by Williams Cedar, LLC | Jan 3, 2025 | Product Liability Law
As a consumer, you rely on manufacturers to ensure that the products they sell you are safe to use. However, there is always a risk that they make a mistake and make a product that was not reasonably fit, suitable, or safe for its intended purpose. This may happen when a manufacturer designs a product in a defective way or fails to provide adequate warnings or instructions, causing them to manufacture products that can injure or sicken the people that use them. Here are seven problems that can potentially lead to defective products that can hurt you or the people you care about:
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Nov 25, 2024 | Civil Rights Law
Police misconduct is a sadly common occurrence, with around 250,000 people across the United States suffering injuries every year as a result of an encounter with law enforcement. Victims of police misconduct can suffer major violations to their civil rights, as well as significant bodily harm. But what exactly is police misconduct, and what does it look like in the day-to-day context?
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Nov 16, 2024 | Environmental Law
A recent ruling from the DC Court of Appeals found that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) does not grant the authority to pass binding regulations. As a result, decades of regulations are now thrown up in the air, since rulings made under NEPA have been treated as legally binding up to this point. This could result in substantially more litigation, and could set up a fight in the Supreme Court that may result in further limits to the power of administrative agencies like the EPA.
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Nov 8, 2024 | Sexual Abuse Law
Sexual abuse is a distressingly common issue across the United States, with major institutions often playing a role in facilitating or concealing its impact. When it happens, responsible organizations can be held legally responsible if they might have prevented it but failed. But where exactly does sexual abuse happen, and why does it happen in the first place?
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by Williams Cedar, LLC | Nov 1, 2024 | Product Liability Law, Environmental Law
Hershey’s is facing a federal lawsuit that has accused it of having wrappers containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This has resulted in Hershey’s candy containing elevated levels of these potentially dangerous “forever chemicals.” This is particularly concerning given the popularity of these products with children, who may be at increased risk of health problems from PFAS exposure.
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