Georgia Injury Lawyer Blog

The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP handled a wrongful death case several years ago wherein we represented the family of a young boy who died in a house fire caused by a defective humidifier.

This week it was announced that Home Depot is recalling Chinese manufacture dehumidifiers because they pose a fire hazard according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall involves approximately 2,000 Hampton Bay model HB-50 dehumidifiers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that an internal component can fail causing it to overheat posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. The dehumidifiers were sold by Home Depot from November 2000 through May 2007. Home Depot has received approximately 18 reports of the dehumidifiers catching fire.

After the wrongful death case that our attorneys handled several years ago, we take these dangerous product recalls seriously as should consumers. If you have been injured or lost a loved one as a result of a defective product, contact the Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP who have over 40 years of experience representing injured clients.

As Congress debates providing and paying for health care, another huge "cost" must not be forgotten: the cost of medical errors and medical negligence.

According to conservative estimates, 98,000 Americans annually die because of preventable medical negligence. Many more suffer life-changing injuries.

A terrific website, 98,000 Reasons, describes many of these stories of preventable injuries and deaths. Please visit it, as reducing medical errors saves innocent lives, and reduces costs of health care.

As Georgia injury lawyers, we have seen our share of serious burn injury cases. Burn injuries vary widely in both their cause and severity. Many burn accidents occur as a result of the negligence of someone other than the victim. For that reason, anytime someone is severely burned, it is crucial to determine how the accident occurred and who was at fault. Many burn injuries are caused by defective or dangerous products for which the manufacturer of the product may be liable. As an example, this year two U.S. senators introduced a bill to congress which would require that all stoves sold in the United States be sold with brackets which would prevent them from tipping over. In addition the bill would require that the devices be installed. Over the past twenty years, a hundred people have been seriously injured or killed because a stove tipped over on them. Some stove tipping victims were severely burned due to hot foods and liquids spilling onto them and a few people have been crushed to death by a stove. U.S. Congressmen Bart Stupak (D-MI) and Vito Fossella (R-NY) presented H.R. 5753 to Congress this last April. In a $546 million class action settlement agreement, Sears has agreed to provide anti-tip devices for free for 4 million stoves that they sold. See http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2611, visited on October 26, 2009.

If you or a loved one have sustained a serious burn injury because of the negligence of another, contact the Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP. We have more than 40 years experience in representing the victims of a serious personal injuries due to defective products. Contact us today for a free case consultation.