Category: Product Liability
Texas Vape Lawyer
A growing number of lawsuits have been filed by people who were injured by exploding vapes or suffered serious lung diseases, such as "Popcorn Lung."
VW Emissions Fraud MDL Created in California
December 9, 2015 — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has centralized over 500 lawsuits involving illegal emissions software in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under Judge Charles R. Breyer. The case is...
CNBC: Documents Show Remington Hid Dangers of Trigger
December 8, 2015 — Documents unsealed as part of a class action lawsuit settlement show that Remington engineers met 25 years ago to discuss problems with the best-selling Model 700 firing without the trigger being pulled. In 1989, engineers met...
VW Offers $1,000 “Goodwill Package” After Emissions Scandal
December 8, 2015 — Volkswagen of America has offered $1,000 to owners of 500,000 cars sold between 2009-2015 with illegal software designed to cheat on emissions tests. The "fine print" of the agreement includes an arbitration clause, which some lawyers...
100 Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits Centralized in NJ
The New Jersey Supreme Court has approved a request to centralize over 100 lawsuits claiming that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products cause ovarian cancer.
Philips Pays $2 Million for Failing to Report Lamp Defect
December 2, 2015 — Philips Lighting North America has agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to settle allegations that the company knowingly concealed a safety defect on compact fluorescent lightbulbs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the...
CPSC: Home Depot Sold Products After Recalls Announced
November 19, 2015 — The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning that 28 products continued to be sold at Home Depot after recalls were announced between 2012 and 2015. The recalls involved about 2,310 individual products, about half of...
Over 1 Million Ninja Blenders Recalled After 53 Injuries
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for about 1.2 million Ninja blenders after receiving 53 reports of lacerations.
One Energy Drink Per Day May Increase Blood Pressure
One energy drink per day could cause elevations in blood pressure and stress hormone levels.
GE Recalls Commercial Heater/AC Units for Fire Risk
November 5, 2015 — GE has issued a recall for about 33,500 Zoneline® Air Conditioners and Heating Units after receiving three reports involving smoke and/or fire. No injuries have been reported, but one fire caused bout $30,000 in property damage....