Category: Product Liability
Michigan Couple Accuse Lumber Liquidators of Cover-Up
April 8, 2015 -- Lumber Liquidators has been hit with a lawsuit from a couple in Michigan who accuse the company of providing customers with formaldehyde home-test kits that are not from a third party, but from the company itself...
Lumber Liquidators Sued Over Unreliable Home Test Kits
April 6, 2015 -- Bloomberg reports that a lawsuit has accused Lumber Liquidators of providing unreliable home test kits for customers who are concerned about formaldehyde emissions. According to the proposed class action lawsuit filed in federal court in California,...
Lumber Liquidators Flooring Recall
Lumber Liquidators has pulled all Chinese-made laminate flooring products off the market. Federal safety officials may demand a recall if tests show dangerous levels of formaldehyde, a carcinogenic chemical. UPDATE: Lumber Liquidators Stops Selling Chinese Laminate Floors May 7, 2015...
Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Class Action Dismissed
A federal judge in California has thrown out a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a woman who used Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder for over 60 years.
Family Wants Lumber Liquidators Flooring Out of Their Home
March 30, 2015 -- Local news ABC 6 spotlighted one case involving a woman from South Carolina who says she and her family got sick after installing flooring from Lumber Liquidators. Jessica Young said her husband installed the flooring in...
New Yorkers File Class Action Against Lumber Liquidators
March 27, 2015 -- A federal class action lawsuit has been filed by four New Yorkers accusing Lumber Liquidators of selling Chinese-made laminate wood floors with dangerous levels of formaldehyde. The New York Post reports that the lawsuit was filed...
Over 1,500 Corn Farmers, Exporters File GMO Corn Lawsuits
Lawsuits have been filed by over 1,500 corn farmers who lost money after Syngenta released a GMO corn seed before it was approved in China.
CPSC Opens Investigation into Lumber Liquidators Floors
March 25, 2015 -- The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has confirmed that they are “actively investigating” formaldehyde levels in Chinese-made laminate wood flooring that was sold by Lumber Liquidators. The announcement came just days after Senator Chuck Schumer...
Texas Formaldehyde Poisoning Lawyer
Lawsuits claim that Lumber Liquidators has been selling Chinese-made laminate wood floors containing poisonous levels of formaldehyde. Over time, this cancer-causing chemical can cause a wide range of debilitating health problems. What is Formaldehyde? Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable, strong-smelling...
Senator Calls for CPSC Investigation into Lumber Liquidators
March 23, 2015 -- Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has asked the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate formaldehyde emissions from Chinese-made laminate wood floors sold by Lumber Liquidators. Schumer also asked the CPSC to initiate recalls or other...