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NEISS stands for CPSC’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
2003 NEISS estimates have been produced from a sample of 98 hospitals, including children’s hospitals. Information from NEISS is available to the public through CPSC’s National Injury Information Clearinghouse (phone: 301-504-7921) and online

 

Have you or a loved one been injured by a product that was not your fault? Click here to contact San Diego Lawyers that handle product liability cases and lawsuits. You have legal rights and options.

 
California Occupants of SUVs and pickups    
 
 
Product Liability Cases Involving SUV ‘s in California
Pickup and SUV occupants 873
precentage 21
Total motor vehicle deaths 4,215

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data I
 

The manufacturer of a product has the given responsibility of making their product with care. Manufacturers provide the assurance that a purchaser or user of the product suffer a personal injury when using the product as intended by the manufacturer.

 
San Diego Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
Verdict in California helicopter crash awards pilot killed $8,676,696 (8/22/2003)
In this wrongful death action arising from a helicopter crash, the jury awarded the widow of the pilot $8,676,696 against the manufacturer of the helicopter. Briefly, plaintiff’s decedent, Floyd Hiser, was killed when his helicopter crashed during a
G029637
 

The products you purchase from San Diego retail stores, wholesalers, supermarkets, or specialty outlets are manufactured with an implicit guarantee that the item is not defective and that the purchaser of the item come to no harm if the manufactured product is used in its intended manner.

Products with a dangerously defective potential rate are a threat to your safety and well-being. An individual who has been loaned or given a defective or negligent product can file product liability claims and take action against those responsible for the defective or dangerous product.

Among the many common consumer products that are recalled are:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires
  • Toys
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Food
  • Cosmetics

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San Diego Audio & Video    
 
  PRODUCT LIABILITY
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 4:09, 7/9/1998

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn a product liability bill that was being blocked by Democrats. The measure would have limited the liability of wholesalers and retailers of products that cause harm. It also would have limited punitive damages against companies with fewer than 25 employees or with annual revenues of less than five million dollars. The measure, which has been debated in various forms for years, was opposed by trial lawyers and consumer group
Source: National Public Radio
 
 
San Diego External Sites    
 
 

How Product Liability Reform Helps Women
PASS PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM (House of Representatives - April 29, 1997) ... Federal product liability reform legislation follows a provision of Cal
The High Costs of Nader-Tort
In San Francisco alone, product liability settlements have risen by 1016 percent ... Mr. Nader's hand has been strengthened by the California Sup

 


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News about product liability cases in San Diego and nationwide:

Troy-Bilt String Trimmer Sold at Lowe’s Recalled for Laceration Hazard
The blade that trims the excess string of these weed trimmers can detach from the plastic shield covering the trimmer head. The blade can be t...
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Products Liability Filings Remain High
Products Liability Filings Remain High But Continue Decline Since 2004 Peak, According to Data from LexisNexis Market Intelligence...
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Balanced Budget Amendment, Tax Relief, Crime Control Among Top Goals For Senate Republicans
Washington, D.C. -- A comprehensive package of bills and one constitutional amendment were introduced in the U.S. Senate this week aimed as early l...
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Product Liability Terms

 


Today's Terms

Inadequate Warning

Definition:
Manufacturers not only have a duty to warn, but they may also have to recall a defective product that is already on store shelves. Federal law makes it mandatory to recall certain products, like cars and toys.

Prescription Drug

Definition:
Any donated, previously dispensed, prescription drug Shall not have been adulterated, misbranded, or stored under conditions contrary to standards established by the United States Pharmacopoeia or the product manufacturer.

Punitive Damages

Definition:
This term refers to damages awarded to a plaintiff over and above compensatory damages, designed to punish the defendant for particularly outrageous and malicious conduct, and to serve as a deterrent to others.

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Product Liability Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Product Liability:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires

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San Diego Product Liability Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an product liability attorney you should contact our Product Liability Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Antioch
  • Bell
  • Hawthorne
  • Long Beach
  • Los Angeles
  • Norwalk
  • Oceanside
  • Pacoima
  • Santa Ana
  • South Gate
  • Norwalk
  • Oceanside
  • Oxnard
  • Pacoima
  • Pittsburg
  • Santa Ana
  • South Gate
  • Sylmar
  • Watsonville
  • Westminster
  • Fremont
  • Fresno
  • Hawthorne
  • Hayward
  • Hesperia
  • Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Park
  • Indio
  • La Habra
  • La Puente
  • Laguna Niguel
  • Lake Forest
  • Lancaster
  • Livermore
  • Long Beach
  • Los Angeles
  • Lynwood
  • Merced
  • Milpitas
  • Montebello
  • Moreno Valley
  • Napa
  • North Hollywood
  • Norwalk
  • Oceanside
  • Ontario
  • Oxnard
  • Pacoima
  • Palmdale
  • Panorama City
  • Pico Rivera
  • Pittsburg
  • Pomona
  • Porterville
  • Reseda
  • Rialto
  • Riverside
  • Rosemead
  • Sacramento
  • Salinas
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
  • San Pedro
  • Santa Ana
  • Simi Valley
  • South Gate
  • South San Francisco
  • Sylmar
  • Tulare
  • Union City
  • Vacaville
  • Victorville
  • Vista
  • Watsonville
  • Westminster
 


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