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CPSC staff collects hospital patient injury information
They collect data from each NEISS hospital for every emergency visit involving an injury associated with consumer products. From this sample, the total number of product-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide can be estimated.
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.
Maine Verdicts and Settlements
Family of Maine boy killed in elevator accident settle for $3million
(1/8/2003)
Wrongful death claim by parents of Tucker Smith who was crushed to death by the doors of a moving elevator in 2001. His parents saw him die from his injuries. The Plaintiffs claimed that Otis Elevator knew as early as the 1930s of the risks to childr
01-CV-305
The products you purchase from Maine 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:
PRODUCT LIABILITY
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NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn a product liability bill that was being blocked by Democrats.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
Definition:
Not stated outright by the manufacturer or the seller. For example, you might have an Implied Warranty of Merchantability, which promises that your product is good for its ordinary purpose.
US CPSC
Definition:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they monitor products and issue recalls
Negligence
Definition:
Negligence occurs when someone breaches some sort of duty to another person, causing some kind of injury to that person.
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