Chicago Injury Lawyer Blog

Medical devices, machines, and other products injure and kill thousands each year. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintains a list of recalled medical devices. In addition to those products on this list, though, there are many different products that are dangerous or worn-out that kill and injure people in health care settings.

The experienced attorneys at Hurley McKenna & Mertz have represented numerous clients who were injured or killed by medical devices. Oftentimes, these cases arise out of situations where medical malpractice has been committed. We have also represented clients who have been injured by medical products at work.

If you or someone you know has been injured by dangerous medical devices or medical products, please contact the experienced attorneys at Hurley McKenna & Mertz for a free consultation.

IBM and Sony are recalling more that 500,000 batteries used in laptop computers. See full story. This is a new recall and does not include the 4.1 million faulty batteries recalled earlier this year by Dell. There are certainly tens of thousands, it not hundreds of thousands, of dangerous batteries being used in Chicagoland computers.

The faulty batteries are dangerous becasue they pose a fire hazard. The faulty batteries should be immediately returned to the manufacturer.

If you have had difficulties with the batteries at issue, please contact the experienced attorneys at Hurley McKenna & Mertz. At Hurley McKenna & Mertz, we have recovered substantial awards for our clients who have been injured by dangerous products.