How Product Liability Insurance Influences Your Injury Claim: An In-Depth Analysis You’ve likely heard about product liability insurance, but do you understand how it can influence your injury claim against a company? Whether you’ve experienced harm from a faulty product or are simply curious about your rights in such situations, understanding the role of…
In early May, Exercise Equipment Company Peloton, known for their innovative exercise bikes which gained immense popularity during the pandemic, announced that it would be recalling more than two million of its bikes over concerns that its seat could break during use, and thus injure the consumer. If you own one of these bikes,…
Earlier this month, the Las Vegas Police Protective Association announced that a construction beam fell on top of a vehicle on US-95 at the Centennial Parkway Exit and killed the person inside. The construction beam was attached to a tractor trailer which was carrying large pieces of construction equipment that struck the vehicle that…
For the longest time, self-driving cars were something we could only find in science fiction novels. However, in recent years Tesla has changed this. Tesla’s autopilot feature was unveiled in October 2015, and combined cruise control and auto steer to keep Tesla cars within the painted lines. [1] While this feature is exciting, it…
Seeing a tour bus drive down I-80 is a regular occurrence in Reno. Whether a tour bus is taking visitors to one of the many casinos or heading down I-580 toward Lake Tahoe, tour buses are all around Northern Nevada. This is good for the local economy as they provide revenue to our community….
A Texas woman preparing peach cobbler sustained severe burns when a can of Pam cooking spray she had used to coat a baking dish exploded. The woman had placed the spray can on a wooden cart near her stove when she placed the cobbler in the oven. Suddenly, she heard a loud noise and…
When electronic cigarettes (also known as “e-cigarettes” or simply “e-cigs”) first emerged in the mainstream tobacco market about a decade ago, tobacco users and even some health advocates found cause for optimism. But growing evidence – and a recent accident that points to negligent product design – is also pointing to cause for concern….
On April 12, the children’s products manufacturer Fisher Price announced that it was issuing a recall for the popular Rock ‘n Play baby sleeper. The company advised that parents should stop using the product immediately, citing safety concerns. The popular product has been on the market since 2009 and has been linked to 32…
Earlier this month a Las Vegas jury heard testimony in a civil lawsuit filed by former Nevada U.S. Senator Harry Reid against the makers of Thera-Band, a popular exercise band. Senator Reid alleged that one of these exercise bands failed during use, causing a severe injury that left him blind in one eye. Senator…