Latest Manufacturing Headlines
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Lawsuit Says Manufacturer, Rancher Caused Oregon Wildfire
Aug 9 2019 // A lawsuit says a rancher, workers and the John Deere farm equipment company are at fault for a wildfire that burned parts of an Oregon Native American reservation. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs filed the...
California Manufacturer of Fire Protection Spray Sued for $5M
Aug 7 2019 // A $5 million lawsuit has been filed against a Los Angeles County company that sells a product it contends helps protect homes from wildfires. The Santa Barbara County district attorney and the Los Angeles city attorney...
How VW Emissions Scandal Hurt Other German Car Makers’ Reputations and Profits
Aug 7 2019 // The fallout from Volkswagen’s 2015 emissions scandal cost other German car makers billions of dollars in sales, according to new research from Notre Dame University. In 2015, Volkswagen was exposed for bypassing U.S....
Michigan Manufacturer Ordered Shut Down Amid Health Concerns
Aug 1 2019 // A judge has ordered a Michigan manufacturer to cease operations amid concerns among health officials about a June dumpster fire and the release of chemical clouds. The Daily News of Greenville reports an Ionia County judge...
Senators Question Federal Oversight of Boeing, Certification Deferrals to Manufacturers
Aug 1 2019 // A group of U.S. senators on Wednesday questioned the Federal Aviation Administration oversight of Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX as the agency defended the longstanding practice of deferring much of the process of certifying...
Data-Deprived Auto Insurers Cautious About Discounts for Advanced Safety Features
Jul 26 2019 // Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers eyeing discounts for buying collision-avoiding brakes or automated cruise...
Oklahoma Manufacturer Cited, Fined $187K for Serious Workplace Hazards
Jul 24 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited HE&M Inc., a Pryor, Oklahoma-based metalworking band saw manufacturer, for exposing employees to fall, machine...
Oklahoma County Joining Suits Against Opioid Manufacturers
Jul 22 2019 // Oklahoma County has joined over 50 other cities and counties in the state to prosecute drug companies for damages caused by the opioid epidemic. The Oklahoman reports that all three county commissioners voted to approve a...
Arizona Suit Names Former Opioid Manufacturer Executives
Jul 19 2019 // Arizona’s top attorney is accusing former opioid manufacturer executives of trying to sell a prescription drug through unethical means. Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that his office filed a consumer fraud...
California Settles 19-Year Old Public Nuisance Claim Against Lead Paint Makers
Jul 18 2019 // When Californian counties and cities first sued paint makers in 2000, they wanted the companies to pay billions to remove dangerous old lead paint from hundreds of thousands of homes. After a 19-year legal struggle, they...
Delaware Chemical Manufacturer Fined $262K for Exposing Workers to Toxic Gas
Jul 1 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Croda Inc. after a chemical release at the New Castle, Del., manufacturing plant exposed workers to ethylene oxide. The...
Chemical Safety Board: Numerous Failures Led to 2014 Texas Dupont Plant Deaths
Jun 27 2019 // The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says the deaths of four workers at a chemical plant in Texas in 2014 were the result of a long list of safety failures in the plant’s operations. The CSB has released its final...
Drug Makers’ Supply Chain Probed as Blood Pressure Pill Tests Positive for Carcinogens
Jun 19 2019 // An online pharmacy told U.S. regulators it found another cancer-causing chemical in widely prescribed blood-pressure pills, raising new questions about a complex global web of companies that produces medicine for millions...
Lawsuit Filed for ‘Defective’ Products Linked to London’s Grenfell Tower Fire Disaster
Jun 13 2019 // Three U.S. companies have been slapped with a wrongful death and products liability lawsuit for manufacturing products linked to London’s Grenfell tower fire. The fire, which has been called the worst UK residential...
New Hampshire Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Chemical Companies
May 31 2019 // New Hampshire has sued eight companies including 3M and the DuPont Co. for damage it says has been caused by a class of potentially toxic chemicals found in pizza boxes, fast-food wrappers and drinking water. The...
Boeing 737 Max Crashes Could Cost European Insurers $450 Million
May 17 2019 // Europe’s biggest insurers are on the hook for as much as $450 million from a pair of airline crashes involving Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Munich Re reckons it could pay 150 million euros ($168 million), an estimate...
Iowa Court: No Claim for Workers’ Comp Insurer’s Failure to Inspect Workplace
May 8 2019 // Iowa’s high court has ruled in favor of a workers’ compensation insurer in a case in which a group of employees and former employees of a manufacturing plant alleged that the insurer failed to protect workers...
FDA Says Risks Do Not Warrant Ban on Breast Implants at This Time
May 6 2019 // U.S. health authorities will allow a type of breast implant linked to a rare form of cancer to stay on the market, saying its risks do not warrant a national ban. But the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is...
Lawyers Expect Wave of Litigation Targeting Popular Heart Drugs
Apr 24 2019 // Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers and sellers over widely prescribed generic heart medications tainted with potential carcinogens, the first claims in what some lawyers expect to be a wave of...
Cal/OSHA Cites Manufacturer, Staffing Firm $300K for Amputation of Worker’s Fingers
Apr 16 2019 // Cal/OSHA has cited two employers more than $300,000 after a temporary worker lost two fingers cleaning machinery at a food manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, Calif. On Oct. 2, 2018, the employee for Priority Workforce...
