Category: Product Liability

On June 10, 2021, the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued its Order and Final Judgment to enforce a settlement agreement in connection with class action lawsuits against Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation. The plaintiffs alleged that 2011-2018 and certain 2019 Kia Optima, 2012-2018 and certain 2019 Kia…

Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a major US recall affecting 7 million General Motors (GM) pickups and SUV’s worldwide. The recall targets GM motor vehicles equipped with defective airbag inflators which have caused explosions and personal injury. In one motor vehicle incident in September of 2013, one of the airbags manufactured by…

Vitamin E Acetate After months of research, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has named a likely culprit at the root of the national outbreak of e-cigarette related lung injuries and deaths: Vitamin E acetate. Vitamin E acetate is an oily chemical added to some THC liquids to either thicken or dilute the substance….

Vaping & Diacetyl Lawsuits Over the past several months there have been a growing number of deaths stemming from lung illnesses traced back to vaping.  E-cigarette liquids contain chemicals which was lead to lung diseases such as bronchiolitis obliterans.  Symptoms of these lung diseases include shortness of breath, wheezing, weight loss and dry cough. The…

Monsanto’s Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit Glyphosate, better known as “RoundUp”, is a weed killer used to combat poison ivy, kudzu, dandelions, and other weeds. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, it is ranked as the second most widely used U.S. lawn and garden weed killer in the country. While glyphosate is used predominantly in agriculture, it…

By Ben Zepnick of The Law Offices of Louis Grandelli, P.C. posted in Personal Injury law firm on Monday, November 20, 2017. BMW was recently forced to recall over 1 million cars and SUVs due to faulty crankcase heaters. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the heater, which is used to prevent the positive crankcase ventilation valve from freezing, was…

A jury awarded a woman over $110 million in Missouri state court on Thursday after finding that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder-based caused her to develop ovarian cancer. The woman had been using the company’s talcum powder-based products on her genitals for decades. According to the Courtroom View Network, the verdict is the biggest one yet…

On Sunday, June 19th, actor, Anton Yelchin, was found by friends, crushed between his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and his home mailbox, after not arriving for rehearsal earlier that day. Yelchin, best known for his most recent role in the Star Trek movies, is said to have died within a minute of his car rolling…

Despite building a stellar reputation as a favorite fast food option for many, Chipotle restaurants are struggling with a serious health crisis due to an outbreak of E. coli. The recent outbreak has resulted in serious skepticism about the company’s practices and, more importantly, closings of Chipotle locations across the nation. The chain’s health crisis…

The summer of 2015 marked the lowest three month period of pedestrians injured or killed in traffic accidents in New York City on record. Between July and September of this year, 2186 pedestrians were injured while 21 died as a result of motor vehicle accidents, compared to 2270 injured and 38 killed in 2014, and…