product liability

The last thing in your home you may expect to injure you is your cosmetic products. Defective makeup and personal care items, however, have faced thousands of product liability lawsuits over the years. Cosmetics can contain many dangerous ingredients, such as lead and chemicals, that lead to serious health issues. If you believe you...

Vaping is the new smoking for millions of users around the world. Unfortunately, many of these users are teens. Over 3.6 million minors under the age of 18 use e-cigarette and vape devices as of 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most vaping users do not fully understand the health...

A boxed warning is the strongest type of caution against the potential hazards a product could pose to consumers. Often called a black box warning, it is something the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends for medications and medical devices that have displayed safety problems for consumers. Late last year, the FDA recommended a...

Allergan BIOCELL® textured breast implants and tissue expanders have been recalled worldwide due to an uncommon incidence of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a rare cancer of the immune system. On July 25, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a nationwide recall due to an increasing number of cases and...

JULY 13, 2015 UPDATE: NBC NEWS BROADCAST IN DEPTH LOOK AT TAKATA RECALL AND DEATH OF JEWEL BRANGMAN. JUNE 19, 2015 UPDATE:  HONDA CONFIRMS THE DEATH OF JEWEL BRANGMAN CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAG. READ THE LATEST DETAILS HERE. Panish Shea & Boyle LLP is actively involved in investigating personal injury and wrongful death...

Important Information About the CRE Infection Litigation from the Medical Device Legal Experts at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP Nearly 200 patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, more than 70 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and other patients at hospitals throughout the United States have been potentially exposed to a...