Car seats are an essential piece of automobile safety equipment for families with young children. In Louisiana and other states, the law requires that all children under 4 years old ride in a seat with an internal harness. Car seat makers are expected to ensure the...
Products Liability
McNeil is fined $25 million for contaminated Tylenol
Residents of Louisiana, as well as around the country, may have bought liquid Children's Tylenol or Children's Motrin that was contaminated with metal particles. Prosecutors said McNeil Consumer Healthcare, part of Johnson & Johnson, knew about the contamination...
No FDA clearance for device linked to superbug
The sale of a medical instrument to hospitals around the nation might be effecting those in Louisiana and other states as the endoscopes made by Olympus Corporation are linked to the recent "superbug" that does not respond to antibiotics. It appears that the device...
Product liability awards rise in 2014
When products have design or manufacturing defects, they can put the public at risk for serious injury or even death. In the past year, product recalls have increased, Congress has held hearings and juries have awarded more billion-dollar settlements than they have in...
Airbags subject to second recall
As Louisiana residents may know, a previous recall in some of the 2.1 million vehicles due to defective airbags may have failed to solve the problem. Replacement parts may be unavailable until the end of the year for vehicles that were previously recalled due to...
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