It’s often the case that corporations put more importance on product sales and profits than on consumer safety. Many serious and fatal accidents could be avoided if product manufacturers and distributors took appropriate steps to ensure consumer safety. Defective products are products which cause injury due to errors made in labeling, defects in design or in issues with the manufacturing process. This area of law covers a wide range of product related injuries including injuries sustained from kitchen appliances, misleading health claims on food product labels and car defect injury.
QUESTION: Can I sue my employer for slandering my personal business to the whole store while I was hospitalized? I had to have an abortion due to my baby dying, and I let management know the reasons I was going to be out and it ends up being told in the night meeting to everyone. Now I don’t want to be around them due to how much they talk a lot of gossips, and I’m very vulnerable since I lost my child. Please help. ANSWER: Generally, there is a two-year.
QUESTION: I was placed on lisinopril three years ago I recently was in the hospital for a month. I have a mass covering 95% of my liver. I applied for ss and was denied was not out of work long enough I have everyday bills living with a daughter who attends school and work part time I have documents to prove my situation how do I survive cannot work. I also have some numbing in my feet and legs shortness of breath pain in my abdomen along with numb spots..
QUESTION: My mom received a check for a personal injury settlement. How will that affect her SSI and medical benefits along with her living under section 8? I am also living with them as my father’s caretaker. ANSWER: A binding settlement is reached upon timely and proper acceptance of the proposed terms. At that point, the offer, together with original proof of acceptance, may be submitted with a written judgment for the court’s signature and entry of judgment. Where a settlement, judgment or award fails to specify the portion representing.
QUESTION: How do you go about getting medical bills, pain, and suffering, etc (restitution) after a DV case has been closed? In the mist of the trial, I was asked to send in copies of my medical bills to the DA that I received in result to me going to the emergency room after a DV assault. So that the judge could order them to be paid. I sent x-ray readings etc. When the case came to a conclusion the DA returned to me stating that the defendant did not.
QUESTION: I want to know how much of the money needs to be paid to my healthcare provider which are Kaiser, as well as my brother’s which is Medicare if I settle with the other person’s insurance company for a house fire accident. Is there a maximum or will they take it all? The insurance company agreed to pay the maximum that is the reason why we didn’t have a choice but to settle. They will pay ¼ of our medical bills. However, we lost everything including income. What percentage.
QUESTION: Can my dentist bill me one year later after the final service as revenge for my complaint to an insurance company and Dental Board? I took a root canal treatment from my last dentist S one year ago. But several months later, my inflammation came back and even worse. My new dentist Z told me that my inflammation is all caused by the incorrect root canal treatment which was done by S. But S denied that. After that, I got a dental surgery for my tooth from a specialist..
QUESTION: Does California State law state that medications for children can be given one hour before or after the stated time before it is considered negligent? ANSWER: The California State Law does not provide for a specific period of giving medication for children. Where a negligence action is predicated on defendant’s violation of a statute, ordinance or public entity safety regulation, plaintiffs may be entitled to the benefit of the “negligence per se” doctrine in establishing their prima facie case. This doctrine presumes defendant’s duty and breach (failure to exercise.
QUESTION: Should I accept the policy limit of the at-fault driver, even if it only covers a fraction of my damages? Fourteen months ago, I was involved in a motorcycle crash where the at-fault driver failed to stop at a red arrow left-turn-light. The medical bills alone amount to about $100,000, but the liable driver’s insurance policy maxes out at $15,000 for bodily injury. I did not carry uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. My attorney says a background check on her did not reveal any assets they could go after in a.