New Mexico Injury Lawyer Blog

A recent New York Times article posed the following question:

Who should be accountable when a company sells a flawed product that can injure or kill patients? Is it the company or the people who run it?

We believe it's both.

We have seen hundreds of individuals throughout New Mexico who have had surgery, only to sustain injuries as the result of a physician implanting a defective product such as the Zimmer Durom Cup. Many parties may be responsible in such cases - including the company, the executives running the company, and even the physicians.

However, those people who are not responsible and must be compensated are the innocent patients who seek medical attention to improve their condition, only to sustain further injury.

In 2006, the Zimmer Durom Cup was introduced and intended to be an improvement over previous hip replacement products. However, rather than being an improvement, it caused significant pain and discomfort, as well as a loosening of the hip implants, requiring additional surgeries.

The use of defective Zimmer Durom Cups in hip replacement surgeries has led to dozens of lawsuits cropping up all around the country. Currently, at least 51 product liability lawsuits in 10 different states are currently pending against the Zimmer Durum Cup, a defective part that implanted during hip replacement surgery.

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Less than a month into 2010, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has already recalled dozens of products - including a massive crib recall of 635,000 Dorel Asia Cribs. The recall came after reports of 10 separate injuries and one infant death as a result of being trapped and strangled by a defective crib. The Dorel Asia crib's drop side hardware can fail, causing the drop side to detach and allow a gap between the crib and mattress where an infant or toddler can become trapped, suffocated or strangled.

With 20 different models being sold at stores throughout the United States, including Walmart and Sears, the potential for more serious injuries and deaths is widespread.

The recent recall is but the latest in a long list of crib recalls. In fact, more than 5 million cribs, bassinets and play yards have been recalled since 2007. These include such popular cribs as the Simplicity Drop Side Crib, Babi Italia Pinehurst and Delta Enterprise Drop Side Cribs, Stork Craft Baby Cribs and Convertible Cribs by Playkids, USA.

As a result of the dangers presented by cribs and bassinets, it's crucial to check resources such as the CPSC's crib information center to see if the crib, bassinet or play yard in your nursery is on the recall list.

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