The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that Infantino was recalling about 14,000 baby carriers. The buckles on the carriers can break, posing a falling hazard that could result in serious injuries. So far, the company is aware of no accidents or injuries…
In October 2016, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) centralized all federally filed talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits concerning in the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs in these cases claim that after using products like Johnson &…
In December 2018, Marlboro cigarette manufacturer Altria invested nearly $13 billion in JUUL Labs, makers of the popular JUUL e-cigarette. The company acquired a 35-percent stake in JUUL, looking to boost business amid the decline in traditional cigarette sales. Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
In October 2019, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered all federally filed JUUL e-cigarette lawsuits consolidated into one court in the Northern District of California. District Judge William H. Orrick was assigned to oversee the pretrial proceedings. Since then, the parties have been…
A Las Vegas casino products company has filed a new class-action lawsuit against Valley Forge Insurance Co., seeking full payment on its business interruption insurance claims. The company had to shut down during the COVID-19 closure orders, resulting in business losses that occurred because of…
Just days before Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced it was halting sales of its Johnson’s Baby Powder in North America, the company’s talc supplier, Imerys Talc, SA, released an agreement to settle more than 14,000 lawsuits claiming its raw talc caused cancer in some consumers.…
An Illinois woman has filed a new Uloric Wrongful Death lawsuit on behalf of herself and her deceased mother. The plaintiff claims that her mother was prescribed Uloric (febuxostat) for the treatment of gout, but that the medication was unsafe. On Feb. 21, 2019, the…
Three restaurants in New Jersey recently filed class-action lawsuits against their property insurers, seeking coverage for COVID-19-related losses. The plaintiffs purchased business interruption insurance from Chubb Insurance and Cumberland Mutual Fire Insurance to cover losses related to events outside their control, and argue that government…
In a new Zantac lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, a Tennessee man claims that after taking Zantac (ranitidine) for years, he was diagnosed with cancer. He blames his diagnosis on his ingestion of the drug, which he…
Insurance companies are feeling the heat when it comes to coronavirus insurance lawsuits. Many have denied claims filed by businesses seeking coverage for virus-related losses, so now those companies are filing lawsuits in an attempt to recover damages. According to a complaint tracker published by…
