Category: Product Liability
Texas Lumber Liquidators Lawyer
An investigative report by “60 Minutes” accuses Lumber Liquidators of selling Chinese-made laminate flooring with illegal levels of formaldehyde, a toxic cancer-causing chemicals. Get Your Floors Tested Customers who have laminate floors from Lumber Liquidators can see if they qualify...
Fitbit Rashes Reported with Charge, Surge Wristbands
February 12, 2015 -- Fitbit has acknowledged that its new activity-tracking wristbands are still causing users to develop skin irritation and rashes. Fitbit recalled over 1 million Force wristbands in March 2014 after receiving about 10,000 reports of skin irritation...
Georgia Hunter Joins 30 Crossbow Injury Lawsuits
February 5, 2015 -- WRCB TV reports that a crossbow hunter from North Georgia has filed a lawsuit after they were seriously injured while using the Jackal crossbow, made by Barnett Outdoors, LLC. More than 30 other hunters have filed...
Trinity Guardrail May Have Failed 8th Crash-Test
The New York Times has reported that the eighth and final crash test involving a potentially defective guardrail showed extensive damage to the car.
Texas Farmer Joins 1,300 GMO Corn Lawsuits
Texas farmers are joining a growing litigation against Syngenta for contaminating the U.S. corn supply with a GMO corn seed.
1st Round of Guardrail Safety Tests Completed in Texas
13News Now reports that researchers in San Antonio, Texas have completed the first round of safety tests involving a controversial guardrail manufactured by Trinity Industries, Inc.
$2.5 Million Awarded in Ryobi Lawn Mower Injury Lawsuit
January 26, 2015 -- Ryobi Technologies Inc. has been ordered to pay $2.5 million to the family of a man who died in 2010 when his ride-on lawn mower exploded. The lawsuit was filed in December 2012 by the son...
Senator Harry Reid Injured by Resistance Band
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has returned to Congress after being severely injured by an exercise band, telling reporters he won’t rule out filing a lawsuit against the manufacturer.
ET-Plus Guardrail Safety Tests Come Under Scrutiny
The New York Times reports that two United States senators have expressed concern that safety tests of a potentially-defective guardrail are inadequate and should be more rigorous.
Judge Allows Talcum Powder Cancer Conspiracy Claims
A federal judge in Missouri has allowed conspiracy claims to proceed against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit accusing the drug-maker of intentionally concealing the potential cancer risks of using talcum powder.