Category: Breaking News
Tennessee Family Sues Amazon for $30M After Hoverboard Fire Destroys Home
A family from Nashville whose $1 million home was destroyed in a fire caused by an exploding hoverboard has filed a products liability lawsuit against Amazon.
Defective Takata Airbags Linked to 11 Deaths
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has confirmed that the car crash death of a 50-year-old woman in Riverside, California, was linked to a Takata airbag rupture.
Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at UW Medical Center Linked to Heater-Cooler Devices
Amid an investigation into a recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has infected at least five patients -- including two who died -- at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), the hospital has announced that all heater-cooler devices used...
Feds Wants FLDS Police Force Disbanded
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will ask a federal judge this week to break up a law enforcement agency overseeing two cities on the Arizona-Utah border due to its “lengthy entanglement” with the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS).
Samsung Note 7 Buyers File Class Action Lawsuit in South Korea
In what may be the first of many class action lawsuits filed over the scrapped Note 7 smartphone in South Korea, at least 527 plaintiffs are demanding that Samsung pay them 500,000 won (about $440) each amid reports of the...
FLDS Sued for of Wrongful Arrest, Discrimination Against Non-Members
Two residents of the community of Short Creek, Arizona, who were arrested last year for trespassing have filed a lawsuit (PDF) alleging that they were discriminated against because they are not members of the city’s dominant polygamous Fundamentalist Church of...
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Banned on Flights in U.S., Europe and Asia
At least eight international airlines are prohibiting Samsung Note 7 smartphones on their flights over concerns that the devices can overheat, catch fire and even explode. The ban means that travelers will also be unable to carry the phones in...
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recalled
Samsung recalled 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after 35 reports of batteries spontaneously exploding into flames, causing severe burn injuries and property damage.
Eye Wash and Irrigating Solution Recalled
Recalls have been issued for Family Care®, Rugby®, and Major® brand eyewash due to bacterial contamination that could cause a severe, sight-threatening eye infection.
Tropical Smoothie Café Hepatitis A Outbreak Sickens 44
At least 44 people in Virginia were infected with hepatitis A after eating frozen strawberries at Tropical Smoothie Café.