Product Liability Articles

General Motors recently issued a recall for 3.5 million U.S. pickup trucks and SUVs to address a vacuum pump issue that makes braking more difficult and has been linked to 113 accidents and 13 injuries. GM previously issued a recall in Canada for 300,000 vehicles. The affected vehicles are the 2014-2018 Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado,…

An Ohio man, Ross Emery, died in his sleep in early September from carbon monoxide poisoning that seeped into his house from the car in his garage. Emery’s 2015 Toyota Avalon, like many cars across the country, includes a keyless ignition system. Unlike a traditional metal car key, cars with a keyless ignition system use…

A California jury awarded $40 million to a woman suffering from mesothelioma. The lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson alleged that the popular baby powder caused her mesothelioma diagnosis in 2017. The Plaintiff’s counsel argued that testing of the woman’s body showed the presence of both tremolite and athophyllite asbestos which are alleged known contaminants of…

On September 17, 2019, 17-year-old Scott Akins was seriously injured during in a high school football game after sustaining a life-altering brain injury that rendered him a quadriplegic who will never live independently again. The lawsuit brought by Akins’ parents alleges Riddell Sports Group, Inc. and other related companies negligently manufactured and altered Akins’ helmet….

E-cigarettes, also called “e-cigs” or “vapes,” are relatively new products intended to replace traditional cigarettes. Since 2008, e-cigarette sales have exploded from $20 million in annual sales to a $4 billion market. Given the increasingly popularity of e-cigarettes, many companies have attempted to jump on the band wagon by releasing their own devices to capture…

Recently, Chrysler announced they would be recalling an additional 693,000 trucks due to issues with the tailgates. Some of the recalled tailgates potentially can open on their own during transit. The recall includes Ram Models 1500, 2500, and 3500 manufactured in 2013 and 2014. The danger created from the tailgate malfunctioning is that unsecured loads…

In August of 2018, a Dallas County jury awarded more than $242 million to a family after finding manufacturing defects in the family’s Lexus vehicle had caused their children to suffer skull fractures and traumatic brain injuries after an otherwise minor collision. The collision occurred when the Lexus was rear-ended, and the family’s three-year-old and…

The evidence is growing on the dangers of vaping. The New York Times has just reported a second death of a person has occurred due to severe lung illness that developed after vaping. This death occurred in Oregon and the investigation revealed the individual who died apparently became sick after vaping T.H.C. [tetrahydrocannabinol] from a…