Category: Financial News
J&J Pays $700 Million To End Baby Powder Investigation
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to end an investigation by more than 40 states into whether the company made misleading statements about the safety of talc-based baby powder.
4.8 Million BlendJet Blenders Recalled After 50 People Injured
About 4.8 million BlendJet blenders from Costco, Target, and Walmart were recalled after 50 people were burned or cut by broken blades.
Another 1.75 Travel Steam Irons Recalled for Fire & Burn Hazards
Another 1.75 million Steamfast Travel Steam Irons were recalled due to a fire hazard and a risk of burn injuries and electrical shocks.
Panera Bread Hit With Another Lawsuit for Deadly Lemonade
Another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Panera Bread after a person who died after drinking highly-caffeinated "charged lemonade."
Target, Amazon, Walmart Stop Selling Deadly Water Bead Toys
Target, Amazon, and Walmart will stop selling water beads marketed toward children because they can be deadly if swallowed.
Bayer Ordered to Pay $1.5 Billion in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit
Three people who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup weed-killer were awarded $1.5 billion by a jury in Missouri.
Jury Awards $175 Million in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit
A gardener who developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma after using Roundup has been awarded $175 million by a jury in Pennsylvania.
Best Buy Recalls 930,000 Pressure Cookers After 17 People Burned
Best Buy has recalled about 930,000 Insignia Pressure Cookers after at least 17 people were seriously burned.
Walmart Pays Settlement in Dust-Off Car Accident Lawsuit
Walmart has paid a settlement to the family of a woman who died in a car accident that was caused by a man who huffed a can of Dust-Off.
Bacterial Infection Lawsuit Filed Against The Laundress
A woman who developed a severe bacterial eye infection after using The Laundress cleaning products has filed a lawsuit against Unilever.