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Liability Suits Filed After FDA Recall of Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps

Sep 8 2020 Design Defect

Following the February 2020 FDA recall of Medtronic’s MiniMed insulin pumps, lawsuits have begun to appear from injured consumers. The Class I recall, the most serious type of FDA recall, announced the regulatory agency’s discovery that the insulin pumps were…

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Accident Reconstruction Expertise Doesn’t Qualify an Expert to Opine on Tire Failure

Jan 12 2021 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Haines v. Webb Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200885 In this vehicle collision case, a Texas court precluded the accident reconstruction expert’s testimony…

Laptop Battery Pack Allegedly Causes Fatal House Fire, Killing Teen

Jul 21 2020 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Gopalratnam v. Hewlett-Packard Co. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40386 Facts The plaintiffs’ son bought an HP laptop that contained a battery pack manufactured by…

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Batteries, Burn, Burn Injury

ATV Expert Report Contradicts Victim’s Account of 50 Foot Plunge in Off-Roading Accident

Jul 9 2020 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Gummo v. Ward Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154040 Facts The plaintiff filed a lawsuit after her daughter, who was friends with the…

Sports & Recreation Expert May Opine on Defective Flag Football Belt Despite No Prior Design Experience

Jun 25 2020 Design Defect

Court: Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Delgado v. Markwort Sporting Goods Co. Citation: 2006 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 685 Facts This case involves product liability claims against the manufacturer of flag football…

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Design Defect, Football, Liability

Negligent Design Engineering Allegedly Causes Off-Road Vehicle Accident

Jul 9 2019 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Thompson v. Polaris Indus. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81103 In this personal injury case involving an off-road vehicle accident, the plaintiffs presented an expert with…

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Human Factors Experts Not Qualified To Opine On Design Defects, District Court for Northern Georgia Says

Jun 18 2019 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Vazquez v. Raymond Corp. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5355 In this product liability action, the plaintiff sought to hold defendants, Raymond Corporation…

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Fourth Circuit Reverses and Remands Case After District Court Fails to Apply Daubert Test to Engineer Expert Witness Testimony

Jun 13 2019 Design Defect

Court – United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Jurisdiction – Federal Case Name – Nease v. Ford Motor Co. Citation – 848 F.3d 219 Facts While driving a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup truck, the plaintiff discovered his…

Nebraska Court Excludes a Seasoned Electrical Engineering Expert’s Testimony, Finding it Speculative

May 2 2019 Design Defect

Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Pitts v. Genie Indus Citation: 302 Neb. 88 In this product liability case involving an aerial lift platform malfunction that caused an electrician to sustain injuries, the plaintiff called an electrical…

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Seasoned Retail Safety Expert Usurps Role Of Trial Judge

Apr 11 2019 Design Defect

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Bennett v. Target Corp. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189067 In this personal injury case, the plaintiff Sharon Bennett broke her foot after she…

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Design Defect Related Blog Posts

Liability Suits Filed After FDA Recall of Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps

Design Defect Expert Witness Case Studies

Accident Reconstruction Expertise Doesn’t Qualify an Expert to Opine on Tire Failure

Laptop Battery Pack Allegedly Causes Fatal House Fire, Killing Teen

ATV Expert Report Contradicts Victim’s Account of 50 Foot Plunge in Off-Roading Accident

Sports & Recreation Expert May Opine on Defective Flag Football Belt Despite No Prior Design Experience

Negligent Design Engineering Allegedly Causes Off-Road Vehicle Accident

Human Factors Experts Not Qualified To Opine On Design Defects, District Court for Northern Georgia Says

Fourth Circuit Reverses and Remands Case After District Court Fails to Apply Daubert Test to Engineer Expert Witness Testimony

Nebraska Court Excludes a Seasoned Electrical Engineering Expert’s Testimony, Finding it Speculative

Seasoned Retail Safety Expert Usurps Role Of Trial Judge

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