Calif. Court Rules Amazon Liable Like Other Retailers for Defective Products August 14, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein Amazon.com can be held liable like other traditional retailers for injuries from defective products sold via its sprawling e-commerce marketplace,...
Reuters Report: How Secrecy in Courts Stymies Safety Regulators January 17, 2020 By Mike Spector, Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser LEBANON, Ohio — Something wasn’t right with the Rhino. Reports started trickling in to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...
Panel to Study Cyber Security Issues at St. Jude After Heart Device Claims October 18, 2016 By Jim Finkle Medical-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. said it plans to set up a medical advisory board focused on cyber security...
Truck Hauling Takata Air Bag Inflators to Texas Site Explodes; 1 Killed August 29, 2016 A truck transporting Takata Corp air bag inflators and propellants that are at the center of a global recall exploded...
Canadian Grain Bin Maker Sued by North Dakota Insurance Company June 2, 2016 A North Dakota-based insurance company is accusing a major farm equipment manufacturer from Canada of making defective grain bins. Farmers...
Dallas Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $500M in Hip Implants Case March 18, 2016 By Jef Feeley and Tom Korosec Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $502 million to a group of patients who accused the company of hiding...
Jury: Toyota Must Pay $11M Fatal Minnesota Crash February 5, 2015 By Amy Forliti A federal jury in Minneapolis found that Toyota Motor Corp. must pay nearly $11 million to victims of a fatal...
Jury: Texas Company Should Pay $175M in Guardrail Case October 23, 2014 A jury has decided that a Texas company should pay $175 million in a case involving the safety of thousands...
New Wisconsin Lemon Law Limits Time to Seek Damages March 3, 2014 By Dinesh Ramde If the vehicle you just bought turns out to be a lemon, you’ll have less time in Wisconsin to seek...