Kratom Brew: Soothing or Addictive?

Addicts claim ingredient sabotages recovery efforts
There’s a nonalcoholic beverage being served in bars around the country that former drug addicts like because it soothes their withdrawal cravings. Well, no wonder. Apparently, an ingredient in the beverage, kratom, is just as addictive as the d...

Read the full story here:
http://www.products-liability-insurance.com/kratom-brew-soothing-addictive/

 

This insurance article was posted at Products-Liability-Insurance.com

Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals, Product liability:

Undisclosed E-cig Toxins and “Popcorn Lung”

Class-action suit filed in California
Electronic cigarettes are supposed to be a safe smoking product and many applaud their use for those who want to quit smoking tobacco. But not everyone is a fan of the e-cig. Plenty of people protest that the “healthier alternative” to traditional cigarettes ...

Read the full story here:
http://www.products-liability-insurance.com/undisclosed-e-cig-toxins-and-popcorn-lung/

 

This insurance article was posted at Products-Liability-Insurance.com

E-cigarettes, Product liability:

Government Crackdown on Dietary Supplements

Product liability lawsuits sure to follow
Criminal and civil charges have been filed against 117 manufacturers and distributers of products that are falsely being marketed as dietary supplements. Recalls could also result for more than 100 dietary supplement products that received warnings from...

Read the full story here:
http://www.products-liability-insurance.com/government-crackdown-dietary-supplements/

 

This insurance article was posted at Products-Liability-Insurance.com

Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals, Product liability:

Retailers and Airlines Ban Hoverboards

Lithium batteries pose fire hazard
Hoverboards are one of the 2015 holiday season’s most sought after gifts. And Amazon, one of the world’s largest retailers, is playing the part of the Grinch.
Amazon is pulling many models from its U.S. and U.K. websites for safety reasons.
A safety page on Ama...

Read the full story here:
http://www.products-liability-insurance.com/4057-2/

 

This insurance article was posted at Products-Liability-Insurance.com

Product liability, Retail Chain Store:

Bankruptcy Judge Rules on GM Ignition Recall

Punitive damages can be awarded in some cases
A while back we posted on the 2014 recall of 2.7 million cars, which was the result of 42 deaths, 58 injuries, 13 years of errors and a cover-up by General Motors. Because GM filed Chapter 11 in 2009, it received a Congressional waiver for any...

Read the full story here:
http://www.products-liability-insurance.com/bankruptcy-judge-rules-on-gm-ignition-recall/

 

This insurance article was posted at Products-Liability-Insurance.com

Product liability, Product Recall:

State-to-State Variability of Product Liability Laws

When a retailer can be sued as a manufacture
A topic that often comes up in my phone conversations with different businesses is their belief that as a distributor they have less liability than the manufacturer of the product.  The truth is that this is correct in most states. However, in some ...

Read the full story here:
http://www.products-liability-insurance.com/state-to-state-variability-liability-laws/

 

This insurance article was posted at Products-Liability-Insurance.com

Product liability:

A Strong Case for Having a Product Recall Plan

Better safe than sorry
I was just reading about Graco’s recall of six million car seats and possibly being subject to punitive damages because they may not have notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration within the required five days.  Punitive damages are just what they so...

Read the full story here:
http://www.products-liability-insurance.com/a-strong-case-for-having-a-product-recall-plan/

 

This insurance article was posted at Products-Liability-Insurance.com

Product Recall: