Takata Pleads Guilty to Exploding Airbag Charges, More Cars Recalled
Takata Will Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties Takata will pay $1 billion in criminal penalties related to its exploding airbag scandal, the Department of Justice announced. The company has agreed to plead guilty to charges of wire fraud, in which the government alleged that Takata falsified safety data for its airbags. … [Read more...]
Seatbelts Defect Injury Lawsuits
Seatbelts Defect Can Result In Death. Seatbelts play an important role in passenger protection during accidents. Properly designed seatbelts should restrain the occupant by stopping ejection and decreasing the passenger’s movement within the vehicle during a crash. Seatbelt defects can result in death and serious injuries. More … [Read more...]
Sutphen Firetrucks Recalled Due to Aerial Ladder Defect
Sutphen Firetrucks Defective Aerial Ladder. Our firm is investigating potential lawsuits over Sutphen's aerial platform firetrucks. These trucks have been recalled due to an issue that causes them to retract unexpectedly, injuring firefighters. If you have questions about the Sutphen ladder recall or want to know more about your … [Read more...]
Ford Acceleration Defect Class Action Lawsuits
Ford Acceleration Defect Lawsuits. Parker Waichman LLP is investigating class action claims on behalf of consumers who purchased or lease a Ford motor vehicle equipped with an electronic throttle control system. These cars, which were manufactured between 2002 and 2010, allegedly have a defect that causes the car to suddenly … [Read more...]
Interlogix Recalls Personal Panic Devices
Devices Fail To Operate In An Emergency. Security device maker Interlogix has recalled about 67,000 personal panic devices because the devices can fail to operate and not communicate with the security system in the event of an emergency. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on October 4, 2016. To date, there … [Read more...]
Individual Complaints in Zofran Litigation
On Going Case Against Zofran Birth Defect. As part of pretrial proceedings in the Zofran birth defect lawsuits against GlaxoSmithKline, families are now completing documents with individual details of their cases. More than 200 birth defects lawsuits have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation in federal court in … [Read more...]
New Zealand Investigation Reveals Significant Defects in Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
An investigation by the New Zealand Herald newspaper reveals significant defects in about half of the metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants received by thousands of New Zealanders about a decade ago. There is no official record of the injuries suffered by people who received the faulty hips because the recall and monitoring of the … [Read more...]
$11 Million Verdict Against Toyota in Fatal Crash
A federal jury in Minnesota returned a judgment of nearly $11 million against Toyota Motor Corp. in a case involving an accidentthat killed three people and seriously injured two others. The jury ruled that a sudden acceleration defect in a 1996 Camry contributed to the accident, Law360 reports. The jury found Toyota 60 percent … [Read more...]
More Deaths Attributed to GM Ignition Switch Defect
General Motors Ignition Switch Defect. The lawyer supervising the General Motors compensation fund stated that 19 deaths, not the 13 initially indicated by GM, have been attributed to the automaker’s defective ignition switches. The number of deaths is more than the 13 that GM originally indicated were associated with the ignition … [Read more...]
GM Recalls 3.16 Million More Cars for Ignition Switch Defect
GM Adding Cars To A Recall to Address Ignition Switch Defect. General Motors announced on Monday that it is adding 3.16 million midsize and large cars to a recall that began in February to address a faulty ignition switch in 2.19 million small cars. The defect has been linked to 13 deaths and 54 crashes in the cars already … [Read more...]
Justice Department on General Motors Actions on Ignition-Switch Defect
Investigation In General Motors Failure To Address a Safety Problem. The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into General Motors’ ten-year failure to address a deadly ignition-switch safety problem before announcing a 1.6 million vehicle recall last month. People briefed on the matter say the inquiry by federal … [Read more...]
Remington Model 700 Rifle Lawsuit Claims Defect Caused Misfire
Remington Model 700 Rifle Misfire. Another lawsuit has been filed against Remington Arms Company on behalf of an individual who claims to have been injured as a result of a Remington Model 700 rifle misfire. The lawsuit alleges that Remington has known about the Model 700 rifle trigger’s dangerous propensity to fire without a trigger … [Read more...]
Glaxo Accused Paxil Birth Defect Risks
Glaxo Accused Of Ignoring Paxil Birth Defect Risks. Last week we wrote that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline Plc was scheduled to defend itself in a Philadelphia court this week over allegations its blockbuster antidepressant Paxil, (generic: paroxetine) can lead to birth defects when taken by pregnant woman. Bloomberg.com described the … [Read more...]
Daughter Wins Patch Case
Wins Patch Case. A jury in Houston on Friday awarded $772,500 to the daughter of a Rosenberg woman who died after using a drug patch made by Johnson & Johnson. The lawsuit stemmed from the death of Michaelynn Thompson, on Feb. 13, 2004. The jury, which deliberated for seven hours, found that there was a manufacturing defect … [Read more...]
Officials: Pesticide, defect link possible
Baby Was Born With Pesticide Defect Link. Carlitos Candelario, the baby born without arms and legs to a poor fieldworker couple from Mexico, is at the center of a critical report by North Carolina health officials who say the child's mother appears to have been exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals while working for a … [Read more...]
N.C. officials suggest possible pesticide, defect link
Baby Was Born With Pesticide Defect Link. Carlitos Candelario, the baby born without arms and legs to a poor fieldworker couple from Mexico, is at the center of a critical report by North Carolina health officials who say the child's mother appears to have been exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals while working for a … [Read more...]
Cover-Up of Defects at Mentor Alleged
Mentor Corp Covered Up high Rupture Rates And That Workers Would Hide Defects. Two former employees of breast-implant manufacturer Mentor Corp. alleged that the company covered up high rupture rates and that workers would hide defective parts in the ceiling because they were fearful that their bosses would find out. The … [Read more...]
NHTSA Examines Airbags On Taurus, Sable For Possible Defect
Officials Are Investigating Airbags In Ford Tauruses And Mercury Sables. Federal safety officials are intensifying an investigation of front-impact airbags in nearly 900,000 Ford Tauruses and Mercury Sables to see if a defect might keep the airbags from deploying in crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says … [Read more...]
Suit Blames Ford For Crown Victoria Defect
A Group Filed A Lawsuit Claimed That Ford Failed To Fix Crown Victoria. A police group has filed a lawsuit claiming that Ford failed to fix a defect that can cause its Crown Victoria police cruisers to erupt in flames when hit from behind. The National Association of Police Organizations Inc., which represents more than 1,000 … [Read more...]
