Manufacturers of Dangerous and Faulty Products
Juries are a powerful force for change and safety:
Thanks to juries, poorly designed and dangerous toys, medicines, equipment, appliances, vehicles and other consumer goods have been pulled from the stores, redesigned and made safer. But some industry groups, instead of focusing on improving safety and protecting their customers, are fighting against being held accountable for their actions. The greatest threat to the power of 12, the power of juries, is from these industry groups' efforts to erode your fundamental Constitutional rights to justice. Fight back.
It has happened time and again: a corporation makes a product that is dangerously faulty. Yet despite the fact that they know that product could hurt or even kill people, they continue to manufacture it. Why? Because they believe the damage that will be done isn't worth the money it would take to fix it. Some of the most outrageous recent cases include:
The Automotive Industry
Knowingly made trucks with side-saddle gas tanks that could explode on impact [Read Ann Kirkwood's Story], and vans whose design flaws made them vulnerable to roll-overs [Read Zach Zigich's Story].
The pharmaceutical Industry
Continued to aggressively market and sell the pain reliever Vioxx, even though they knew it was causing heart attacks and strokes. "This [Vioxx] is a prime example of a company's drive for profit steamrolling its duty to be safe." - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott [Read the Vioxx Story]
Manufacturers of Household Goods and Appliances
When a 9 year old girl lost her arm because a major manufacturer would not put a simple safety device in their washing machines, only the power of our jury system forced them to fix the problem to prevent further injuries to consumers. [Read Amber's Story]
