Legal

As litigation involving firefighting foams heats up, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released new treatment options to help remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water. These chemicals are toxic to human health and have been linked with cancer and other problems.…

Ford Motor Co. has recently initiated two recalls impacting nearly three million vehicles for door latch and brake problems. These recalls were announced on June 10, 2020. Owners can check the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) website for more information. Ford Updates Previous Recalls…

A Texas woman recently filed a class-action lawsuit against General Motors, LLC, seeking to represent all past and present Texas owners and lessees of 2017-2018 GMC Acadia vehicles. She claims that the vehicles were defective and caused owners numerous problems and that GM had a…

A Georgia couple recently filed a new Tristar pressure cooker lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia. They claim that the product malfunctioned, causing severe injuries, and seek to recover their losses from the manufacturer. Tristar Represents Product as ‘Loaded with Safety Features’ According to…

A Kentucky woman has filed a new Zantac lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. She claims that after taking the acid-reducing medication for over eight years, she has suffered serious injuries. She seeks both compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff…

Tabletops Unlimited Inc., which manufacturers Philippe Richard pressure cookers, is facing another pressure cooker lawsuit filed by an Indiana couple. The plaintiffs claim that the pressure cooker did not perform as expected, causing serious injuries. They filed the case in the Superior Court of California,…

A Georgia woman recently filed a new Zantac lawsuit against the drug manufacturers, claiming she suffered from serious injuries after using the acid-reducing medication for years. She filed the case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The U.S. Judicial Panel…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that as of January 14, 2020, a total of 2,668 cases had been reported from across the country of individuals who have been hospitalized for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), including 60…

On Halloween night, 2019, a two-year-old girl was standing nearby while her mother, a Virginia woman, was making dinner. Her mother was using a pressure cooker, a gift she had recently received and had cooked in before, to make chicken. She began venting the cooker…