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West Virginia Appeals Court Reverses $7M Jury Award in Ford Fatality Lawsuit

An appeals court in West Virginia on Friday reversed a $7 million award in a product liability lawsuit against the Ford Motor Co. to the family of a woman who died when her Ford Mustang was involved in a fiery …

AstraZeneca Faces 2 London Lawsuits Over COVID-19 Vaccines

AstraZeneca is facing two London lawsuits, including one from the husband of a woman who died after receiving the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine, in the first of potentially dozens of cases brought in England. Britain was the first country to …

Tile, Amazon Face Lawsuit From Stalking Victims Over Tracking Device Product

A tracking device called Tile may be effective in preventing its user from losing keys, a dog, or a purse, but it is also a tool used by stalkers, according to two women who have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit …

Sanitizer Spat Entangles Members of American Dream Mall’s Ghermezian Family

The Ghermezian family is best known for owning some of the world’s biggest shopping complexes, including New Jersey’s American Dream and a stake in Minnesota’s Mall of America. But some family members are involved in a legal dispute over a …

L’Oreal’s Hair Straighteners Caused Woman’s Uterine Cancer, Lawsuit Claims

L’Oreal SA has been sued by a Missouri woman who alleges she developed uterine cancer as a result of using the French cosmetic company’s hair-straightening products. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Chicago, came days after a study …

French Court Throws Out Lawsuit for ‘Agent Orange’ Damage During Vietnam War

PARIS – A French court on Monday threw out a lawsuit by a French-Vietnamese woman against more than a dozen multinationals that produced and sold a toxic herbicide dubbed “Agent Orange,” used by U.S. troops during the war in Vietnam. …

Vegas Health Officials Link More Liver Ailments to ‘Real Water’ Brand

Health officials in Las Vegas reported six more cases of liver illness this week believed to be linked to a commercially marketed bottled water brand, Real Water, that faces a U.S. Food and Drug Administration probe and lawsuits by people …