Salmonella Chia Seed Outbreak Leads to Personal Injury Lawsuit A salmonella chia seed outbreak traced back to a health food chia seed powder has been linked to 65 cases of salmonella illness in the United States and Canada. Now, a woman who was hospitalized after contracting the disease, has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the health powder’s manufacturer. Carolyn Marie Shirley, a Fort Collins, Colorado resident, became ill around March 14th, 2014, after she consumed Navitas Naturals chia seed powder, which she purchased at her local … [Read more...]
New Class Action Lawsuit Against GM Filed for Vehicle Recall
June 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
$10 Billion Class Action Lawsuit Against GM Says Vehicle Recall Devalued Cars A new class action lawsuit against GM (General Motors) lawsuit filed, demanding $10 billion in compensation for owners of vehicles that fall under the automotive manufacturer’s massive 20 million unit vehicle recall. According to this this latest class action lawsuit against GM, GM owes its customers three times its annual earnings in compensation for financial losses incurred by the customers, because the vehicle recall has seriously devalued their cars. The … [Read more...]
Chrysler Investigated for Faulty Ignition Switches
June 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Concern Over Faulty Ignition Switches Spreads to Chrysler On Wednesday, June 18th, US safety regulators said that they were opening two investigations into Chrysler Group vehicles involving faulty ignition switches, a problem that came to light after millions of General Motors vehicles came under recall earlier this year. The ignition switch problems issue is suspected in 1.25 million Chrysler vehicles, but so far only one crash, and no deaths or injuries, has been linked to the problem. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … [Read more...]
GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall
June 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall On Monday, June 16th, General Motors stated that they were expanding their massive 2.6 million GM car ignition switch recall by another 3.4 million cars. This brings their total vehicle recall number to 20 million, including vehicle recalls for problems that do not involve the older models with faulty ignition switches. GM has issued a total of 44 vehicle recalls so far this year. The original ignition switch recall covered older model cars, mostly 2004 and 2005 models, that had faulty ignition switches that … [Read more...]
GM Vehicle Recall Class Action Consolidated
June 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Class Action Lawsuit Against GM For Vehicle Recall Consolidated in Federal Court A panel of federal judges consolidated a class action lawsuit against General Motors for personal injury and wrongful death related to the company’s ignition switch vehicle recall in the Southern District of New York. The Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated the cases under US District Court Judge Jesse Furman. Furman was appointed to the vehicle recall lawsuit by President Barack Obama. Although GM’s strategy was to have the vehicle … [Read more...]
Massive Mad Cow Food Recall of Beef Amid Mad Cow Scare
June 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Mad Cow Food Recall for Beef after Noting Possible Mad Cow Disease The US Department of Agriculture has announced a large food recall for beef products that have been distributed to two restaurants and a grocery chain. The food recall was issued by Missouri-based Fruitland American Meat, and although it is voluntary, the food recall covers 4,012 lbs of beef that may contain parts of the nervous system which could carry properties related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Mad cow disease can be transmitted between cows … [Read more...]
Chia Powder Recalled for Salmonella
June 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Chia Powder Recalled In US and Canada After Reported Salmonella Cases The health food made famous by the Chia Pet products and recently touted for its health benefits, has been recalled due to recent reports of salmonella. A salmonella outbreak with 21 reported cases of infection in the US and 34 infections in Canada has spurred a product recall for Chia powder products in both countries. The chia powder recall includes brand names Navitas Naturals, Williams Sonoma and Green Smoothie Girl. Most of the products came in 8 oz containers and … [Read more...]
Wegmans Ice Under Product Recall for Metal
June 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Wegmans Issues Product Recall for Bagged Ice Due to Metal Fragments Wegmans Food Markets, Inc, has issued a voluntary product recall for its bagged ice after learning that the product could contain pieces of metal from a part of the machine that produces the ice after it broke. The metal pieces could be a choking hazard, according to the company. The bags of ice were sold between January 1 and June 10, 2014. The ice under product recall was sold at Wegmans’ stores located in Pennsylvania (excluding Erie), New Jersey, Virginia, and … [Read more...]
Extreme Sports and Personal Injury: Required For Fun?
June 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Extreme Sports Industry Facing More Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Complaints In April 2013, a racer died at Tough Mudder, an extreme sports event. Although it was the first death for that particular extreme sports business, many advocates have since come forward arguing that Tough Mudder and other similar endurance marathon events can do much more to protect participants from personal injury and death. The Tough Mudder victim was 28-year-old Avishek Sengupta, who worked for a technology firm. Sengupta reportedly drowned after spending 8 … [Read more...]
GM Key Ignition Defect Recall Leads to Felony Crash Lawsuit
June 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Key Ignition Defect Recall Prompts Felony Crash Lawsuit In 2004, a Texas woman pleaded guilty to felony negligence charges after a serious car crash led to the death of her fiancé. Now, she is suing General Motors because she believes her Saturn had a faulty ignition switch, and the delayed GM key ignition defect recall led to the accident. Candice Anderson believed for 10 years that she was responsible for the severe accident that killed her fiancé. When Anderson learned about GM’s delayed vehicle recall and the ignition switch problems … [Read more...]
