| Heavy Machinery Litigation |
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| Accidents caused by construction equipment, such as cranes, backhoes, bulldozers, front-end loaders, and skid-steer loaders, and manufacturing equipment often leave the victims dead or living with severe disabilities. Many of these accidents are just that -- unavoidable consequences of dangerous industries. Other construction accidents can be avoided with safer equipment, better warnings, or both. As a result of the avoidability of some construction accidents, manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of heavy machinery have often been held liable for injuries sustained as a result of defects in the machinery or as a result of improper warnings.
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| Ultrahazardous Activity Doctrine |
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| The ultrahazardous activity doctrine imposes strict liability for damage proximately caused by one who carries on an "ultrahazardous" or "abnormally dangerous" activity. This means that even if the person performing the ultrahazardous or abnormally dangerous activity uses the utmost case, that person will still be held liable for any resulting damage.More... |
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| Public Policy Considerations Underlying Strict Products Liability |
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| Products liability deals with personal injury and property damage caused by products that are defective due to a design or manufacturing defect. Strict products liability is a legal doctrine that holds a manufacturer or seller responsible for making or selling a defective product, regardless of fault, if the product injures a purchaser or user or his/her propeMore... |
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| The Child Safety Protection Act |
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| Choking is the leading cause of toy-related deaths. In fact, over a third of toy-related deaths are due to choking. The majority of toy-related choking deaths are caused by small balls and latex balloons. Children under age three are at higher risk for choking deaths because their airways are smaller than those of older children and because they have a tendency to put toys in their mouths.
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| Contaminated Blood Product Litigation |
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| When patients are faced with life threatening injuries or diseases, they sometimes rely on blood donations to save their lives. What happens when the blood they rely on to save them actually makes them sicker? More... |
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