CPSC Sues Leachco After Infant Lounger Company Refuses To Recall Products

On February 9, 2022, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) filed an administrative complaint against manufacturer Leachco, Inc. (Leachco) to compel the company to recall infant lounger products, thus continuing the agency’s trend of more aggressive enforcement over the past year. This is the third recall lawsuit filed by CPSC since July and marks the first recall lawsuit filed under the leadership of the new CPSC Chair, Alexander Hoehn-Saric. Just a few weeks before filing this […]

By | February 22nd, 2022 ||

Duties Owed And Not Owed: Understanding A Product Liability Defense

For a plaintiff to prove that a company was liable for a defect, they must demonstrate that the manufacturer in question had a duty to ensure the consumer’s safety. On the surface this may seem easy to prove, yet many products are by their nature unsafe, so the “duty to safety” is complicated.
Naturally Unsafe Products
When developing a consumer product, designers and manufacturers must ensure that it is safe for its intended use. However, some […]

By | February 10th, 2022 ||

Possible Defenses Against Product Liability Claims

In product liability lawsuits, there are three general categories of claims typically brought against manufacturers. While a consumer may have a legitimate reason to litigate, it can be difficult for him to prove he was directly or indirectly harmed by your product.
“Foreseeable and Avoidable”
We’ve written before on the topic of “misuse” when it comes to product liability matters. In that blog post, we addressed how a successful defense of misuse requires the manufacturer to prove […]

By | February 4th, 2022 ||