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On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Nov 29, 2016 | Dangerous Or Defective Products
We all rely on medical providers to carry out their duty to follow accepted standards of professional care to keep us healthy and safe. Unfortunately, when a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or other medical personnel breaches that duty in the prescribing or administration...
Unreported Auto Defects Are a Threat to Driver Safety
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Apr 1, 2016 | Dangerous Or Defective Products
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires automakers to pass along claims of car defects from consumers. By gathering this information, the NHTSA can spot trends and determine when a mandatory recall should be initiated. While the laws requiring...
A Call for Tighter Regulation
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 25, 2015 | Car Accidents, Dangerous Or Defective Products, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
A scandal uncovered by one agency has led another to consider cracking down on the auto industry. The Environmental Protection Agency recently discovered that Volkswagen carefully engineered software to skirt U.S. emissions standards. VW diesel vehicles were...
Rise in Large Verdicts in Defective Product Cases
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Feb 23, 2015 | Dangerous Or Defective Products
For 10 years, there were no jury verdicts of $1 billion or more in cases involving defective products. In 2014, that trend stopped with several verdicts exceeding that total. Some have tied the absence of large verdicts from 2004 to last year to extensive lobbying...
Legislators Call for Changes at the NHTSA
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Nov 14, 2014 | Dangerous Or Defective Products, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
President Obama is expected to name a new permanent chief for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the next two weeks. Three U.S. senators have called for the President to use the opportunity to make substantial changes to the NHTSA and its practices....
NHTSA Defends Recall Actions
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Nov 13, 2014 | Dangerous Or Defective Products, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has come under fire for its actions concerning the recalls of GM vehicles with defective ignition switches and the vehicles containing Takata air bags. Critics have suggested that the NHTSA has moved too slowly or...
Toyota Issues New Worldwide Recall over Airbag Defect
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jun 20, 2014 | Dangerous Or Defective Products
Toyota recently announced a second worldwide recall of vehicles with defective airbags. The problem is that the passenger-side airbag has a defective inflator that, if cracked, could allow metal fragments to get into the compartment, potentially causing injuries when...
Small Portion of Product Recall to Be Funded by Buckyballs Founder
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | May 15, 2014 | Dangerous Or Defective Products
Much has been said in the last few years about the dangers posed by magnets in toys and other products available to children. As we discussed in a previous post, children have ingested these powerful magnets, which can become connected in the body and cause serious...
Cholesterol and Diabetes Drugs Recalled over Mistaken Bottling
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Mar 21, 2014 | Dangerous Or Defective Products
As consumers and patients, we rely on product manufacturers and distributors to ensure that products are reasonably safe and properly labeled. Unfortunately, when companies fail in this regard, defective products can have devastating consequences. People who have been...
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