Products Liability

The FDA has taken the unusual step of issuing a second warning regarding the use of transvaginal surgical mesh, a product used to treat such conditions such as a prolapsed…

An Illinois woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturers of a walk-in bathtub after falling in the tub and becoming stuck. This is not the first time…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning pharmaceutical companies that they may have to take a second look at any drugs tested by Cetero Research, since it was recently…

David Sampedro of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. has been retained to represent one of the 12 individuals in South Florida who was injected with a medication believed to be…

A dozen elderly patients throughout South Florida received injections that had been infected with bacteria. The defective injections were of the drug Avastin, commonly used to treat cancer patients. In…

The regulation of prescription drugs is an important issue confronting the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is seeking greater authority to address the growing problem of dangerous or defective…

When Banner Supply Company, based in Miami, purchased some 1.4 million sheets of drywall from a Chinese supply company, they received certifications and warranties that the product was safe. More…

In our last post, we were discussing a Consumer Product Safety Commission investigation into American-manufactured drywall. The CPSC’s earlier investigation into Chinese drywall had been a useful tool in homeowners’…

Florida has seen more than its share of Chinese drywall cases. By September 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) had received 3,602 incident reports, and 57 percent of…

A Florida jury has awarded a woman $2.47 million, wrapping up her suit against three tobacco companies. The plaintiff, now 87, said the companies were responsible for causing her husband’s…

The Florida Senate passed a bill this week that would alter a legal doctrine that’s been in place for 10 years. The new law would apply to product liability lawsuits…