Blog: Defective Products

Last April, the FDA issued a warning against the use of power morcellators, claiming that in the case of undetected uterine cancer the device inadvertently spread malignant cells through the uterus and abdomen. Now the agency has updated its warning, issued some startling statistics, and demanded measures from manufacturers to alert the medical community of …

What options do you have when something that you need to function on a regular basis is causing you personal injury, pain, and suffering? If you had a Stryker Rejuvenate or Stryker ABG II Modular-Neck Stem medical device installed in your body between 2009 and 2012, you may be entitled to financial compensation! Our firm …

After a series of accidents occurred involving individuals driving General Motor made cars, the company issued a recall of over 1.6 million vehicles. The first recall took place in February 2014 and included Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn vehicles. The accidents were caused by faulty ignition switches and resulted in several deaths and serious injuries. The …

At Whitley Law Firm, we take on cases for clients who have usuffered monetary loss, physical injury and suffering as the result of a hip implant failure. If you have a DePuy Pinnacle case, do not hesitate to bring it to our Raleigh dangerous products attorney. An article from Bloomberg has provided information on the case …

Many patients suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes have turned to insulin pumps to increase their chances of a complication-free life. Diabetic patients yearn to achieve good diabetes management, while balancing the daily demands of diabetes with their other life demands. While many patients are drawn to insulin pumps because they are convenient …

If you have been diagnosed with cancer after undergoing fibroid removal by means of a laparoscopic power morcellation procedure, we urge you to contact a North Carolina defective product attorney. Whitley Law Firm is currently investigating claims where women have been diagnosed with cancer after receiving a laparoscopic power morcellation procedure for removing uterine fibroids. …

Recently, General Motors was required to issue a recall after they discovered that many of their ignition switches were defective on a variety of vehicles. The issue can cause airbags to fail when a collision occurs. At least 54 crashes nationwide have been attributed to this defect. A total of two million vehicles from around …

Whether it is an infection, a burn, an allergic reaction, or some other type of harm caused by a defective cosmetic product, the injured person is often able to file either a product liability claim or a breach of warranty lawsuit. To find out if you have a case, it’s best to talk to a …

There are times when nobody on the road is at fault for a motorcycle accident. The manufacturer could be to blame if the cycle malfunctioned or was poorly made. If neither you nor another motorist can be assigned liability for the accident, then you might have a product liability claim on your hands. For instance, …

A US magistrate judge ruled earlier this month that Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson that is facing a barrage of lawsuits for its flawed transvaginal mesh implants, had carelessly lost or outright erased thousands of papers that contained important information concerning how these implants were made. The ruling said that certain information was …