Product Liability

A student who broke her ankle after one of her high heels snapped has been awarded £7,200 in compensation from the shoe chain Dolcis. Sophie King, 20, was wearing the £35 pair of shoes for the first time when the accident...

Government ministers have pledged their support for UK victims of a painkilling drug, manufactured in the USA, which was found to have dangerous side effects. Members of Parliament have agreed to put pressure on the US drug company,...

A woman whose thumb was lacerated when she tried to open a bottle of wine has been awarded £6,000 in damages. Christine Millard, 42, was trying to uncork a bottle of wine that she had purchased from her local ASDA store when the...

A cyclist who was badly injured when he suffered a fall could be entitled to a substantial payout after he won his case in the High Court against the bike’s importer. Alan Ide claimed that he was riding his £1,295 Marin mountain bike along a...

Over the years, consumer law has been tightened up and among the rights consumers have under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (CPA) is the right to be protected from the effects of using a defective product. Normally, determining whether...

Diageo has announced that it is to increase its annual payment to the Thalidomide Trust from £2.8m to £6.5m. The Trust provides funds for people suffering from genetic abnormalities which resulted from mothers taking the drug thalidomide when...