Product Liability Articles

Tesla Inc. has resolved the claims of six plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed against the company in California. The lawsuit was initially filed in December 2016 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. According to the complaint, the Tesla Model X owner slowly pulled into his driveway and waited…

Last week, eight plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit in California against some of the nation’s largest electric scooter companies, including LimeBike and Bird Rides Inc. The plaintiffs include three pedestrians who claim to have been hit from behind by users of the scooters. One of the plaintiffs is a 62-year-old man who claims to have…

Consumer Reports that 73 percent of customers seek out items labeled as natural. The question is, what are they actually getting, and can the product label be trusted? LaCroix is facing claims that their popular product has been falsely advertised as “all natural.” A lawsuit filed against LaCroix’s parent company accuses the company of misleading…

The Japanese automaker, Toyota, announced that it will recall more than 2.4 million hybrid cars over a defect that could cause crashes. This recall comes in the wake of another recall made by Toyota in September 2018 that recalled more than one million hybrid cars globally after uncovering a technical problem that could cause fires….

A lawsuit filed in Houston federal court in August claims that at least 15 gas stations scattered throughout the Houston area have been selling pills packaged as over-the-counter “sexual enhancement” supplements that actually contain a number of prescription drugs. Although the pills are marketed with statements like “all natural,” “no harmful synthetic chemicals,” and “no…

E-cigarettes are a popular alternative to cigarettes. Many people choose e-cigarettes over traditional cigarettes because they don’t contain tobacco. While there are no long-term studies that compare the health effects of e-cigarettes vs. traditional cigarettes-mostly because e-cigarettes are a relatively new technology-there is one area where e-cigarettes are proving much more dangerous: The risk of…

The Center for Auto Safety filed a petition with the federal government to have the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigate potential non-collision fires in 2.2 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles. Kia is an affiliate of Hyundai and together they are the world’s 5th largest automobile-manufacturer. The following vehicles have either experienced non-collision fires…

Honda is adding 1.4 million cars, SUVs, and trucks to its list of vehicles that should have their Takata airbags replaced. Included in the airbag recall list are vehicles branded as Acura, Honda’s luxury brand, according to the automaker. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Takata recall covers airbag inflators from…