I should have posted earlier the reason for the long dry period of no comments in this blog. We are starting our 4th week of trial in a products injury case and I just don’t have the time to contribute right now. The case involves a medical device that malfunctioned and destroyed a man’s hear during by pass surgery requiring a heart transplant. When the trial is over I’ll share some observations. Right now I’m a little occupied so stay…
When I graduated from Anacortes high school in 1953 I thought I was a great athlete since I had been given a basketball and football scholarship at the University of Washington. At six feet two inches I had played center and was proud of scoring ten or so points in a game. Fifteen points was a big night. Total scores of our games were in the forties. As you might guess, today I wouldn’t even be allowed to sit on…
When I think of products cases I think of Harry Philo. He was the lawyer who wrote about concepts of product safety and principles that apply to the manufacture and sale of products. He wrote about hazard and danger. His publication Lawyer’s Desk Reference was the standard for plaintiff product liability cases. Here are a few of his concepts from this publication. Hazard A hazard is a condition or changing set of circumstances which present the potential for injury Risk…