GM Ignition Switch Defects First Trial Set for January 2016 After several plaintiffs who suffered personal injury or the wrongful death of a family member filed lawsuits against General Motors for the 10-year delay of a vehicle recall for faulty ignition switches, the court consolidated many of these cases into one class action against the automotive manufacturer, and a federal judge has the first trial set for January 2016. GM created a settlement fund for consumers who suffered a serious personal injury or the wrongful death of a family … [Read more...]
Honda Expands Safety Recall for Takata Airbags
November 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
US Scrutiny Leads Honda to Expand Safety Recall for Takata Airbag Dangers After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a federal safety recall for Takata airbags in all vehicles that might have them, Honda Motor Corp has announced its own expanded safety recall to prevent more personal injuries and wrongful deaths from exploding Takata airbags. On Thursday, November 6th, the Japanese automotive manufacturer announced that it would expand the safety recall involving Takata airbags by hundreds of thousands of … [Read more...]
GM Offers Incentives for Ignition Switch Repairs
November 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ignition Switch Injury Claims Rise, GM Offers Vehicle Recall Repair Incentives The deadline to file a personal injury claim with General Motors’ ignition switch settlement fund is the end of this year – December 31st, 2014. The number of personal injury claims involving GM’s 10-year delayed vehicle recall for faulty ignition switches has consistently grown, and recently, the company saw a small spike in the number of claims filed. On Friday, October 31st, the ignition switch settlement fund saw 4 additional wrongful death claims, and 174 new … [Read more...]
Takata Airbags Face US Class Action Lawsuit
October 31, 2014 By Leave a Comment
First Lawsuit in Class Action Against Takata Airbags Filed in Florida On Monday, October 27th, the first in what is sure to be a deluge of class action personal injury lawsuits was filed in Florida against Takata, after numerous safety recalls led to the discovery of the faulty, exploding airbags. The personal injury class action against the airbag manufacturer includes 21 plaintiffs across 10 states. Despite at least two years of vehicle recalls in the United States involving Takata airbags, the National Highway Traffic Safety … [Read more...]
Baby Wipes Under Product Recall for Bacteria
October 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Several Brands of Baby Wipes Face Product Recall After Bacterial Growth Found The company behind many brands of baby wipes has issued a voluntary product recall after discovering possible bacterial contamination in their wipes. Nutek Disposables of Pennsylvania issued the voluntary product recall after discovering Burkholderia cepacia, a bacterium that can be resistant to antibiotics. The company received some complaints about the baby wipes, noting discoloration and odor. The company tested some wipes and found the presence of bacteria, … [Read more...]
SC Minibike Company to Pay Fine for Delayed Product Recall
October 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
South Carolina-Based Minibike and Go-Cart Company Must Pay Large Fine for Delayed Product Recall A company that manufactures minibikes and go-carts, based in Anderson, SC, has agreed to pay a $4.3 million fine for a delayed product recall, and failing to inform the Consumer Product Safety Commission of defects in the go-carts and minibikes in a timely fashion. Baja Inc, and its corporate affiliate, One World Technologies, have agreed to pay the hefty delayed product recall fine, but refuse to acknowledge any wrongdoing on their part, … [Read more...]
Chicken Under Food Recall for Possible Staph Infection
October 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Manufacturer Issues Food Recall for Chicken Products After Discovering Possible Staph Infection After the years-long salmonella outbreak that originated with Foster Farms chicken led to hundreds of infections and even some salmonella-contamination deaths in the US and its territories, many consumers have rightly become concerned about sanitation conditions of the chicken products, from whole chickens to thighs to nuggets. Now, the latest chicken food recall involves the possibility of staph infection. Murry’s Inc, a Pennsylvania-based chicken … [Read more...]
Guardrail Manufacturer Slapped with Penalty for Defective Product
October 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Guardrail Manufacturer Halts Sales After $175 Million Defective Product Verdict in Texas Trinity Industries has manufactured guardrails that numerous critics have, for years, claimed were defective products. The company was so maligned that 13 states banned the use of the company’s guardrails on their highways after reports that instead of protecting drivers in the event of a serious accident, the guardrails could break or splinter and impale drivers or passengers. On October 20th, Trinity Industries was slapped with a $175 million verdict by … [Read more...]
Evenflo Issues Child Seat Recall
October 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Evenflo Child Seat Recall Covers 35 Models Child seat manufacturer Evenflo has issued a product recall for 35 models of their child safety seats, because the restraints can be difficult to remove. In the event of a car accident, this could cause serious personal injury or death. The child seat recall affects 202,000 individual child seats, manufactured at various times between December 2011 and May 2013. The affected lot numbers are: 30711365, 31511040, 31511323, 31511400, 3151198, 3151953, 31521138, 46811205, 46811237, 48111200, 48111215, … [Read more...]
Takata Airbag Recall Expands, NHTSA Faces Scrutiny
October 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Takata Airbag Recall Expands to Over 7 Million Vehicles, Federal Safety Regulator Scrutinized Nearly every major automobile manufacturer with cars in the United States has used Takata airbags, which are now under one of the largest safety airbag recalls in US history. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued yet another safety airbag recall for the exploding Takata airbags, bringing the total of recalled vehicles up to 7.8 million. Automobile manufacturers have issued many of their own vehicle recalls after finding Takata … [Read more...]
