People in Tennessee are buying even more of their products on Amazon than ever before. The massive online shopping site provides a dizzying array of goods of almost all types to buyers in the U.S. and around the world. While Amazon serves as a general marketplace for...
Are E-Commerce Platforms Liable in Defective Products Cases?
Legal rulings can send ripple effects through the corporate world. Someone injured in a product liability incident in Tennessee can look towards a recent appellate court ruling when filing a lawsuit. E-commerce platforms may now share liability when facilitating the...
A nationwide recall of life-saving diabetes drug Metformin
When thousands of diabetic Americans and their loved ones turned on the news last week, it was to startling news: companies, under the advice of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), issued a recall for a critical drug for many type 2 diabetics. Metformin works in...
The FDA’s reporting process may be the first alert of a problem
Not every company catches a defective product before it ends up in the hands of consumers. It does not matter whether it is a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, medical device or some other company. The Food and Drug Administration has purview over a variety of industries and...
Can families count on product recalls to keep them safe?
It often seems Americans hear about every product recall under the Sun, from automobile airbags to chicken nuggets. But the federal government issues well over 4,000 every year, averaging roughly one recall every two hours. Almost nobody hears about most of them. So...
