Settlements - Defective Products

Southwest Pays $7.5 Million for Safety Violations (Mar-2-09)
Schrenker Lawsuit Settled for $12 (Feb-6-09)
Mattel To Pay $12 Million for Lead-Tainted Toys (Dec-15-08)
Del Webb Agrees Settlement of $27.2 Million for Defective Kitec Plumbing (Dec-3-08)
Couple Reaches Settlement Survived Helicopter Crash but Permanently Injured (Jun-26-08)
Engineering Flaws Architect pays $200,000 settlement in construction lawsuit.. (May-20-08)
Defective Computers Compaq and HP agree to settlement in $640 million class action lawsuit. (May-19-08)
Contaminated Pet Food Menu Foods pays $53.8 million settlement in poisoning lawsuit. (Apr-2-08)
Airplane Problems Bombardier and Goodrich to pay $163 million settlement in failed landing gear suit. (Mar-12-08)
Space Heaters Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc. agrees to $500,000 defective product CPSC fine. (Feb-4-08)
Ballot Device Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes. (Jan-23-08)
Tree Stands Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials. (Jan-13-08)
Defective Furnaces Carrier Corporation agrees to compensate consumers for high efficiency gas furnaces in class action settlement. (Jan-7-08)
Pressure Cooker Home Shopping Network pays $875,000 civil settlement for failing to warn customers about the dangerous product. (Dec-28-07)
Manufacturing Protocol Sioux Manufacturing Corp. pays $1.9 million settlement for failing to meet Kevlar specifications. (Dec-23-07)
Leaking Hoses Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company agrees to $324 million settlement for defective Entran II hoses. (Dec-6-07)
Lead Jewelry Pure Allure agrees to pay $10,000 CPSC fine. (Nov-25-07)
Zylon Bulletproof Vests Hexcel Corp. pays $15 million settlement for selling defective equipment to law enforcement agencies. (Oct-31-07)
Defective Auto Parts Valeo pays Delphi $4 million settlement. (Oct-9-07)
Faulty Equipment leads to Fireman's Death Survivair pays $27 million wrongful death settlement. (Sep-20-07)
Masma Construction Inc. $5 million settlement in construction defects and property damage lawsuit. (Aug-9-07)
Del Webb Communities Inc. $21.5 million settlement in class action construction defects lawsuit. (Aug-8-07)
Freightliner LLC $400,000 settlement in faulty freightliner lawsuit. (Jun-4-07)
I.E.L. Manufacturing Ltd. $3 million class action settlement for defective roofs. (Mar-13-07)
Fisher-Price Inc. $975,000 penalty for failure to report a defective product. (Mar-1-07)
Titeflex Corporation et al. Class action settlement provides installation of grounding wires and other lightning protection devices. (Feb-13-07)
Nexgrill Industries Inc. $300,000 civil penalty for failing to report gas grill defects. (Jan-17-07)
Hoover Company Inc. $750,000 civil penalty for failing to report vacuum cleaner defects. (Jan-17-07)
Wick Constructors, Inc. $2 million construction defect settlement. (Dec-14-06)
Second Chance Body Armor Inc. and Toyobo Co. Ltd. $3.6 million settlement awarded after a police officer died wearing a bulletproof vest. (Sep-9-06)
Wal-Mart $1.8 million personal injury settlement awarded after a riding lawnmower accident. (Aug-31-06)
Election Systems and Software $750,000 settlement for providing defective equipment and causing election delays. (Aug-23-06)
General Electric Co. $11.5 million false claims settlement awarded to employees and the U.S. government. (Jul-25-06)
H.B. Fuller Company $5 million product liability settlement. (Jun-6-06)
West Bend Houswares $100,000 penalty for failing to report hazardous coffee maker carafes. (May-5-06)
EDAW $3 million settlement for allegedly constructing defective fountains. (Apr-7-06)
National Emergency Vehicles Inc. $350,000 settlement for selling an ambulance that caught on fire the day after it was sold. (Dec-20-05)
William Lyon Homes $1.5 million settlement awarded to homeowners after their poorly constructed homes leaked water and cracked concrete. (Oct-24-05)
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire $240 million settlement awarded to Ford Motor Co. for defective Firestone tires. (Oct-15-05)
Versa Products and G&L Products $700,000 wrongful death settlement awarded to the widow of a man who fell from a Versaladder after it collapsed. (Aug-22-05)
Landmark Organization $12 million settlement awarded to Cameron County for faulty design and construction of the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center and the Sheriff's Administration Building. (Aug-8-05)
Election Systems and Software $1.7 million settlement for faulty ballot design, uncertified software, inadequate customer service, and questionable business practices in the general election. (Aug-8-05)
Boston Scientific $74 million settlement for failing to disclose defective stents. (Jun-27-05)
Potter Oil Co. A $420,000 furnace ifre settlement. (May-23-05)
American Kennels A $1000 settlement for an overweight teacup Maltese. (May-16-05)
Pfizer Inc. $4 million settlement over misleading statements (May-2-05)
Wal-Mart and Walgreens A $650,000 settlement for selling the AbEnergizer. (Apr-9-05)
Graco Children's Products Inc. A $ million penalty for failing to inform consumers about product defects. (Mar-29-05)
Major Cosmetics Manufacturers and Retailers A $175 million settlement for price fixing. (Mar-13-05)
Trinity Homes A settlement for water damage. (Feb-17-05)

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