A Madison, Wisconsin, woman seeking $1.5 million from the Ford Motor Company for injuries suffered when a rented 2000 Explorer she was driving rolled over received a $10,800 award this week from a federal jury.
The driver and passenger of a car hit by another motorist running a stop sign at an intersection in Montclair, New Jersey were awarded a combined total of $279,500 for their injuries.
Individuals living near DuPont plants in Ohio and West Virginia will be offered free screenings to see whether PFOA, a chemical found in the company's Teflon product, is affecting their health.
A wrongful death lawsuit over a 2003 construction death was settled Tuesday before testimony could begin.
After receiving more than 130 complaints about engine problems, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Commission is investigating several Volvo sedan and station wagon models.
After Guidant Corp.'s worldwide recall of several models of its implantable defibrillators, the company is facing 21 product liability class actions and 11 individual lawsuits in state and federal jurisdictions, in addition to an action in Canada.
Federal prosecutors say the disappearance of a U.S. cruise ship passenger from a Mediterranean honeymoon cruise is beginning to look more suspicious.
A consumer group and some politicians in the state believe that silver amalgam fillings can cause mercury poisoning, and are pushing for the fillings to be banned.
Health Net along with other HMOs want the the Schwarzenegger Administration's Department of Managed Health Care to be responsible for making sure that patients rights are protected by enforcing state consumer protection laws.
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