With our library of articles on product safety issues, the Didier Law Firm strives to provide clients and referral counsel the background and research necessary to better understand products liability and potential litigation relating to product defect claims. We hope you will find this resource helpful in analyzing your potential case.
Before you tow you should consider: Know Overall Weight – Be aware of the actual weight and the ratings of all of your equipment. Distribute Tongue weight – Most trailers require 10% to 15% of their total weight to be on the tongue to work correctly. Adequate Towing Capacity – Your towing vehicle should have a towing capacity…
All Terrain Vehicles can offer hours of outdoor fun, but a safe design is imperative to passenger safety. Expert analysis and accident statistics have shown the Yamaha Rhino 450 and 660 ATVs to be defectively designed, resulting in serious accidents. Features such as a high center of gravity, small wheels and a narrow wheelbase can…
“Clearly, the only means of determining a party’s percentage of fault is to compare that party’s percentage to all of the other entities who contributed to the accident, regardless of whether they have been or could have been joined as defendants.” Fabre v. Marin, 623 So.2d 1182, 1185 (Fla. 1993)[2]. That broad statement by the…
The golf cart is not limited to the fairways anymore. More and more communities and municipalities are permitting the use of golf carts on roadways for running errands, grocery shopping, and even delivering pizza. As more golf carts are used on public roads, interactions between those vehicles and automobiles are increasing. An important issue that…
In February 2007, the Consumers Union, through Consumer Reports magazine, published its own crash test data showing that many child safety seats “failed disastrously” in collisions that more closely simulate “real-world” accidents than the crash tests mandated by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)[2]. The child safety seats were tested in the same manner…
Since the 1970s motor vehicles have come equipped with computers that tell owners when to “Check Engine” and provided diagnostic assistance to the mechanics at the local repair facility. In the years since, and as airbags have become more prevalent in vehicles, the Event Data Recorders (“EDR”) in vehicles have become increasingly more complex in…
On September 30, 2004, pharmaceutical manufacturer, Merck & Co., Inc., pulled its popular arthritis and pain medication Vioxx off the worldwide market. Vioxx accounted for $2.5 Billion in sales for Merck last year. This withdrawal came about after a recent study was discontinued due to the increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and…
On September 30, 2004, pharmaceutical manufacturer, Merck & Co., Inc., pulled its popular arthritis and pain medication Vioxx off the worldwide market. Vioxx accounted for $2.5 Billion in sales for Merck last year. This withdrawal came about after a recent study was discontinued due to the increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and…