Once a product becomes available for purchase, it should be safe for consumers — but unfortunately, that’s not always the case. There are many dangerous products available on the market in 2023 that may pose a serious risk to consumers.
If you or a loved one was injured as a result of any of the dangerous products listed below, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
Get in touch with us today to see if Sokolove Law may be able to help with your case.
Ridesharing apps like Lyft and Uber may not have done enough to ensure the safety of their passengers and prevent physical or sexual assaults from occurring.
Lawsuits against the rideshare companies claim they failed to:
Adequately screen drivers
Implement safety design changes to their apps
Properly respond to passenger complaints
Remove drivers who had sexually assaulted passengers
If you or a loved one was attacked or sexually assaulted while using Uber or Lyft, you may be able to pursue compensation from a rideshare lawsuit.
CoolSculpting® is a procedure used to freeze and reduce fat cells in specific areas of the body. However, this procedure can cause patients to suffer from serious complications, including paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH).
Symptoms of PAH can include:
Disfigurement
Firm bulges or lumps where treatment took place
Sudden and inexplicable increase in fatty tissue
Swelling and pain
Contact Sokolove Law to learn if you may be eligible to file a CoolSculpting lawsuit and pursue compensation for your injuries.
Syfovre™ injections are used to slow retinal damage from geographic atrophy (GA). However, some patients have developed occlusive retinal vasculitis, a type of inflammation that hinders blood flow to the retina and may result in significant vision loss.
Syfovre medication and occlusive retinal vasculitis side effects may include:
Blind spots (scotoma)
Blurred vision
Floaters or flashes
Inflammation
Pain
Partial or total loss of sight
If you developed occlusive retinal vasculitis after an injection of Syfovre, you may be able to take legal action and pursue compensation.
Stone countertop fabricators are at risk of inhaling silica dust and developing serious illnesses like silicosis. Silicosis is a progressive lung disease that, in serious cases, may be fatal.
Symptoms of silicosis can include:
Discolored lips
Fatigue
Fever and night sweats
Persistent cough
Shortness of breath
Swelling of the legs
Learn more about your legal options if you worked with materials that contained crystalline silica and later developed silicosis.
Using Ozempic or other medications containing semaglutide may cause health issues, especially when taken in high doses and for weight loss.
Health issues linked to Ozempic and semaglutide include:
Acute gallbladder disease
Biliary diseases (diseases relating to bile or the bile duct)
Gallstones (cholelithiasis)
Inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis)
If you or a loved one developed a gallbladder or biliary issue after using a semaglutide medication, you may be able to seek justice through an Ozempic lawsuit.
The Bard PowerPort family of devices are implantable ports that allow catheters to easily deliver medication to the bloodstream. While all implantable ports may come with some health risks, lawsuits claim there may be design elements specific to Bard PowerPort devices that can increase the likelihood of injuries caused by the device.
In these lawsuits, a number of patients allege to have suffered injuries from their device:
Fracturing or breaking apart
Migrating or becoming dislodged and moving
Causing infection as a result of the fracturing or migrating
If you believe you were injured by a Bard PowerPort device, contact Sokolove Law. You may be eligible to file a lawsuit and pursue compensation.
Fixed palate expanders for adults may cause serious injuries and dental complications. This is because the upper jaw bones in adults are fused, making the palate resistant to expansion.
When adults use palatal expanders, they may be at risk of the following injuries:
Bone erosion
Chronic pain
Damaged gums
Difficulty eating
Dislocation of teeth
Exposed roots
Flared teeth
Uneven bite
Tooth loss
Contact Sokolove Law today to learn if you may be eligible to file an adult palate expander lawsuit.
In January 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged all consumers and health care providers to stop using Delsam Pharma and EzriCare Artificial Tears over-the-counter eye drops for dry eyes.
Both Delsam and EzriCare eye drops have been linked to infections nationwide that have led to:
Permanent vision loss
Hospitalizations
Death
Learn more about your legal options if you or a loved one used EzriCare eye drops and suffered harm.
Future Motion’s Onewheel electric skateboards can stop suddenly in motion and eject the rider from the device. This can cause serious injuries and, in some instances, death.
All models of Future Motion’s Onewheel skateboards can put riders at risk of death and injuries:
Onewheel®
Onewheel+®
Onewheel+ XR®
Onewheel Pint®
Onewheel Pint X®
Onewheel GT®
If you or a loved one was injured from a Onewheel skateboard malfunctioning, you may be eligible to seek justice and compensation through a lawsuit against Future Motion.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about the safety and effectiveness of infant head shaping pillows, which create an unsafe sleeping environment for babies.
Using baby head shaping pillows can increase the risk of:
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID)
Suffocation
Death
If your child was hurt or killed because of an infant head shaping pillow, contact Sokolove Law today. You may be able to pursue compensation through a lawsuit against the product manufacturer.
Emerging studies have found that frequent use of chemical hair relaxers may double the risk of uterine cancer in women.
Dangerous chemicals found in different brands of chemical hair straighteners include:
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Formaldehyde
Metals (like arsenic, mercury, and lead)
Parabens
If you’ve used chemical hair relaxer products to straighten your hair and were later diagnosed with endometrial or uterine cancer, you may be able to file a lawsuit against the makers of these products.
Social media platforms have been known to target children and teenagers, which has led to an alarming increase in social media addictions.
Spending multiple hours a day on social media may cause young people to develop depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, eating disorders, and more.
Sites that pose a particularly high risk to adolescents include:
Meta Platforms’ (Facebook and Instagram)
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
If you or your child suffered from physical or psychological harm due to social media addiction, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit against the social media platforms responsible.
Up to 65% of patients who were given Tepezza (the brand name of teprotumumab) for thyroid eye disease (TED) may be at risk of suffering some form of hearing damage, according to new research.
Tepezza hearing-related side effects may include:
Autophony: Your own voice echoing or sounding too loud
Hyperacusis: Extreme or unusual sensitivity to sounds
Hypoacusis: Partial loss of hearing
Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Deafness or permanent loss of hearing
Tinnitus: Ringing in the ears
If you or a loved one experienced hearing loss or damage after receiving infusions of Tepezza, you may be able to seek justice through a Tepezza lawsuit.
New studies suggest that taking Tylenol (the brand name of pain relievers acetaminophen and paracetamol) while pregnant may increase the risk of multiple disorders in children.
Johnson & Johnson may have known about the risks associated with taking Tylenol during pregnancy. However, they failed to place a warning label on their products or notify the public of these risks.
If your child was diagnosed with ASD or ADHD after Tylenol use during pregnancy, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit and pursue compensation.
Thousands of adults and adolescents who received the Gardasil HPV vaccine have reported suffering from severe and debilitating side effects.
Some of the Gardasil side effects include:
Autoimmune disorders
Chronic fatigue
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Movement disorders
Neurological disorders
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
If you’ve experienced serious side effects after receiving the Gardasil vaccine, we may be able to help you pursue compensation through a Gardasil side effects lawsuit.
Exactech Inc. has recalled various implant and replacement products due to the risk of premature device failure and other adverse health events.
Included among the recall are certain models of:
Exactech ankle implant systems
Exactech hip replacement systems
Exactech knee replacement systems
If you or your loved one suffered side effects from an Exactech ankle, knee, or hip replacement, you may be eligible to pursue compensation through an Exactech lawsuit.
Taxotere®, which is the brand name of docetaxel, is an intravenous chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancerous cells.
This chemotherapy drug is used to treat various types of cancer, including:
Breast cancer
Head/neck cancer
Lung cancer
Prostate cancer
Stomach cancer
Unfortunately, Taxotere has been linked to severe, potentially permanent, eye injuries and vision damage. If you or a loved one suffered eye damage after being treated with Taxotere, you may be entitled to compensation.
Cow’s milk-based baby formula and milk fortifier products can greatly increase the risk of low-birth-weight and premature babies developing a serious, potentially fatal, intestinal disease called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
Unfortunately, many popular baby formula and milk fortifier products on the market today have cow’s milk in them, including:
Enfamil™
Similac®
If your baby was premature and developed NEC after being fed cow’s milk-based formula products, even while still under hospital care, you may be able to seek justice and compensation through a baby formula lawsuit.
After at least eight infants suffocated to death in Boppy® Newborn Loungers, The Boppy Company issued a recall of all 3.3 million makes, models, and color variations of their Newborn Lounger products.
The recalled Boppy baby products include:
Boppy Original Newborn Loungers
Boppy Preferred Newborn Loungers
Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Loungers
If your child was injured in a Boppy baby lounger, you may be able to file a Boppy lawsuit to pursue compensation.
A sound-reducing foam used in these products can break down and be inhaled by the user, potentially leading to sinus infections, respiratory issues, cancer, and more.
Montelukast is an asthma and allergy prescription drug that has been marketed and sold under the brand name Singulair® by Merck & Co., Inc. since 1998.
Singulair, however, has been linked to many neuropsychiatric or mental health side effects, including:
Aggression and irritability
Anxiety and depression
Disorientation, hallucinations, or confusion
Sleep problems like insomnia and nightmares
Suicidal thoughts and action
Multiple Singulair class action lawsuits have been filed and are still pending in court. If you or your child took Singulair and experienced mental health side effects, you may be able to take legal action to pursue compensation.
The Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper has now been pulled from the market, after an investigation by Consumer Reports found that the overall design of the sleeper poses life-threatening risks to babies.
According to this groundbreaking investigation by Consumer Reports:
At least 32 babies have died inside the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper
A cardinal rule of infant care is that newborns must lay flat on their backs
The Rock ‘n Play Sleeper allows babies to lay on their backs at an incline
Laying at an incline increases the risk of a baby accidentally suffocating
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning to consumers in 2019, but these dangerous infant sleepers remained on the markets for years afterwards.
The active ingredient in the weed-killer Roundup is glyphosate, an herbicide that has been linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other cancers.
Monsanto, the company that makes the weed-killer, recently banned the use of glyphosate in residential products — but it remains in products used by agricultural professionals.
Those at risk of developing Roundup-related cancers include:
Avid gardeners
Farmworkers
Garden center and nursery workers
Groundskeepers
Horticulturists
Landscapers
If you or a loved one was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or another cancer after being exposed to Roundup, you may be eligible to take legal action against Monsanto.
Talcum powder is made from talc, a mineral that's mined from the earth. However, talc can be contaminated with microscopic asbestos fibers. Exposure to asbestos in talc products, like Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, can lead to serious and sometimes fatal illnesses.
Lawsuits allege that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder can cause:
For decades, the toxic herbicide or weedkiller paraquat has been sprayed on commercial farms to prevent weed growth near crops. Unfortunately, paraquat exposure has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative brain disorder that gradually becomes worse with time.
Exposure to paraquat can happen if you:
Apply, load, or mix paraquat
Come into contact with sprayed plants
Get paraquat on your skin
Inhale or ingest the weedkiller
Learn more about filing a paraquat lawsuit to pursue financial compensation for your care.
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