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At the end of 2002, CPSC had reports of 5,239 ATV related deaths
Deaths and injuries associated with all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have shown an increasing trend in the last several years. This was an increase of 698 deaths from 2001. These additional reported deaths occurred during the years 1999 to 2002. Of these reported fatalities, about one-third were children under 16 years old. Fourteen percent were under 12.

 

Have you or a loved one been injured by a product that was not your fault? Click here to contact Oklahoma Lawyers that handle product liability cases and lawsuits. You have legal rights and options.

 
Oklahoma Occupants of SUVs and pickups    
 
 
Product Liability Cases Involving SUV ‘s in Oklahoma
Pickup and SUV occupants 218
precentage 33
Total motor vehicle deaths 668

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data I
 

The manufacturer of a product has the given responsibility of making their product with care. Manufacturers provide the assurance that a purchaser or user of the product suffer a personal injury when using the product as intended by the manufacturer.

 
Oklahoma Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
10 year old Oklahoma boy injured in police cruiser accident receives $175,000 (4/19/2004)
A 10 year old child was a backseat passenger in Grandmother's vehicle when a car flag blew off the car. Grandmother turned around to fetch the flag, parking on the back side of a hill half off the road, and child jumped out into Highway 99 to get it.
CJ-2002-97
 

The products you purchase from Oklahoma retail stores, wholesalers, supermarkets, or specialty outlets are manufactured with an implicit guarantee that the item is not defective and that the purchaser of the item come to no harm if the manufactured product is used in its intended manner.

Products with a dangerously defective potential rate are a threat to your safety and well-being. An individual who has been loaned or given a defective or negligent product can file product liability claims and take action against those responsible for the defective or dangerous product.

Among the many common consumer products that are recalled are:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires
  • Toys
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Food
  • Cosmetics

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Oklahoma Audio & Video    
 
  PRODUCT LIABILITY
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 4:09, 7/9/1998

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn a product liability bill that was being blocked by Democrats. The measure would have limited the liability of wholesalers and retailers of products that cause harm. It also would have limited punitive damages against companies with fewer than 25 employees or with annual revenues of less than five million dollars. The measure, which has been debated in various forms for years, was opposed by trial lawyers and consumer group
Source: National Public Radio
 
 
Oklahoma External Sites    
 
 

1999 Legislative Summary - Judiciary/Courts
1998 Oklahoma Senate Legislative Summary - Judiciary/Courts. ... The act does not grant, prevent, or limit liability under product liability laws or

 


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News about product liability cases in Oklahoma and nationwide:

Products Liability Filings Remain High
Products Liability Filings Remain High But Continue Decline Since 2004 Peak, According to Data from LexisNexis Market Intelligence...
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Proposed FDA Rule Preempts State Product Liability Laws
Back-door approach seeks powers denied by Congress and the courtsWASHINGTON, D.C. - The Food and Drug Administration is attempting a back...
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Balanced Budget Amendment, Tax Relief, Crime Control Among Top Goals For Senate Republicans
Washington, D.C. -- A comprehensive package of bills and one constitutional amendment were introduced in the U.S. Senate this week aimed as early l...
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Product Liability Terms

 


Today's Terms

Manufacturing Defect

Definition:
When one particular product out of many like products has a flaw that makes it unreasonably dangerous, it is said to have a manufacturing defect.

Marketing Defect

Definition:
The failure to adequately warn of a potential risk of harm that is known or should have been known about a product or its foreseeable use.

Asbestos or other asbestos-containing products

Definition:
Products that have liability lawsuits and Class action lawsuits, asbestos is considered dangerous to your health. This product is heavily regulated for use and removal.

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Product Liability Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Product Liability:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires

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Oklahoma Product Liability Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an product liability attorney you should contact our Product Liability Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Ada
  • Altus
  • Ardmore
  • Bartlesville
  • Bethany
  • Broken Arrow
  • Chickasha
  • Choctaw
  • Claremore
  • Collinsville
  • Duncan
  • Durant
  • Edmond
  • El Reno
  • Enid
  • Guthrie
  • Lawton
  • Mcalester
  • Miami
  • Muskogee
  • Mustang
  • Norman
  • Oklahoma City
  • Okmulgee
  • Owasso
  • Ponca City
  • Sand Springs
  • Sapulpa
  • Shawnee
  • Stillwater
  • Tahlequah
  • Tulsa
  • Yukon
 


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