Category: Financial News
HP Expands Massive Laptop Battery Recall for Fire Hazard
HP is recalling more laptop batteries that can overheat and catch on fire, adding to a decade-long list involving over 500,000 batteries and 125 incidents since 2005.
Samsung Finally Reveals Cause of Galaxy Note 7 Fires
Samsung Electronics has officially announced what everyone familiar with the problem already knew: that defective batteries caused its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire and explode.
Free Cruise Robocall Settlement Offers $500 Per Call
February 1 is the deadline to sign up for a class action lawsuit settlement that pays up to $500 per robocall that offered a "Free Cruise" for taking a survey between August 2011 and August 2012.
Stryker Recalls Hip Implants for Taper Lock Failure Risk
Stryker recalled over 42,500 hip implants because a metal part that connects the hip to the femur can corrode, loosen, and dislocate — a complication known as "taper lock failure" that always needs surgery.
Lawsuit Blames Guardrail on Man’s Death After Funeral
The family of a young man who was impaled by a guardrail just hours after attending his sister's funeral has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Massive Increase in Taxotere MDL – Number of Lawsuits Triples to 700+
Over 700 lawsuits have been filed by people who blame the chemotherapy drug Taxotere for causing permanent baldness. There were 438 new lawsuits in the last month alone, nearly tripling the size of a nationwide litigation that was centralized in...
Bought Milk? Get Your Class Action Cash by Jan. 31
If you bought milk or dairy products in 15 states since 2003, you have until January 31 to get cash from a $52 million class action lawsuit settlement with the industry for killing cows to keep milk prices up.
Takata Pleads Guilty, Pays $1 Billion for Exploding Airbag Scandal
Takata Corp. of Japan will pay $1 billion and plead guilty to a criminal charge for hiding a dangerous defect that can cause airbag inflators to explode.
Bad Boy Buggies Recalled After Rollover Death Lawsuit
Textron has recalled Bad Boy and Bone Collector XTO off-road vehicles that do not have seat belts, posing a risk of severe injury in rollover accidents. The family of a 14-year-old boy who died in 2014 has filed a lawsuit.
Lawyers Ask to Consolidate 100+ Mirena Brain Injury Lawsuits
Migraine headaches and vision loss are symptoms of a brain injury linked to Bayer's Mirena IUD. There are now 116 lawsuits from women who developed high pressure in the skull, Intracranial Hypertension (IH) or Pseudotumor Cerebri (PTC).