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Product Liability Suits Involving Injury Caused by Altered Product

Products liability is an area of law dealing with personal injuries and property damage caused by products that are defectively designed or manufactured. A manufacturer has a duty to exercise ordinary care in designing and manufacturing a product. A product carries an implied promise that it is safe for its intended use. More...

Poison Prevention Packaging Act

The Poison Prevention Packaging Act (Act) was passed to prevent unintentional child poisonings. The Act requires special packaging to protect children from injury or illness as a result of handling, using, or ingesting certain drugs and household substances. The Act requires child-resistant packaging for such products. A child-resistant package is one that is significantly difficult for children under the age of five to open. More...

Defective Consumer Products

Most goods that you buy, except houses, motor vehicles, and large equipment, are consumer products. Consumer products are considered defective if they are improperly designed or manufactured or fail to warn the consumer of the product's dangers. Manufacturers of consumer products have a duty to sell safe products to consumers. If you are injured while using a defective consumer product, you may be able to recover damages from the manufacturer. This article covers the following consumer products: appliances, home products, clothing, lawn mowers, home power tools, and sports equipment. More...

Jury Instructions in Products Liability Lawsuits Based on Negligence

The judge gives the jury instructions after all the evidence is presented in a trial. The instructions tell the jury the law it must follow in reaching a verdict. The role of the jury is to consider all the evidence and determine what happened in the case. There are three separate theories of liability in products liability lawsuits: strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty. Negligence is the lack of ordinary care. A manufacturer can be held liable for negligence if it fails to use due care in designing, manufacturing, or labeling its products. This article discusses jury instructions that are given in products liability lawsuits based on negligence. More...

Antidepressant Medication Use and Suicide in Children and Adolescents

Depression in children manifests as irritability, whining/crying, boredom, failure to gain weight, difficulty sleeping, hyperactivity or inactivity, negative self-comments. Depression in adolescents shows up as aggressiveness, argumentativeness, isolation, boredom, weight changes, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, difficulty focusing, and self-criticism. More...