Audi Recalls 75,000 Vehicles Because of Fuel-Line Fire Risks
Audi recently announced a recall of about 75,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. The recall covers certain A6, A7, and Q7 SUVs from the…
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CPSC Announces Recall of 4.7 Million Rock ’N Play Infant Sleepers
American toy company Fisher-Price and parent company Mattel recently announced the recall of about 4.7 million Rock ’n Play Sleepers, after receiving reports of over…
Florida Army Vet Claims 3M Earplugs Responsible for His Tinnitus
An Army veteran from Florida recently filed a new 3M dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs (v2) lawsuit against 3M Company. The case was filed in the…
Disabled Plaintiffs Blame Electric Scooter Companies for Blocking Pedestrian Rights of Way
A group of plaintiffs have filed a new class-action lawsuit against electric-scooter company Bird Rides, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Neutron Holdings, also a Delaware corporation…
Will 3M Earplug Lawsuits Be Centralized?
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will soon decide whether to consolidate all 3M dual-ended Combat Arms Earplug lawsuits into one federal court for…
Jury in First Roundup Bellwether Trial in Federal Court Finds Herbicide a Significant Factor in Plaintiff’s Cancer
For years now, there has been a debate about whether Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer causes cancer. On March 20, 2015, the International Agency for Research…
Vape Pen Battery Pack Catches Fire, Delaying Flight from LaGuardia
Lithium-ion batteries, such as those that power laptops, tablets, cell phones and e-cigarettes, can short-circuit sometimes, leading to smoking, burning, fires, and even explosions. Because…
3M Conducts Faulty Testing to Obtain Exclusive Military Contract on Earplugs
According to a recently settled whistleblower lawsuit, 3M Company and its predecessor Aearo Technologies, Inc. —which supplied the U.S. military with Combat Arms Earplugs version…
Specialized Recalls Bicycles Because of Crash Hazard
Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., a U.S.-based company that manufactures and markets bicycles and bicycle components, recently announced a recall of several of its bikes because…
Kia, Hyundai Face a New Class-Action Lawsuit Due to Spontaneous Engine Fires
In October 2018, the Center for Auto Safety demanded a recall of 2.9 million 2011-2014 Kia and Hyundai vehicles because of fire hazards. The non-profit…