Cold therapy devices, also known as cryotherapy units or ice therapy machines, are commonly used to address post-surgical inflammation or swelling.  Unfortunately, these devices were not equipped with proper safety information or controls.  Temperature monitors were not incorporated, resulting in dangerously frigid temperatures.  In addition, without an emergency shut-off switch, patients experienced long-term exposure to [...]

Cold therapy devices, also known as ice therapy machines or cryotherapy units, are commonly used to address post-surgical swelling.  Such devices are commonly prescribed by physicians, orthopedists, podiatrists, and chiropractors.  Cold therapy is commonly used after surgery or treatment of certain muscle and joint injuries – usually in the knees, elbows, ankles, wrists, hands and [...]

Cryotherapy, also known as cold therapy or ice therapy, is one of the most widely-used treatment methods for certain muscle and joint injuries.  Cold therapy devicesare typically prescribed by doctors after certain procedures to reduce pain and swelling and encourage mobility.  Cryotherapy is commonly used to treat pain and swelling in areas such as the [...]

What is a products liability claim?
A products liability or defective product claim is based on the following:
1.  The cold therapy device was defectively designed;
2.  The cold therapy device was defectively made; or
3.  The manufacturer of the cold therapy device failed to warn of dangers associated with the machine’s expected and normal use.
Must I prove [...]

Cryotherapy, also known as cold therapy or ice therapy, is one of the most widely-used treatment methods for certain muscle and joint injuries.  Exposure to cold therapy, ice machines, re-circulating ice coolers, or other forms of cryotherapy may cause chronic pain, nerve damage, even frost bite.
Doctors, chiropractors, orthopedic surgeons, even podiatrists prescribe cold therapy units [...]

Cryotherapy, also known as cold therapy or ice therapy, is one of the most widely-used treatment methods for certain muscle and joint injuries.  The application of ice to an injury in the acute phase can substantially decrease the extent of the damage.  Ice therapy can:

Constrict the blood vessels, reducing swelling ;
Reduce pain;
Reduce muscle spasm; and
Reduce [...]

Frostbite Caused by Cold Therapy Devices
Frostbite occurs when the skin and underlying tissue is subjected to prolonged cold temperatures.  Blood vessels in the body tissue contract, preventing oxygen from reaching the frozen areas.  The nerves are damaged due to oxygen loss, so the area becomes numb and loses all feeling.  Finally, the dead tissue begins [...]

A few years ago, the news was full of stories of toys being pulled from shelves for dangerous levels of lead in their paint. Anyone who was injured by these dangerous toys certainly has a claim against the manufacturer, but asserting a claim is often difficult, especially if the factory that made the product is [...]

On May 24, 2005 our client was operating a large commercial mower known as a Jacobson AR5 rotary mower on the Twin Creeks Golf Course in Austin, Texas.  This mower was a demonstartion model that had been delivered for evaluation, and had never been used on the course before.    The machine began to slide sideways down [...]

In a blog entry on the Huffington Post website (1/28) Les Weisbrod writes, “It has become devastatingly clear that the drug and medical device companies will do just about anything to make a buck, regardless of the effect on public health and safety. And the FDA is unable to police an industry that time and [...]