The claims of over 300,000 veterans who allege their use of CAEv2 earplugs during their military careers have been placed on hold after Aearo Technologies, a subsidiary of 3M Company and the original maker of the earplugs, filed for bankruptcy. Aearo Technologies filed for bankruptcy on July 26, 2022, and said it had committed $1 billion…
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On June 23, 2022, a Dallas County jury found that Charter Communications acted negligently with respect to its field technician’s fatal stabbing of Betty Thomas in 2019 and awarded her family $375 million in compensatory damages. Roy Holden, a 45-year-old technician for Charter Communications, performed a service call on Ms. Thomas’ residence and then came…
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Have you ever looked at the bottom of your cup of water after the ice had melted and wondered what was floating around near the bottom? Typically, it is harmless particulate that has accumulated in the ice maker. However, some owners of certain Electrolux and Frigidaire model refrigerators have discovered a more dangerous item in their favorite…
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On April 21, 2022, Best Buy issued a recall of approximately 635,000 Insignia Air Fryers and Air Fryer Ovens after receiving several reports of the units catching fire, burning, or melting. The recall involves the Insignia Digital Air Fryers, Insignia Analog Air Fryers, and Insignia Digital Air Fryer Ovens, model numbers NS-AF32DBK9, NS-AF32MBK9, NS-AF50MBK9, NS-AF53DSS0,…
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Driving in Texas is dangerous. Texans routinely encounter obstacles – from potholes, mattresses, ladders, and giant spools of cable – while traversing highways that are over ten (10) lanes wide with speed limits of 85-miles per hour. Turn on the nightly news and you are likely to hear about the latest road-rage incident on I-45 or…
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The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns and stay-at-home orders forced many unexpected consequences. In addition to the hoarding of toilet paper, Americans flocked to their nearest sporting goods stores (and Walmart) to purchase bicycles. The increase in bicycle riding has led to an increase in accidents as well as product recalls. In September 2020, Specialized…
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On February 17, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) posted a recall notice for over 7,400 Polaris snowmobiles after it was found that the throttle release switch (“TRS”) can fail to disengage when the throttle lever is released. If the throttle sticks when the TRS fails to disengage, then the operator can lose…
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On January 26, 2022, an explosion rocked the Westlake Chemical south plant as well as the surrounding community of Sulphur, Louisiana. A large plume of thick black smoke could be seen billowing out of the facility after an ethylene dichloride tank exploded at around 10:45 AM. Ethylene dichloride is a chemical used in fuel, plastics,…
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