What Is a Mass Tort?
Mass tort cases allow people to join forces and hold corporations and companies accountable for negligence and other forms of wrongdoing. By pursuing a mass tort, plaintiffs can pool their resources while sharing the costs and risks involved. Mass torts can raise awareness regarding defective products on the market or...
Continue Reading860,000 Pressure Cookers Recalled
Check your pressure cookers — the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced a new recall of pressure cookers due to burn risks. The recall affects nearly 1 million pressure cookers. On Aug. 10, 2023, the CPSC announced this recall of Sensio pressure cookers which can unlock and open...
Continue ReadingRecord-Breaking $110M Verdict in 3M Military Earplug Lawsuit
A record-breaking $110 million verdict was awarded by a federal jury in Pensacola, Fla., to two veterans in the historical case against The 3M Company. The plaintiffs in the case alleged defective earplugs caused irreparable hearing damage to military veterans. Two U.S. Army veterans were each awarded $55 million –...
Continue ReadingGeorgia Judge Refuses to Throw Out Defective Paragard IUD Claims
A Georgia federal judge has decided not to throw out claims made by nearly 500 plaintiffs alleging defective Paragard birth control devices broke inside their bodies. In September, Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Companies – makers of the Paragard intrauterine birth control devices (IUDs) – asked U.S. District Judge Leigh...
Continue ReadingInitial 3M Earplugs Verdict: $7.1 Million Awarded
After a five-week trial, a Pensacola jury awarded three former service members a total of $7.1 million in damages in the first bellwether trial of the far-reaching 3M defective military earplugs lawsuit. More than 200,000 active and former service members who used the dual-ended 3M Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2...
Continue ReadingParagard IUD Injuries & Lawsuits
Cory Watson Attorneys are investigating potential lawsuits for women who have been injured by the Paragard IUD birth control device. Several thousand reports of Paragard IUD breakage have been filed with the FDA since 2013. Of those cases, over a hundred have reportedly resulted in hospitalization or life-threatening complications. Broken...
Continue ReadingUniversal Security Instruments Recalls 180,000 Smoke Detectors
Universal Security Instruments has recalled 180,000 smoke detectors and alarms. The company has received more than 130 reports of the alarms not working properly when tested after installation, according to the recall notice issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The sole purpose of smoke detectors (also called smoke alarms)...
Continue ReadingMore Trouble for Fisher-Price with Recall of Another Inclined Infant Sleeper
Fisher-Price has recalled 71,000 infant play yards with inclined-sleeper attachments, despite no death or injuries associated with the product – and no apparent product defects. Fisher-Price’s decision to yank its Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard with an inclined sleeper off the market marks the company’s full retreat from product...
Continue ReadingDefective ZF Airbags Affecting Millions of Toyota, Hyundai and Kia Vehicles
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of consumers in the U.S. against Hyundai, Kia, and ZF-TRW Automotive for fraud and concealment of a deadly airbag safety defect affecting 12.5 million vehicles. The National Highway and Traffic Administration estimates that more than 12.5 million vehicles may be affected...
Continue ReadingHere’s How Dangerous Products like the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Get Recalled
On April 12, 2019, Mattel, the owner of Fisher-Price, recalled 4.7 million Rock ‘n Plays it had sold, citing safety concerns. The popular sleeper product has been connected to at least 32 infant deaths. The recall, which forbids any retailer from selling the dangerous product, happened more than a year...
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