On January 4, 2016, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche (collectively known as Volkswagen). The complaint alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impaired their emission control systems…
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The first of six bellwether trials for claims remaining against General Motors Co. will begin this month in New York City. The plaintiff in this first trial, Robert S. Scheuer, suffered a vehicular collision in Oklahoma. Mr. Scheuer blames a faulty ignition switch for preventing his airbags from deploying during the crash. It will be…
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Numerous vacationers are stricken each year with illness or injury while traveling aboard cruise liners. Recently, outbreaks of norovirus aboard cruise liners have brought to light inadequate sanitation, cleanliness, and training of cruise liner employees. The Centers for Disease Control tracks norovirus outbreaks for international cruises lasting longer than three days where more than 3%…
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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in the case of Nabors Well Services, LTD., et. al v. Asuncion Romero, et. al., which overruled years of established case law in the state of Texas. In this case, it was alleged Plaintiffs family members were not wearing seat belts at the time…
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