product liability
Rollback Settlement
The parents of late actor Anton Yelchin – Chekov in the “Star Trek” reboot – have confidentially settled their lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler, the maker of the Jeep Grand Cherokee that crushed and killed Yelchin in 2016.
Read moreMTA Hit With Class Action Demand for Subway Guardrails
Recounting nearly a dozen cases of tragedy on New York City’s subway tracks, one woman who had a close call brought a federal class action Wednesday demanding safety reforms.
Read more11th Circuit Could Clarify Product-Liability Law
Counsel for a seat belt manufacturer asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to affirm the dismissal of a widow’s lawsuit over an alleged defective seat belt.
Read moreBed Bath & Beyond Liable for Fire Pot Explosion
Siding with a woman whose son was brain damaged by the explosion of a Bed Bath & Beyond fire pot, a New York appeals court found that the product was defectively designed.
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Brewer Says Bad Yeast Tanked Beer Sales
A Colorado craft brewery blamed contaminated yeast for a $2 million recall of stout and two IPAs, and sued its yeast supplier earlier this week.
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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $247M for Defective Hip Implants
A Texas federal jury slapped DePuy Orthopaedics and corporate parent Johnson & Johnson with a $247 million verdict Thursday over its Pinnacle artificial hips that injured six, handing the companies their third consecutive costly loss on the implants.
Read moreIllinois School District, Coach Blamed for Ex-Player’s Brain Injury
A former player claims the head coach of Illinois’ defending Class 7A state champion football team routinely disregarded player safety in the pursuit of wins and gave him a defective helmet that caused traumatic brain injury.
Read moreIt’s the Breast Place
Saying she tucked a Tide Pod into her bra to keep it away from her children, a New Jersey woman claims in court that the capsule of laundry detergent exploded on her chest, causing chemical burns.
Read moreVinyl Siding
Saint-Gobain and Ply Gem improperly cite heat distortion to deny warranty claims when normal environmental conditions like sunlight causes their vinyl-siding products to warp, consumers say in two federal class actions.
Read moreVictoria’s Secret Sued Over Flaming PINK Hoodie
A Texan sued Victoria’s Secret in federal court Friday, claiming she suffered third-degree burns after one of its hoodies touched a stovetop burner and burst into flames.
Read moreClass Claims Amazon Sold Shoddy Eclipse Glasses, Partially Blinding Them
In a federal class action, two South Carolinians claim they were partially blinded by watching the Great American Eclipse through defective Solar Eclipse Glasses they bought from Amazon.com.
Read moreLA Jury Awards $417M to User of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder
A California jury on Monday awarded $417 million to a 63-year-old woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder.
Read more9th Circuit Revives SoCal City’s Water-Contamination Suit
The Ninth Circuit has ordered a new trial against a Chilean industrial chemical company that the Southern California city of Pomona says contaminated the its water system with fertilizer chemicals.
Read moreMan Claims He Found Geckos in His Heineken
An Orange County, California, man sued Heineken and The Kroger Co. Friday, claiming he became violently ill after drinking from a beer can with two geckos inside.
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Parents Sue Amazon for Teen Impaled by Samurai Sword
Amazon sold a $19.95 samurai sword whose blade flew off the first time it was used, impaling a teenager through the forehead, his mother claims in a lawsuit against Amazon.com.
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