Occasionally companies release dangerous or defective products into the market, either due to negligence in their testing processes or simple oversight in their design. Instances like these generally spur recalls in the defective product, and they make up many product liability cases. But sometimes products that are well-designed and have passed thorough testing can still be defective or dangerous, particularly if there is an error in the manufacturing process.
New York car accident hospitalizes at least four people
Car accidents can cause a wide array of injuries, both physically and financially, ranging from mild to severe. Depending on the circumstances surrounding and leading up to an accident, there is a higher chance that serious injury might occur. Some accidents are caused by reckless or negligent driving, but accidents where drugs or alcohol are a factor are often very destructive.
Property owner negligence can cause you harm
Premises liability can be a vague or confusing term to those who aren’t familiar with it, but if you’ve ever injured yourself on someone else’s property, you may be more familiar with the concept than you realize. Premises liability is the area of personal injury concerned with injuries suffered because of negligent property ownership. This usually refers to injuries that could have been avoided if the owner of the property exercised reasonable precaution or forewarned others of potential dangers.
Does a misdiagnosis constitute medical malpractice?
When people think about medical malpractice, they usually think of a medical procedure that was performed wrong in some way that has caused someone even more health issues than they originally suffered from. While this certainly does constitute medical malpractice, you may be surprised to learn that there are other forms as well. One such type of medical malpractice comes in the form of failed or erroneous diagnosis. A medical professional prescribing the wrong treatment can cause serious harm later on, and could be the basis for a medical malpractice case.
