product liability
LG Class Action
A federal class action claims LG Electronics makes refrigerators with defective compressors that fail, spoiling food and necessitating expensive repairs.
Read moreTire Maker Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Bus Crash
Several injured passengers and the family members of those killed claim a defective Michelin tire that was almost brand new is to blame for a bus crashing while on a tour of Mexico last year.
Read moreNutribullet
A woman claims in a federal complaint that a defectively designed Nutribullet high-speed blender virtually exploded as she used it, burning and scarring her.
Read moreTexas Utility Blamed for Electrocution in Floodwaters
Hurricane Harvey cost many Houstonians their homes after days of pouring rain flooded the city, but for one family, infrastructure failures during the storm cost them their son.
Read moreRollback 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.
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