Key Takeaways Pressure cookers can explode when safety mechanisms fail or defective parts cannot contain built-up steam. Burn injuries, lacerations, and permanent scarring are among the most serious outcomes of a pressure cooker explosion. The CPSC has issued warnings against specific brands for serious burn hazards. Colorado law gives injured victims two years from...
Key Takeaways Manufacturers in Colorado can face liability for a product defect regardless of whether negligence is proven. Design, manufacturing, and marketing defects are the three categories courts recognize in product liability claims. Responsibility can reach designers, assemblers, wholesalers, and retailers at every point in the supply chain. Physical preservation of the defective product...
E-Scooter Companies Hit with Lawsuit Alleging Dangerous Design and Marketing Practices [caption id="attachment_10372" align="alignnone" width="300"] Tim Valdez sitting in his electric wheelchair[/caption] A new Denver District Court lawsuit filed on behalf of 56-year-old Denver resident Tim Valdez alleges that dangerous design and marketing practices at Lime and its associates resulted in a severe 2022 electric scooter crash. Dormer Harpring, the Denver...
As a consumer, if any one of the thousands of items and products that you interact with on a daily basis contains a defect, your safety and health could be in jeopardy. Product manufacturers have a legal responsibility to ensure the reasonable safety of their products. If you own a product that has been...
By Sean Dormer About a year ago, it was time for me to buy a new bike helmet. As coincidence would have it, I was also in the middle of a knock-down, drag-out court case against one of the world’s most well-known bike manufacturers about a defective helmet retention system. Our client’s helmet came...
