Alleging that the ObTape Vaginal Sling is a defective product that caused them serious injury, more and more women are adding new lawsuits to the growing pile filed against the Mentor Corporation.
The family of an Orange, Texas, man recently filed a lawsuit claiming that a defective Guidant cardiac defibrillator implant led to his death.
A personal injury lawsuit was recently filed in New Jersey against Baxter Healthcare Corp. claiming that the plaintiff nearly died after receiving an injection of an allegedly defective batch of the anticoagulant drug heparin.
An Air Force pilot who was injured during a training exercise when his F-15 fighter disintegrated in mid-flight is suing Boeing, the aircraft’s manufacturer.
The parents of a San Diego girl recently settled out-of-court a defective automobile case alleging that defective roof supports and tires on a Ford E-350 15-passenger van led to the death of their daughter.
In a ruling Monday, a California mother of two was allowed to keep an $82.6 million jury award given to her for injuries she suffered in a rollover accident in her Ford Explorer SUV.
The insurance industry is calling on federal auto-safety regulators to change SUV roof-crush standards after a new study Wednesday showed the change could save the lives of hundreds of rollover crash victims each year.
In a 79 to 13 vote, the U.S. Senate yesterday passed a bill that would raise fines for manufacturers of defective goods as well as attempt to improve and increase product testing.
In a case brought by a General Motors worker against the manufacturers of a trim press, the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law imposing restrictions on state product liability statutes.
Sears Holdings Corp. agreed yesterday to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by consumers who purchased stoves that later tipped over, causing scalding, burns, or death.
A Washington man whose heart was irreparably damaged during bypass surgery has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of a monitor used to control blood flow.
After surviving a 47-story fall, a Manhattan window washer has filed suit against the companies responsible for the scaffolding that gave way and caused the accident.
A Racine, Wisconsin, man who sued the manufacturer of an alleged anti-static chemical bag after suffering second- and third-degree burns to 19 percent of his body during an explosion involving the bag was awarded a $900,000 settlement on the second day of his civil suit.
A Cahokia, Wisconsin, man filed suit on Nov. 26 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against the manufacturer, the distributor, and the reseller of a Scag Turf Tiger lawn mower. The man claims that while using the lawn mower, the fuel line became detached, causing a fire that burned him severely.
Osaka, Japan-based Tiger Corp. was sued for negligence, product liability and strict liability, and breach of warranty in connection to a defective rice cooker that allegedly sparked a house fire that claimed that claimed the lives of three elementary school-aged children in Sioux Falls, Minnesota in 2004.
In 2004, Mark and Colette Contois treated their son to an afternoon at a paintball park for his 10th birthday where Mrs. Contois was killed after a 14-year-old player accidentally detached a valve on his paintball gun, turning the weapon's CO2 cylinder into a gas-charged rocket that struck Mrs. Contois in the back of the head.
A federal court will hear the wrongful death allegations brought by the mother of a man who died after Lafayette, Colorado, police subdued him with a Taser device.
Toy giant Mattel Inc. announced Tuesday that it was recalling an additional 800,000 Chinese-made toys that may contain excessive amounts of lead paint.
Mattel, the world's largest toy distributor, announced a massive recall August 14 of approximately 19 million potentially dangerous toys manufactured in China. Mattel executives also suggested that additional recalls could be announced.
Foreign Tire Sales Inc. of New Jersey announced a recall on August 9 of approximately 255,000 Chinese-made tires, stating that the defective tires lacked a particular safety feature known as a gum strip, which could result in tread separation.
In a July 14th out-of-court settlement, the Guidant division of Boston Scientific resolved 4000 claims stemming from the 2005 recall of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), avoiding a potentially large jury award.
The Ford Motor Co. was recently ordered to pay $6 million after a tire blow-out resulted in a rollover accident that left a Florida man paralyzed.
Boston Scientific announced on July 13 that it will pay $195 million to resolve nearly 4,000 claims involving recalled pacemakers and heart defibrillators produced by Guidant Corp., which it purchased last year.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid toothpaste manufactured in China after recent shipments were found to contain diethylene glycol, a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze.
The parents of a California teenager who died after inhaling an aerosol dust remover have filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the 3M Company for retailing the product without providing sufficient protections to consumers.
A lawsuit involving faulty heart defibrillators produced by Guidant Corp. has received a tentative July 30 trial date.
A pregnant Florida teenager who was thrown from an ambulance while being transported to a local hospital has filed a lawsuit blaming her injuries on negligent driving and a defective restraint system.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning May 26 to healthcare professionals and patients about the potential danger posed by a popular contact lens cleaning solution.
A burn victim was awarded $42 million earlier this month in a Nevada lawsuit against leading motorcycle accessories distributor LeMans Corp. The suit claims the motorcycle apparel worn by the victim should have been flame resistant.
A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of California consumers threatens the future of the Ford Motor Co., according to one of the company's defense attorneys.
A kidney failure allegedly caused by an enema solution has prompted a Texas woman to seek $10 million in damages from the product's Lynchburg-based manufacturer.
A Madison County woman has filed a defective product lawsuit that alleges the Pfizer drug Bextra was responsible for a heart attack she suffered.
Several pet owners have filed a product liability lawsuit against a pet food manufacturer following a nationwide recall of tainted pet food.
A Hudson, Wisconsin, man has filed a lawsuit against a snowmobile manufacturer after an accident four years ago left him paralyzed.
A lawsuit filed by two women claims that a defective tire caused a crash on a Southern California freeway that killed five.
A Moyock, North Carolina, mother has filed a lawsuit alleging that her 2-year-old daughter sustained serious injuries from a pair of play shoes that had blinking lights.
On January 17, Julie Johnson, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, filed a lawsuit against the owners of a local Taco John's franchise after her son became ill from eating a soft-shell taco on December 1.
In Jacksonville, Florida, a lawsuit seeks the addition of warning labels to tires and automotive manuals after a fatal car crash caused by a deteriorated tire left 3 dead and 5 injured.
Four years after a class-action lawsuit was filed against them, California-based Toyota Motor Sales has reached a tentative agreement with Toyota and Lexus owners who complained that oil sludge damaged their vehicles' engines.
A recent study shows that state-of-the-art ventilation systems used to remove smoke from restaurants and bars do not eliminate dangerous carcinogens and soot and may even increase their presence in nonsmoking areas.
A United States law firm has filed a suit alleging pilot negligence and defectively designed equipment contributed to the September crash of a Gol Airlines flight in the jungles of Brazil.
A wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit has been filed by the family of Jaime Teran Coronel, a man who died in Jan. 2006 after police stunned him with a Taser.
The FDA and Perrigo Co. announced the recall of 11 million bottles of acetaminophen due to possible metal fragments in the pills. The product is sold by Wal-Mart, Safeway, CVS, and over 100 other retailers.
The families of four victims of a gas well explosion in Harrison County, Texas, have agreed to settle their lawsuit for $8.5 million.
Nissan Motor Co. has issued a recall of 130,000 vehicles, including 80,000 cars and sport utility vehicles sold in North America. The recall is designed to correct faulty ignitions in vehicles that utilize “intelligent keys."
One of two survivors of a skydiving plane crash that killed six people in eastern Missouri is filing suit against the company that made the plane's engine.
Defective door latches and faulty drivetrains are prompting Ford Motor Company to issue two separate recalls for vehicles in the United States.
Although improper consumer storage, not manufacturer error, is thought to be responsible for recent cases of botulism caused by carrot juice, a Bakersfield, California, company is voluntarily recalling its carrot juice product lines.
A 27-year-old Oregon woman recently filed a lawsuit in which she says she contracted E. coli after consuming Dole brand spinach.
A New York couple claims that an E. coli infection contracted from eating Fresh Express bagged spinach caused their daughter to be hospitalized.
A couple from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently filed a lawsuit against Dole claiming that their two children contracted E. coli infections after eating Dole brand spinach.
A jury ruled in favor of mesothelioma victim David Bakkie and against the manufacturer of a defective product that is said to have exposed him to asbestos while he used the product at work.
Segway Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Segway Personal Transporters. A software glitch may cause the units to shift into reverse, causing riders to fall.
After almost a week of deliberations in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a fallen police officer, a California jury found two companies liable for not warning the officer of potential defects in his bullet-proof vest.
After participating in mediation at the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $1.8 million to the victim of an accident involving a defective lawnmower.
At the request of the FDA, the US District Court for the Southern District of California issued a warrant allowing US Marshals to seize Alaris infusion pumps from the company’s manufacturing facility in San Diego.
Coca-Cola Co. has been served with a lawsuit calling for the removal of Coke ingredients that can produce cancer-causing benzene. The case began as two other companies settled similar lawsuits.
Just ten days after Dell’s record-setting recall of 4.1 million laptop batteries, Apple Computer Inc. is following suit and recalling about 1.8 million batteries.
Dell is recalling 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because of a potential fire hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), this will be the largest safety recall in the consumer electronics industry’s history.
A South Carolina jury found that a defective cruise control system caused a 1999 Ford Explorer rollover accident that killed one woman and paralyzed another. Ford Motor Co. was ordered to pay $18 million in damages.
A Philadelphia couple whose one-year-old son died after being given a dose of Infants’ Tylenol was awarded $5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the drug’s maker.
The Ford Motor Company has expanded an existing recall of its vehicles with a defective cruise control system to include another 1.2 million vehicles. This brings the total recall number to 6.7 million.
A potential steering hazard has caused Chrysler Group to recall 832,000 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles. The affected model years are 2002 through 2006.
As part of a settlement, electronics retailer Sharper Image has agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty and up to $1.2 million in restitution for selling defective personal breathalyzers.
In a settlement provisionally accepted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Tiffany and Co. has agreed to pay a $262,500 penalty for not properly reporting a hazardous defect in its infant teether rattlers.
Jay and Laura Flynn have filed a lawsuit that alleges a defective batch of a grout sealer ruined their sex life. The Georgia couple is seeking damages, claiming the product also caused Jay Flynn additional injuries.
Boston Scientific Corp. inherited lawsuits and issues associated with Guidant pacemakers and defibrillators when it bought the medical device maker earlier this year. The problems with the former Guidant products continue, prompting more recalls.
Documents unsealed during a product liability lawsuit against Guidant Corp. revealed that the defibrillator maker drafted a warning letter to doctors, but decided not to send it.
A jury found the dump truck bed manufacturer liable for the death of an Ohio truck driver who was crushed by the dump bed of his truck in 2002.
Following a recent U.S. recall of its ReNu with MostureLoc contact lens solution, Bausch & Lomb initiated a worldwide recall of the product.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and PTI Sports have announced the voluntary recall of about 14,000 bicycle child carriers because of a possible fall hazard.
An Iowa woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributor of Stand'n Seal Grout Sealer. She claims the product is responsible for her husband's death.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Saroj International Inc. have announced the voluntary recall of Eusonic hair dryers. The hair dryers pose an electrocution hazard and consumers should stop using them immediately.
Illinois resident James McQuillan filed a lawsuit against Office Max for injuries he sustained after falling from an allegedly defective chair.
The shoe and clothing manufacturer issued a voluntary recall earlier this week after a 4-year-old boy swallowed part of one of the company's charm bracelets and later died of lead poisoning.
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