18-month-old baby boy bit into a closed metal tube of medicated cream containing 1% of Dibucaine, ingesting a small amount of the cream.
The baby immediately began to scream, went into convulsions, and seven hours later suffered a painful death. The baby’s family sued the cream manufacturer for defective design and failure to warn of the specific hazards and consequences of ingesting a small quantity of such hazardous cream.
About the Author: James Swartz
Mr. Swartz, our Managing and Principal Attorney at Swartz & Swartz P.C., is a nationally recognized and respected trial attorney as well as consumer advocate. His practice focuses on cases involving negligence, torts, products liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and other claims involving catastrophic injuries.
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