Sentences with phrase «non-imminent dangerous defects»

And he told lawmakers that NHTSA is already making changes that will allow it to spot dangerous defects more quickly.

However, when the states ratified the Constitution (1787 — 88), several leading statesmen regarded the lack of mandatory limits to tenure as a dangerous defect, especially, they thought, as regards the presidency and the Senate.

Built - in overload protection, a low - oil indicator, and automatic engine shut - off work to keep you safe from overheating and dangerous defects, making this unit perfect for camping, RV adventures, trailers, tailgating, and as a backup power supply in the home.

As a product liability lawyer with our law firm, Dan has more than a decade of experience investigating dangerous defects.

With respect to the claim of an imminency requirement, the Court noted that this issue had been mentioned in Bird Construction and litigated in other decisions, and the courts have regularly permitted claims for non-imminent dangerous defects to proceed to trial.

Unfortunately, the Magic Bullet may contain a dangerous defect that could be incredibly hazardous to users.

Manufacturers: Companies that put cars out on the road can be held strictly liable for any injuries caused by dangerous defects.

A landowner owes a duty to licenses to refrain from wanton negligence or willful misconduct and to warn the licensee of a known dangerous defect or condition that is not obvious.

After attorney Harris demonstrated Ford's knowledge and persistent negligence of the dangerous defect, his client was awarded more than $ 47 million.

Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys represent injured plaintiffs in auto accidents, defective products and dangerous defects.

Sometimes a water park may not know that its water slides and other water attractions contain dangerous defects.

If it makes it to market with a dangerous defect, the manufacturer is liable.

Not exact matches

In 2005 the company agreed to pay a $ 1.1 million fine after the EPA alleged that VW had received numerous reports in 1999 and 2000 about a defective exhaust part, which was causing excess carbon monoxide and other dangerous emissions, but failed to report the defect to regulators, as required, until the EPA came across it in a random test.

That means that the virus, which has been linked to dangerous birth defects like abnormally small heads, could begin to spread much faster in the summer mosquito season.

Around GM, engineers were instructed not to use words like «dangerous,»» defect» or «safety» when describing problems in writing, which contributed to the lack of urgency in dealing with the problem, Valukas wrote.

Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs, as well as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles, as well as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor Company after regulators announced the companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth more than $ 255 million.

These foods are dangerous to the unborn child and could bring about birth defects and illnesses.

By educating both the public and health care professionals regarding the risks of exposure to specific medications for mothers and babies, the center aims to reduce the number of birth defects and dangerous exposures in breastfeeding as well as create healthy breastfeeding relationships.

«Dr Mandelin6 says that while some medications are known to be too dangerous to use during pregnancy (Trexall ® [methotrexate], for example, is often prescribed for psoriasis but can potentially cause birth defects), other treatments are safe and can provide symptom relief both when a woman is expecting and during breastfeeding.»

Gartenstein said this week that he planned to take a revised version of the dangerous dog law before the Common Council's Laws and Rules Committee to fix the defect cited by Kirschner.

This form of mercury is a dangerous toxin that causes neurological effects in animals ranging from motor impairment to birth defects.

Now biophysicists have worked out the mechanism by which a genetic defect produces this dangerous disorder, and the finding may suggest new approaches to treatment.

«This technology could help us quickly screen for drugs likely to generate cardiac birth defects, and guide decisions about which drugs are dangerous during pregnancy.»

An accumulation of genetic defects can apparently cause normal cells to become cancerous and cancerous cells to become increasingly dangerous

In some diseases, the problem lies within the sequence of a gene, but defects in regulatory regions found elsewhere in the genome can be equally dangerous and much harder to understand.

A manufacturer can be found strictly liable for dangerous manufacturing defects, even if it has exercised «all possible care» in preparing the product.33

While Zika infections don't appear to be dangerous to most people, there is increasing concern over its suspected link to a surge in babies born with brain defects and abnormally small heads, particularly in Brazil and Colombia.

Whats more, diabetes can be especially dangerous for mothers and their unborn children, potentially leading to miscarriage or birth defects.

The virus can cause a transitory illness but is most dangerous to pregnant women, since maternal infection can trigger a serious birth defect called microcephaly.

This defect affects an estimated 50 % of the population can make detoxification not only difficult but dangerous!

... except for «all idiots, imbeciles, feeble - minded persons, epileptics, insane persons; persons who have had one or more attacks of insanity at any time previously; persons of constitutional psychopathic inferiority; persons with chronic alcoholism; paupers; professional beggars; vagrants; persons afflicted with tuberculosis in any form or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease; persons not comprehended within any of the foregoing excluded classes who are found to be and are certified by the examining surgeon as being mentally or physically defective, such physical defect being of a nature which may affect the ability of such alien to earn a living; persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; polygamists, or persons who practice polygamy or believe in or advocate the practice of polygamy; anarchists, or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States.»

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration already has fined Takata $ 70 million for its apparent reluctance to notify the agency of a defect that caused bags to shoot dangerous, sharp shrapnel.

In its final report, NASA engineers found no evidence of an electronic defect in Toyota vehicles capable of producing dangerous, high - speed unintended acceleration incidents.

The Environmental Protection Agency says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemical linked to birth defects and cancer may have washed downriver from a Houston - area Superfund site during the flooding from Hurricane Harvey.

As more and more scientists defect from the crumbling alarmist bandwagon, however, critics say the hysterical shrieking and dangerous rhetoric from politicians only serve to further illustrate the accelerating collapse of what many climate experts refer to as the «global - warming hoax.»

The product had an «unreasonably dangerous» defect that injured the user of the product.

Products may be dangerous because of design defects, manufacturing defects, incomplete or incorrect instructions, failure to provide danger warnings, or failure to honor warranties.

When the owner or operator fails in some respect, such as failing to perform regular inspections for mechanical defects in rides, and that leads to a dangerous condition that could cause foreseeable injuries, the owner or operator may be deemed negligent when you get hurt.

These cases are difficult to prove for many reasons, including causation issues (proving the product is defective and the defect made the product dangerous) and expensive to purse.

You can report any product defect or injury associated with a dangerous or defective product directly to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, but you may want to seek legal counsel before you file a report.

For example, if your loved one's death resulted from dangerous medication, you may be able to seek additional damages for product defects.

Design Defect: a mistake or flaw in the design of a product that causes it to be dangerous when used for its intended purpose

If the truck accident that you are involved in was caused because of some kind of dangerous product defect in the truck, you can hold all the people in the entire chain of distribution responsible for the truck accident.

Although the Simplicity models do not have the detachable drop - side, they have a defect in their bed frame, which could bend or detach, causing a dangerous gap.

However, car manufacturers often neglect these tests or fail to correct dangerous car defects.

The Manitoba Court of Appeal has held that a defendants» motion for summary judgment should be dismissed, rejecting their argument that claims for pure economic loss for patent defects that are not imminently dangerous should not proceed to trial.

Prior claims have included defects in automobiles, tires, air bags, home heating devices, and numerous other dangerous or defective products.

This means a product can still be considered dangerous even if there wasn't a design defect and it was still manufactured according to proper industry standards.

Was there a defect in the design that made it unreasonably dangerous?

Negligence on the part of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT), the Kentucky Department of Transportation (KDOT) and municipal authorities in Kansas City and other cities, including highway defects that caused dangerous conditions