 09, 2006 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Southwest Gas Company has been sued by an injured victim who was badly burned over ninety percent of his body. The gas company has an obligation to make its products safe for everyone who uses natural gas or other dangerous products. Without examining the merits of the lawsuit any further, this lawsuit may be an example of how if a company does not take appropriate steps to make its dangerous...

• Vehicle Recalls Down In '05

  Staff Writer | January 09, 2006 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  The NHSTA announced recently that recalled vehicles dropped 41% in 2005 but noted that these numbers do not necessarily indicate a safety trend.While 2005 saw far fewer vehicles recalled than in 2004, the number was pretty close to the total in 2003, when 19.1 million vehicles were recalled.One factor that sends recall numbers soaring is the industry practice of sharing parts among a large...