Sentences with phrase «consumer injuries and deaths»

This would likely lead to more consumer injuries and deaths.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to limit any rights you might have as a consumer under applicable local law or other statutory rights that may not be excluded nor in any way to exclude or limit our liability to you for any death or personal injury resulting from our negligence.

As Western consumers of many of the goods that are produced in that factory, the deaths, the injuries, the inhumane working conditions make us feel guilty, devastated and confused.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal mandatory standard intended to improve the safety of infant sling carriers and prevent deaths and injuries to young children.

Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $ 1 trillion annually.

CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals --- contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Damages from unsafe consumer products cost the U.S. more than $ 700 billion per year, but thanks to CPSC there has been a 30 % drop in injuries and deaths from consumer products in the last 30 years.

Unguarded stairways are an obvious safety hazard, but unsafe railings can also cause injury and death, reports the Consumer Product and Safety Commission.

According to the Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks, in 2010, fireworks caused an estimated 15,500 reported fires, resulting in eight civilian deaths, 60 injuries and $ 36 million in direct property damage.

Over the past 20 years, nine deaths and 14 injuries caused by cafeteria tables tipping over on school children have been reported, said Ken Giles, a spokesman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Over a three - year period (2010 — 2012) surveyed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated annual average of 360,400 fires resulted in an average of 2,170 deaths, 12,720 injuries, and $ 6.49 billion in property loss.

It would also give consumers clarity when choosing an animal friendly airline, and travelers would be able to compare carriers» rates of animal deaths and injuries.»

Learn how a simple choice made by American consumers can help reduce the death and serious injury of an estimated 650,000 sea mammals annually.

If this applies to you, see ALDF's information about consumer protection and wrongful death or injury of an animal.

c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the exclusions and limitations in the clause are intended to limit any rights You may have as a consumer under local law or other statutory rights which may not be excluded nor in any way to exclude or limit The Travel Magazine liability to You for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of our employees or agents.

We represent individuals and professionals, municipalities and their agencies, business entities, trucking companies, insurers and their insureds from claims and lawsuits for catastrophic losses and personal injuries, civil rights, construction losses and contracts, employment related practices, property damage and wrongful death arising from the transportation function and commercial motor vehicle activity; the ownership, use and control of land (including environmentally related or toxic exposure claims); the design, manufacture, sale or use of industrial and consumer products; and liability claims against licensed professionals, including lawyers, engineers, accountants and architects, in the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

We fight for the rights of those who are the victims of personal injury, wrongful death, slip and fall, dog and other animal bites, car accidents, tractor trailer accidents, pedestrian injuries, medical malpractice claims, drug claims, healthcare injuries, nursing home abuse and neglect, Workmen's Compensation, Social Security disability, defective product / product liability, and consumer class action causes / consumer fraud.

The CPSC is charged with protecting consumers from unreasonable risks of injury, death and property damage from thousands of types of products which cost our nation more than $ 1 trillion dollars annually.

With deep experience in product liability matters and class action litigation, including catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, as well as consumer fraud, he represents national and international companies, including manufacturers of motor vehicles, power tools, pharmaceuticals, clothing, glass products, outdoor power equipment, and industrial machinery.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that more than $ 700 billion annually is spent on deaths, injuries and property damage resulting from product liability accidents in the U.S..

Bladder Cancer is A Serious Side Effect for Many Taking Diabetes Drug Actos, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, November 13, 2012 Whether generic or brand, medications that are dangerous, defective in design, improperly marketed, or come with poor instructions and inadequate warnings can cause serious injuries and even death to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently released a report on ATV accidents that took place between 1982 and 2012 that shows that children account for a high amount of injuries and deaths from using these vehicles.

He has handled numerous high profile consumer class actions, personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout his relatively short career, with notable results.

Even when a vehicle or vehicle component has been designed and manufactured in strict compliance with current industry standards and applicable regulations, the vehicle may still be found defective in a personal - injury or wrongful - death products - liability action if it is determined to contain a defect in its design, manufacture, or warnings that renders it unreasonably dangerous for consumers» use.

When a defective product causes injury, damages to property, or even death, it is important to take action and exercise consumer rights.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), deaths, injuries and damage from consumer product incidents cost the U.S. more than $ 900 billion annually (www.cpConsumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), deaths, injuries and damage from consumer product incidents cost the U.S. more than $ 900 billion annually (www.cpconsumer product incidents cost the U.S. more than $ 900 billion annually (www.cpsc.gov).

for good reason, I think, because if eventually every service or product came with a contract which prevented consumers from filing a lawsuit or class action if, say, for instance, the product or service caused injury or death, like a car with braking system flaws, or a child's toy that causes cancer, etc, then we'd live in a world where corporations could shove whatever they wanted down our throats, cause injuries and death, and we could do nothing about it, because we «agreed to a contract» by using their product or service in the first place (and in this scenario there would be no alternatives, so you either risk using products that could kill you, or you go live in a cave or something).

Johnson & Johnson is currently facing millions of dollars in lawsuits as one of its most popular direct - to - consumer drugs, the anticoagulant Xarelto, has been linked to thousands of serious injuries and even deaths.

The Palm Beach Gardens attorney is the chair of Cohen Milstein's catastrophic injury and wrongful death, unsafe and defective products, and managed care abuse practices and co-chair of the firm's consumer protection practice.

The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) and the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) have received many death and serious injury reports related to portable adult bed rails and hospital bed rails.

In addition to personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability, our law firm also also handles labor and employment rights law; environmental litigation cases for contamination and exposure; and consumer protection cases.

Defective products cause thousands of serious injuries and deaths to California consumers every year.

In the product liability area, he has defended manufacturers and distributors in personal injury and wrongful death claims involving aircraft engines, industrial and consumer power saws, toys, children's products, earth moving equipment, tractors, farm implements, forklift trucks, power presses and grass mowing equipment.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the most common causes of elevator accident injuries and deaths include:

He has tried wrongful death, medical malpractice, numerous personal injury, and commercial litigation cases, as well as consumer protection trials and arbitrations.

In 2002, Mr. Goetz joined Morgan & Morgan, where his practice shifted to the prosecution of personal injury and wrongful death claims on behalf of individuals and consumer classes.

If consumers do not hold these manufacturers responsible for their negligence, similar (preventable) injuries and deaths will continue to occur.

Our firm is focused solely on cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death claims, bad products, malpractice cases, and consumer class actions.

Our attorneys are experienced trial lawyers for victims of personal injury or wrongful death: asbestos / mesothelioma, car and trucking accidents, dangerous drugs, product liability, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, punitive damages, consumer class actions and more.

We have proven trial experience — having tried cases involving class actions, mass plaintiff cases, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, medical malpractice, employment issues and consumer issues.

The firm represents individuals, business entities, trucking companies, insurers and their insureds from claims and lawsuits for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death arising from the transportation function; the ownership, use and control of land (including environmentally related and toxic exposure claims); commercial and business concerns and disputes and the design, manufacture, sale or use of industrial and consumer products in the State of Pennsylvania.

Our firm handles a wide variety of cases including personal injury claims, wrongful death suits, insurance disputes, employment discrimination, retaliation, overtime and wage claims, contract claims, products liability claims, consumer protection claims, and other legal matters.

Most personal injury and wrongful death lawyers helping injured consumers will agree to take your case on a contingency fee basis.

In addition to representing injured consumers in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, Mitch and Lisa also enjoy serving as expert witnesses in legal malpractice cases.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, «Fireworks - Related Deaths, Emergency Department - Treated Injuries, and Enforcement Activities During 2013»

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According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's annual fireworks report released last week, there were about 9,600 fireworks - related injuries treated in emergency rooms in 2011 and four fireworks - related deaths, up from about 8,600 fireworks - related injuries in 2010.