Archives for: February 6th, 2024
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on February 6, 2024
Trust that products will work as they should is an important part of the relationship between companies and consumers. However, manufacturing companies unfortunately are not perfect. Despite their best efforts, a defective, faulty, hazardous, and/or dangerous product can still sometimes end up in the hands of a consumer. In that event, usually, a product […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 16, 2023
Halloween is a day filled with sweet treats, funny tricks, and all the things that give you the creeps. Watching a scary movie or finding your way through a haunted house, this might be a welcome feeling, but when it comes to sending our children out to get candy from neighbors on a trick-or-treat […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on March 14, 2023
Liability cases on an individual scale can sometimes have difficulty becoming breaking news, but when a liability case has several thousand filed cases and a large payout, people tend to pay more attention to it. In 2023, there are a few ongoing cases and one or two burgeoning ones that have either already piqued the […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on February 1, 2023
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many people flock to the shelves of grocery stores, specialty chocolate shops, and bakeries alike to pick out a sweet treat to gift to your loved ones on this day set aside for love. And there’s so many choices: do you choose a sampler? Chocolate-covered strawberries? Their favorite […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on August 29, 2022
You might hear about product recalls every so often – big names with big problems tend to cause a stir in the world of consumer health and safety. And while niche products and lesser-known brands affect a smaller population than popular products sold nation-wide, it still may affect you. In fact, there were 26 food-related […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on February 14, 2022
Plaid’s Privacy Breach Reaches Settlement Plaid Inc., a financial software company that links user’s bank accounts to apps, agreed to pay $58 million in settlements last Thursday in a significant class action lawsuit. First filed in March 2020, this lawsuit alleged that Plaid accessed user’s “private transaction history, investment history, salary information and other personal […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on November 10, 2021
3M’s Defective Earplugs Over the past few months, hundreds of thousands of military veterans have begun to file lawsuits against “3M,” maker of the defective Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2. Used in all branches of the military, the earplugs have been proven to cause hearing loss, tinnitus, and other damaging effects. So far, five trials […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on December 8, 2020
2020 has been a harrowing year on all fronts. Don’t worry if you missed news of some of the year’s top product liability cases. Just in time for the season of giving, we’ve gathered some of the year’s top product liability cases here for your review. Keep reading to learn which products you certainly shouldn’t […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 22, 2019
Faulty or hazardous products are the leading cause of countless injuries in the U.S., year after year. Product liability law provides a detailed list of rules used to determine who is responsible for faulty or high risk goods or items. The list of rules helps injured victims recover damages. Product liability cases involve a situation […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on March 8, 2017
While 2016 brought a lot of change to the country, one thing that is consistent year after year: product recalls. In 2015, food products and pharmaceuticals topped the list of recalls, but this past year furniture, baby products, and car parts were the front runners of major product recalls. As product liability attorneys serving people […]
