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2.2 million “SMC” brand oscillating floor fans can be dangerous
Floor fans by SMC Marketing Corp. and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. The recall includes 18-inch, pedestal floor fans with model number SR-18 or SP-18. The damage to the cord can result in a short circuit and possible ignition of the plastic case, posing a fire hazard. CPSC is aware of 31 incidents in which the cord on these fans was damaged, which resulted in smoke and fires. At least nine of these incidents resulted in substantial property damage.

 

Have you or a loved one been injured by a product that was not your fault? Click here to contact Kentucky Lawyers that handle product liability cases and lawsuits. You have legal rights and options.

 
Kentucky Occupants of SUVs and pickups    
 
 
Product Liability Cases Involving SUV ‘s in Kentucky
Pickup and SUV occupants 279
precentage 30
Total motor vehicle deaths 928

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.

 
Kentucky Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
Kentucky mother killed in car/truck accident receives multiple damages award (8/11/2003)
Melissa Congleton, a married mother of two who worked at the Henry County John Deere distributor, was killed instantly when a 5.5 ton roll of steel coil slid off of a truck on U.S. Highway 421 and hit her car. The Plaintiff's claimed that the company
 

The products you purchase from Kentucky 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:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires
  • Toys
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Food
  • Cosmetics

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Kentucky Audio & Video    
 
  PRODUCT LIABILITY
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 4:09, 7/9/1998

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
 
 
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News about product liability cases in Kentucky and nationwide:

FDA Statement on Foodborne E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak in Spinach
Update:  Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will continue to provide the public with regular up...

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American Suzuki Motor Corp. Recalls All-Terrain Vehicles
The mounting brackets used to secure the left-front suspension arm to the ATV frame may not have been welded completely and could break off du...
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LeapFrog Recalls to Repair Children’s Activity Centers Due to Arm Entrapment Hazard
 

A child’s arm can become caught in the activity center’s plastic tube, posing a risk of injury to children.

LeapFrog has rec...

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Product Liability Terms

 


Today's Terms

Inadequate Warning

Definition:
Manufacturers not only have a duty to warn, but they may also have to recall a defective product that is already on store shelves. Federal law makes it mandatory to recall certain products, like cars and toys.

State of the Art

Definition:
At the time of manufacture, your product was produced using the highest level of scientific and technical knowledge available.

Seller

Definition:
A person who sells or contracts to sell goods. UCC 2-103(1)(d)

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Product Liability Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Product Liability:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires

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Kentucky Product Liability Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an product liability attorney you should contact our Product Liability Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Ashland
  • Bardstown
  • Berea
  • Bowling Green
  • Campbellsville
  • Corbin
  • Covington
  • Danville
  • Elizabethtown
  • Erlanger
  • Florence
  • Frankfort
  • Ft Mitchell
  • Georgetown
  • Glasgow
  • Henderson
  • Hopkinsville
  • Latonia
  • Lexington
  • Louisville
  • Madisonville
  • Mayfield
  • Morehead
  • Murray
  • Newport
  • Nicholasville
  • Owensboro
  • Paducah
  • Pikeville
  • Radcliff
  • Richmond
  • Shelbyville
  • Shepherdsville
  • Versailles
  • Winchester
 


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