Category: Financial News

Petting Zoo E. Coli Outbreak Award

Girl Who Got E. Coli At Petting Zoo Awarded $7.5 Million

A jury in Minnesota awarded $7.55 million on behalf of a 10 year-old girl who was infected with E. coli at a petting zoo on a pumpkin farm.

/ November 28, 2016

Season’s Beatings: Black Friday Deals Turn Holiday Shoppers into Crazed Animals

Black Friday kicked off this year’s annual orgy of seasonal spending, with bargains so great they brought out the worst in deal-crazed holiday shoppers.

/ November 28, 2016
Tonka Truck Recall

Toys ‘R’ Us Pulls Tonka Trucks Due to Fire Risk

Toys R Us stops selling a ride-on Tonka truck after a family in Washington state said it burst into flames in the back of their actual pickup truck on the way home from the store. Good thing it wasn't under...

/ November 21, 2016
Fracking Earthquake Class Action

Oklahoma Town Hit By Earthquakes Sues Fracking Companies

An Oklahoma town hit by the largest earthquake in state history has filed a class action lawsuit accusing 27 energy companies of triggering the quakes by injecting fracking-wastewater on unstable fault-lines.

/ November 18, 2016

Saudi Arabia Warns Trump Not to Block Oil Imports

Saudi Arabia is cautioning President-elect Donald Trump against carrying out a threat to cut off all U.S. purchases of the kingdom's oil reserves.

/ November 18, 2016
Jeep Fire Lawsuit

Court Upholds $40 Million Jury Verdict in Jeep Fire Lawsuit

Judges upheld a $40 million award to the family of a 4 year-old boy who died in a Jeep that exploded into flames after a rear-end collision.

/ November 16, 2016

China to Block iPhone Sales if Trump Declares Trade War

China has threatened to stop buying American goods, including automobiles and the popular Apple iPhone, if president-elect Donald Trump delivers on a campaign promise to impose massive tariffs on the country's imports.

/ November 15, 2016
Texas IVC Filter Lawsuit

Texas Woman Files Cook Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A woman who was injured by a blood clot filter that studies have linked to a 43% perforation rate has filed a lawsuit against Cook Medical.

/ November 14, 2016
Takata Airbag Explosion

Texas Woman Files Lawsuit After Takata Airbag Explodes

A woman who nearly died when her airbag exploded after a minor traffic accident has filed a lawsuit seeking over $1 million from Takata and Honda.

/ November 9, 2016

New Model Samsung Smartphone Reported to Catch Fire, Explode

Samsung may have yet another exploding smartphone on its hands, as a mother in France reported Monday that her Galaxy J5 swelled up, caught fire and exploded shortly after she had taken the device from her 4-year-old son.

/ November 8, 2016