products liability

Modular Homes: Wave of the Future, But Currently Risky

March 08, 2010 11:05

Modular home construction presents significant potential improvements to home construction: significantly reduced construction time; less material waste; and reduced expense.  If not handled appropriately in terms of contracts and risk, modular homes can translate to a gigantic headache for...

Using Freedom of Information Act Requests to your Advantage in Prosecuting Subrogation Claims

March 03, 2010 19:32

The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) can be a useful tool that subrogation professionals can employ to effectively gather information to build a successful products liability claim. In cases where a loss is caused by a defective product, a simple FOIA request to the...

More on Toyota

March 03, 2010 09:41

Transportation secretary Ray LaHood stated yesterday that the Obama administration is considering requiring all automobiles to contain a brake override system intended to prevent sudden acceleration. Already a feature in many cars sold around the world, the override system is...

More on Toyota Lawsuits

February 24, 2010 10:23

David Owen (South Carolina) and Byron Stier (Southwestern/Mass Tort Profs) are quoted in yesterday's NPR "All Things Considered" broadcast on Toyota's lawsuit problem. The story (and audio) are available here. --CJR

No If's, And's Or Butts: Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes

February 22, 2010 03:18

The flammability of approved cigarettes is of great importance to insurers as significant property damage occurs each year from carelessly discarded smoking materials.  According to NFPA's 2008 article U.S Smoking-Material Fire Problem, in 2006 over $606 million dollars of property damage...