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- The Surge of Product Liability Claims in New Jersey After the Holidays: What You Need to Know
Jan 22, 2024
In New Jersey, the festive season is synonymous with joy and celebration, but there’s an often overlooked aftermath – a noticeable increase in product liability claims. This phenomenon, directly tied to the holiday shopping surge, necessitates a deeper understanding of consumer rights and the intricacies of product liability law. At Andres, Berger & Tran, we specialize in navigating these legal waters and are here to shed light on this critical issue for New Jersey residents...Read More - What Are Class Action Lawsuits?
Apr 17, 2017
Sometimes, a large group of people is affected by a common situation. Be it an injury from a A class action is a kind of lawsuit in which one or several people, known as class representatives, sue on behalf of a larger group of people, known as “the class” or “class members” who are all affected by the same situation. Class action lawsuits afford many individuals the opportunity to make their claims heard as...Read More - Know What to Expect in a Product Liability Lawsuit
Jun 10, 2014
By law, a product must meet ordinary expectations of you the consumer. That doesn’t mean that if you don’t like how it works you can sue. You Attorney Contacts the Defendant In a product liability lawsuit there may be more than one defendant. Everyone from the manufacturer to the store where you purchased the product may be liable. Often, your attorney will contact the defendants to work out a settlement to avoid court. If...Read More - Profit vs. Safety: The Medical Device Industry
Jan 13, 2014
The medical device industry is a booming $350 billion a year business in the United States. Through their relentless lobbying efforts and campaign contributions, medical device manufacturers are seeing success at maximizing their profits by gradually eroding the safeguards that should protect the public from defective and unsafe products. The FDA: Helping Medical Device Manufacturers Increase Their Profitability In comparison to the FDA approval process that most new drugs undergo, many medical devices that are...Read More