In December 2017, Honda reported that another person had been killed by an exploding Takata airbag. That potentially brings the global total to 20 deaths and nearly 200 injuries. One of the women that were injured is now trying to convince other vehicle owners to…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a new recall of lithium-ion batteries for HP notebook computers and mobile workstations. The batteries can reportedly overheat, posing a risk of fire and burn hazards. About 50,000 units are affected, and the company is currently telling…
At least 26 lawsuits have now been filed against computer giant Apple Inc., after the company admitted to purposely slowing down older iPhones because of battery issues. So far, cases have already been filed in California, Chicago, New York, Texas, Ohio, Israel, France, and Korea.…
Nearly 50 lawsuits have been filed against LivaNova Deutschland GmbH (LivaNova) the manufacturers of the 3T Heater-Cooler device, which is used to keep patients warm during open-heart surgery. These units have been linked with certain bacteria that can contaminate the patient in surgery and potentially…
On December 5, 2017, the FDA released a safety advisory notifying doctors and patients of potential health hazards associated with Limbrel capsules. Limbrel was approved as a “medical food” that is intended to help manage the inflammation associated with osteoarthritis. It is available by prescription…
Thousands of vehicle owners have been inconvenienced over the past couple years by Takata airbag recalls. Many have taken their cars in only to be told that there weren’t enough parts to complete repairs. Others have had to rent cars. Still others have received new…
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently filed a deceptive advertising lawsuit against tea-maker R. C. Bigelow, Inc., in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. It claims that Bigelow should be held liable for “deceptive labeling, marketing, and sale of tea products” that they…
So-called “popcorn lung” is a serious lung disease that causes inflammation and scarring in the airways and eventually leads to permanent lung damage. The disease was so-named because back in the 1990s, an abnormally large number of microwave popcorn factory workers were diagnosed with “bronchiolitis…
In December 2015, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally-filed Bair Hugger warming blanket lawsuits into one court in the District of Minnesota for pre-trial proceedings. Since then, the litigation has grown, with over 1,000 cases now pending. Currently, the first…
If you’ve filed an Onglyza lawsuit, or if you’re thinking about it, mark January 25, 2018 on your calendar. That is the day that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will be hearing arguments about whether to consolidate all federally-filed cases before one court…
