Sensio Inc., of New York, New York, recently announced the recall of about 860,000 Bella, Bella Pro Series, Cooks, and Crux electric and stovetop pressure cookers due to their potential to cause burn injuries. Customers who have the recalled products are urged to stop using…
Two plaintiffs recently filed lawsuits against C.R. Bard and Becton, Dickinson and Company because they claim they were injured by allegedly defective PowerPort catheter devices. According to their complaints, these devices can crack and break, increasing the risk of serious infections and other com
Back in May 2023, an Arkansas woman filed a personal injury lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She claimed that she was assaulted, battered, harassed, and/or otherwise attacked by an Uber driver she had been…
Between 1.7 and 3 million sports- and recreation-related concussions happen each year, according to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Two in 10 high school athletes who play contact sports—including soccer and lacrosse—will get a concussion in a year. It’s common knowledge that repeated c
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently warned consumers to stop using Momaid Infant Loungers because they present a suffocation risk and fall hazard to infants. The manufacturer—Zhejian Juster Trading LLC, of China—is not cooperating with the CPSC on this matter and has not…
After several years of investigation into the Catholic church in six dioceses across Illinois, the office of Attorney General Kwame Raul recently issued a press release detailing its findings concerning child sex abuse by Catholic clergy. This investigation began in 2018 after a Pennsylvania grand…
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Exactech lawsuits consolidated in the Eastern District of New York. Recently, the court released a joint status report indicating 571 cases are pending in or being transferred to this…
A Florida woman recently filed a new EzriCare eye drops lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida. She claims that after using the eye drops, she suffered catastrophic permanent injuries. She seeks compensation for her medical…
As the litigation against hair-relaxing product manufacturers heats up, the United Kingdom (UK) feminist community Level Up has called for beauty products manufacturer L’Oréal to either make these products safer or take them off the shelves. In an open letter to the company posted on…
On January 20, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) warned about a potential link between EzriCare and other artificial eye drops and antibiotic-resistant infections. According to a recently released however, a woman came to the emergency room at the Cleveland Medical…
A California woman recently filed a new hair relaxer lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She claims that after using the products for years, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages. On February 6,…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of 10,000 Flo Smart Water Monitor Lithium-Ion Battery Backups for Flow Smart Water Monitors. The backups are believed to present a fire hazard. Consumers should immediately stop using these and contact the company for…
