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Sort by relevance 826 pages found matching toyota recalls- Airbag Lawsuits Dismissed as Parties Try to Work Out Settlement
Apr-17-17 Winston-Salem, NC: Two lawsuits filed in North Carolina last year against Takata Corp. over defective airbag injuries were voluntarily dismissed in January 2017 in favor of trying to work out a settlement, according to the Winston-Salem Journal . The Winston-Salem Journal article did not disclose settlement details. The lawsuits, one filed in... - 13 Brands of Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards
Washington, DC: Over 2 million dehumidifiers carrying major brand names are being recalled by Gree, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada. They announced a recall on dehumidifiers manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances of China that were sold from January 2005 through August 2013. The dehumidifier can o... - Fender Bender Air Bag Deployment Left Texas Woman with Eye Damage
Mar-24-17 Harlingen, TX A woman from Harlingen, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley was driving through her neighborhood on December 8, 2015 when she had a fender bender in her 2012 Honda Civic. According to Mary Lou Rodriguez she clipped a parked truck at no more than 15 miles per hour. There was a huge bang as the airbag deployed thrusting her body backwards in... - FDA Issues Recall on Medtronic Implantable Pain Pumps
Mar-17-17 Silver Spring, MD: Six months after Medtronic issued a voluntary recall on certain potentially defective catheters , the Federal Drug Administration has announced an update on a previous recall on two of Medtronic's implantable drug pumps. The FDA on March 14 announced a recall on Medtronic's SynchroMed II and SynchroMed EL implantable drug infusion... - The Predatory Lending Cycle of the Car Title Loan
Mar-13-17 Fort Worth, TX: The greed from need cycle of car title loans is far from new. In February, 2015 the Star-Telegram (02/14/15) in Fort Worth was reporting that the average resident of Texas was about $40,000 in debt. The car title loan was one quick and easy way for Texans to deal with short-term financial crises, such as a family emergency. However... - Auto Manufacturers Claim to be Takata Airbag Victims
Mar-3-17 Miami, FL: The $1 Billion settlement in association with Takata airbag injuries (including at least 11 deaths which have been documented in the US), appears to be setting up a showdown between plaintiffs and automotive manufacturers caught up in a wave of airbag lawsuits involving the defective airbags. The airbags in question have been found to bec... - Takata Agrees to Settle Defective Airbags MDL for $1B
Santa Clara, CA: Takata Corporation has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle multi-district litigation alleging the airbag manufacturer was aware of the fatal defect with its airbags but sold them anyway. At least 11 deaths have been linked to the airbags, which can explode due to a design defect. According to the proposed settlement terms Takata will... - Takata to Pay $1B for Airbag Scandal
Feb-28-17 Santa Clara, CA: Takata Corporation has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle multi-district litigation alleging the airbag manufacturer was aware of the fatal defect with its airbags but sold them anyway. At least 11 deaths have been linked to the airbags, which can explode due to a design defect. According to the proposed settlement terms Takata will... - Exploding Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Recent consumer complaints about exploding pressure cookers have prompted multiple people who were injured while cooking with the steam-fueled pots to file federal pressure cooker lawsuits after suffering severe burns when the devices blew up while they were cooking. Pressure cookers are sealed pots that turn liquid into steam when heated, allowing foods... - Family Blames Takata Airbag for Woman's Death
Feb-23-17 Detroit, MI: The children of a Michigan woman who died earlier this month say their mother never fully recovered from Takata airbag injuries sustained in a low-speed crash in 2014, according to the Detroit Free Press . Dianne Moulton died Feb. 2, three years after the Takata airbag in her 2002 Honda CR-V exploded in a parking lot collision in Dearb... - The FDA Shortcut to a Hip Replacement Lawsuit
Feb-22-17 Bergen, NJ: It was back in 2008 that Hip Replacement Implant Failure caught up with Zimmer, when its Alumina Ceramic Femoral Head component was subject to a Class 2 recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the official recall posting , Zimmer stated the reason for the recall: “When used with cobalt/chromium hip stems,... - Latest Defective Catheter Takes Its Place in Long Line of FDA Recalls
Feb-8-17 Silver Spring, MD: When it comes to defective catheters causing injury , Bard Peripheral Vascular's recall of its Halo One Thin-Walled Guiding Sheath is the latest in a long line of catheter recalls that include the Boston Scientific Corp. Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter and Cook Medical's Shuttle Select Slip-Catheter and Beacon catheters. Catheters, w... - INRatio Class Action Headed for Trial
Feb-7-17 Los Angeles, CA The Alere INRatio home monitoring system offered warfarin (Coumadin) users a convenient way to test their blood clotting rate without having to go the doctor’s office or a laboratory. Instead, they got an expensive, unreliable and potentially dangerous product. They want their money back. Thousands of people who purchased... - Despite $1B Penalty by the Feds, It’s Not Over Yet for Takata: Airbag Injuries
Feb-1-17 Washington, DC: The massive $1 Billion criminal penalty announced by the US Department of Justice earlier this month surrounding defective Takata airbags is not, in reality, an end to the troubles for the beleaguered Japanese manufacturer. Just one day after the Christmas holiday this past December, German automotive manufacturer BMW announced a recall of... - Adverse Events for Patients Using Alere INRatio System
Jan-21-17 Houston, TX: Patients taking blood thinning medications know they have to be careful to ensure their blood remains in therapeutic levels, to prevent major bleeding episodes. That’s why they use devices like the Alere INRatio2 system, to ensure that if they need it, their blood clots properly. But what happens if they can't be sure the systems tha... - People Angry with Department of Motor Vehicles Violating their Privacy
Jan-19-17 Charlotte, NC: “It’s reassuring that attorneys are trying to stop the DMV from selling our private information ,” says Gary. “I wondered how these companies got my address and phone number—until I read on LawyersandSettlements about an attorney filing complaints about DPPA violations.” Gary is referring to attor... - Catheter Recalls Number into the Millions. Will Lawsuits Follow?
Jan-17-17 Washington, DC: With some four million allegedly defective catheters having been recalled from the market, such a number extrapolated across risk factors suggest defective catheters causing injury lawsuits will result, given the number of fairly common medical procedures for which catheters are routinely employed. The usefulness and benefit of cathe... - Defective Tire Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Defective tires put vehicle occupants at risk of serious injury or death. Among defective tire lawsuits are claims that tires have been negligently manufactured, designed, or constructed resulting in an accident. In such cases, lawsuits can be filed against the companies that design, manufacture, or sell such tires. Tire recalls have been announced i... - Ford Increases Recall Over Defective Takata Airbags
Jan-13-17 Santa Clara, CA: Ford Motor Co is issuing a recall of about 816,000 vehicles following a previous recall due to defective Takata Airbags. The new recall brings the total number of Ford vehicles with Takata air bag inflators recalled around the world to 3 million, the majority being in the United States and Canada. This latest recall by Ford f... - Surgical Mesh Lawsuit to Proceed
Dec-23-16 Providence, RI: A Rhode Island man who received recalled abdominal mesh just prior to a product recall in 2005, will see his surgical mesh lawsuit go forward after a Rhode Island judge refused to dismiss the case. According to court documents Wayne Smith received the Composix Kugel Hernia patch abdominal mesh for repair of a ventral hernia. Not long...