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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: My husband was injured on a machine that is manufactured in China. They ignored the 10 day default notice what happens

now. My current lawyer seems way out of his element. Is it best to just give up? He said it is extremely doubtful that we would get any compensation from the Chinese manufacturer. My husband can’t do the job anymore that he used to do. We are sinking financially now due to him being able to only... View More

Stephen Murray
Stephen Murray
answered on Oct 18, 2024

I’m really sorry to hear about what you and your husband are going through. It sounds like a deeply frustrating and overwhelming situation. When a foreign manufacturer ignores a default notice, like the one you sent to the Chinese company, it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to give up. It’s... View More

Q: Can I develop a new product that I'm already existing products?
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answered on Oct 8, 2024

Absolutely, developing a new product alongside your existing ones can be a great way to expand your business. Start by assessing how the new product complements your current lineup and meets the needs of your customers. Understanding the market demand and ensuring there's a gap your new... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Elder Law for Pennsylvania on
Q: Can a bank recover funds that were wired to another account in a scam?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jul 23, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney knowledgeable in banking law could advise best (there's a heading for "Banking Law" here if you wanted to repost and include it), but your question remains open for two weeks. You could also check with your bank - larger banks could have more powerful... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Products Liability and Gaming for Pennsylvania on
Q: hi i have a bad gambling problem since i been taking robinirole for my restless leg is there anything i can do about thi
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jun 5, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. You could reach out to product liability law firms to learn if your situation is the subject of any current lawsuits. Law firms that handle these types of cases are often specific in the prescription drugs they... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Employment Law, Family Law and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
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Kathryn Hilbush
Kathryn Hilbush
answered on Jul 4, 2023

I think you need to try posing your question again. What we see here is too garbled to make any sense.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Compensation for Pennsylvania on
Q: I have permanent scar tissue on my nose from a pair of safety glasses cutting in and ripping the skin off can I sue

I wear prescription glasses and had to wear a pair of safety glasses over top of the prescription glasses the safety glasses had a sharp edge on the bottom and kept ripping into my skin kept cutting in my skin I tried many different pairs of the safety glasses and they all did the same thing they... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jun 7, 2023

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. It sounds like you may be working in an industrial, lab, or other setting where the glasses may be part of your safety gear in the course of your employment. If that's the case, it's possible you... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: is this case at all solvable?

While I was riding the thread on the right upper part got loose and part of the fork shot out. The pressurized part hit firstly my face (my cheekbone was broken) and then it hit my right eye so badly that it damaged my eye completely (eye nerve was damaged, eye was broken onto 3 parts, lower eyelid... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 26, 2023

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. I'm sorry for your injuries from this terrible accident. From the description, it sounds like a mechanical (thread) failure on the front end (fork) of a two-wheeled vehicle. The best way to answer your... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: Are all personal injuries as a result of a defective product treated the same when there was a significant injury.

The product in question was examined by an expert and found to be faulty. The hospital bill was over $14,000. Time off work and lost wages total approximately $20,000.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 11, 2022

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Yes, they can be seen as the SAME in terms of the basic underlying legal theories applied. The claimant will need to show that the product was defective. This could mean the product was defectively designed,... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Contracts, Products Liability and Tax Law for Pennsylvania on
Q: If a post office was to forward you letters about your stimulus payment but return the payments to the sender would it

Be considered mail tampering. I have received the letter 1444c three times to my forwarded address but they returned the payment for the notice three times they know what they are doing and I want to know if I could perhaps file a complaint against that post office or whoever is in charge ect.

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Oct 14, 2021

No. They are not supposed to forward certain things. You need to be sure that the IRS and the government have your proper address. Discuss this with your Congressperson--they have information on how you can get your payments.

1 Answer | Asked in Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: What do I do the shampoo company I use is being sued for hair loss! which I have what should I do ?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 19, 2021

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. If you feel you suffered injury as a result of the product, you could contact the law firm(s) handling the lawsuit and speak to them. If they felt you had a case, they could advise you on your options. Good... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: Good day, I have a case management hearing and no representation, how likely is it I will be treated fairly for justice?

I was severally injured in a car malfunction due to Auto fraud and product liability. My former attorneys mishandled my case and no one will represent me. I am not giving up on justice. My life will never be the same, my health is getting worse as I suffer physically, emotionally and financially... View More

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Jun 11, 2021

Proving malfunction cases is extremely difficult, and be prepared to spend $60,000 or more to obtain experts, have tests done.

It is not enough just to say it happened this way. You need experts to say it happened that way due to a defect in design, manufacture, or the failure of a part,...
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1 Answer | Asked in Products Liability and Small Claims for Pennsylvania on
Q: I left my chest freezer and all the meat in it back home and the new owner said it was fine to leave there cause its

Winter so no big deal. Plus I left 2 push mowers. I left the freezer on the porch. However I asked if it’d be in her way that I’d take it to the lean tube shed but she said no it’s ok. So I left it there I moved away couldn’t come back to get it for a few months she texted asked when I’m... View More

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on May 25, 2021

You had the duty to get the freezer. Covid would not have prevented you from getting the freezer. I don't see a claim. She isn't required to keep the electric running for you forever. But get a few more answers.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Products Liability and Animal / Dog Law for Pennsylvania on
Q: What to do if your Pet Airline Delivery Service disconnected their phone line and is unresponsive to their emails?

They have THOUSANDS of my own personal savings that they have told me is completely 100% refundable. Not only that, but they have my baby puppy. I’ve been uninformed throughout this whole thing about anything and I just want my puppy and money. This whole thing is making me physically sick.

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Feb 23, 2021

Contact your local Animal Rescue League. Contact any national office. Contact your DA and the Consumer protection Division of the AG's Office in Harrisburg.

Send a demand letter to the group. If you call my office I will tell you what to do.

All the best.

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Products Liability and Small Claims for Pennsylvania on
Q: If I have a defective product resulting into a damage to my car by fire. Can I sue?

It was a product I got from harbor freight to stop welding spark and it failed by a hole being burnt through the blanket and catching the car on fire

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jun 29, 2020

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for two weeks. It sounds like you're talking about a welding blanket. You could contact a Pennsylvania attorney to discuss - it would take investigation and possibly trial to make the determination of defectiveness. It could... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: Should I sign a waiver that says including, but in no way limited to, claims of negligence?

HEREBY DO RELEASE (Company) its officers, directors, employees, volunteers, agents, representatives and

insurers (“Releasees”) from any causes of action, claims, or demands of any nature whatsoever including,

but in no way limited to, claims of negligence, which I, my heirs,... View More

Tyler Young
Tyler Young
answered on Jun 11, 2020

You should consult a lawyer in your home state to answer this question. The answer depends on a number of factors and the following list is not exhaustive: (1) does the offer fairly compensate you; (2) have you considered whether you will need future care and will you incur other medical expenses... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: Found forien object a piece of metal in my cigarette as i was smoking
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Apr 9, 2020

The important question in your situation is, "Did you suffer injury?" If you did, you could try to arrange a free initial consult with a Pennsylvania injury attorney to discuss what happened to you. If you were not injured, even if you could establish a case for the poor quality control... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Products Liability and Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Someone hit my husband's parked car, that is overdue on its inspection. Will this affect us making an insurance claim?

We are waiting on a special order replacement windshield from the dealer, hence the expired inspection. Vehicle is insured and registered.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 3, 2020

No, it should not. The issue of overdue inspection does not absolve the other driver of blame for hitting your husband's car. Good luck

Tim Akpinar

1 Answer | Asked in Copyright and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: I'm writing a fiction book about a friend, it's very insulting about the people in it, could I be sued?

So it's very immature, it's about one friend banging another friends mom. It's 52,000 words right now and I intend to make it longer. If my friends mom, who is very uptight, gets a hold of it, could I be sued? What if I don't sell it and just print some copies for me and my... View More

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answered on Feb 20, 2020

I'm not licensed in Pennsylvania but the likelihood of being sued it would depend on a number of things. First, it would depend on what Pennsylvania's laws are for defamation and right of publicity. If you publish a false statement of fact about a person to another person you could be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Contracts and Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: Credit application sign jointly, company refiled it seperately without our consent. Are they liable for anything?

We signed a contract with a window company. We filled out the credit application jointly (my husband and I). It was denied and the window company reapplied seperately to different companies to get us the financing. They did not check with us regarding this and it has now hit out credit report as... View More

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on Jun 19, 2019

Sorry to inform you but "hitting your credit rating twice" is not actionable at law because you cannot prove any damages. At best you can complain about the creditor to the credit reporting agency--who probably has a file on this same window company.

P.S. The credit application...
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2 Answers | Asked in Products Liability for Pennsylvania on
Q: I had an almost silent heart attack in april 2018 requiring replacement of two arteries !

I had been taking Prilosec/omniprosol for years before this happened / Could this have been caused by these medications ?

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Jun 15, 2019

First, take down your email. This is a public site and you may end up with unwanted emails/spam/viruses.

Second,could be isn't a case. Your doctors have to make the link.

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