Products Liability & Insurance
Products Liability & Insurance
Evidence of an occupant failing to wear a seatbelt is wholly excluded under Georgia state law, but a vehicle manufacturer can introduce evidence of seatbelts with respect to the passenger restraint system and compliance with federal safety standards....
Because the lithium-ion battery manufacturer failed to demonstrate a patent and unambiguous lack of personal jurisdiction in the trial court, the state high court denied the company’s writ of prohibition. The Ohio Supreme Court denied a writ of prohi...
The revisions include new warning requirements for battery-operated infant bath tubs as well as a requirement that folding infant bath tubs have latching and locking mechanisms or “other means” of preventing the product from folding or collapsing. Th...
The garments were sold exclusively on Walmart.com. Richie House, of Irvine, California, is recalling about 480 children’s robes because they fail to meet the flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children ...
The firm will provide a full refund. The Children's Place, of Secaucus, New Jersey, is recalling approximately 10,850 Baby Boy Dino Rompers and Baby Boy Camo Rompers Two Pack because the metal snaps on the rompers can detach, posing a choking hazard ...
The firm will provide a free repair kit and will reimburse consumers for the cost of having it installed by a certified electrician. Tech Lighting is recalling approximately 670 Coda pendant light fixtures because they can detach from their electrica...
The rule applies to products manufactured on or after June 23, 2022. A new federal rule to ensure that products marketed or intended for infant sleep provide a safe sleep environment for babies up to five months old has taken effect, the Consumer Pro...
Consumer Product Safety Commission actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following Consumer Product Safety Commission actions ...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety...
The new rule adopts a side impact test in addition to the currently required frontal impact test under the federal motor vehicle safety standard relating to child restraint systems. To improve the protection of children during side-impact crashes, th...
Products Liability & Insurance
Reversing the court of appeals, the supreme court found that the rate for calculating postjudgment interest must change from the statutory nine percent rate to the market-based rate upon the judgment debtor’s filing of an appeal of the judgment again...
Medical expert opinions in a report and a supplemental affidavit on causation in a design defect products liability action stemming from injuries allegedly caused by defective mesh were not admissible on reconsideration. A federal district court in M...
The doctrine of equitable tolling is to be applied sparingly and only in exceptional circumstances that justify a departure from established procedure, and litigants must demonstrate that they diligently pursued their rights. The Court of Appeals of ...
Manufacturers and importers of walk-behind power lawn mowers must establish and maintain records to demonstrate compliance with testing and labeling requirements. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is requesting comments on a proposed exte...
The company has received several reports of fires caused by the lithium-ion battery overheating. SunVilla™ Corporation, of Chino, California, is recalling about 400,000 10’ Solar LED Market Umbrellas because the lithium-ion batteries in the umbrella’...
Consumers are advised to unload all items from the racks immediately and to contact the firm for a free repair kit. Loctek Inc., of Livermore, California, is recalling around 17,500 FLEXIMOUNTS Overhead Garage Storage Racks because one of the U-shape...
Consumers will be provided a full refund for the recalled mowers. MTD Products Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, has recalled approximately 1,774 Troy-Bilt SpaceSavr™ Walk-Behind Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers because the mower can leak fuel when it is stored in...
Dealers will update the fault instrument panel cluster software. Ford Motor Company is recalling about 30,244 2022 Transit vehicles because the instrument panel cluster may not properly illuminate telltales or gauges and the speedometer and tachomete...
Consumer Product Safety Commission actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following Consumer Product Safety Commission actions ...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety...
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As mandated by the FAST Act, NHTSA has proposed amendments to its regulations governing Event Data Recorders (EDRs) that would increase the amount of time data would be retrieved prior to a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (N...
Both causes of action were grounded in the same underlying facts and circumstances, as well as in the same products liability theories of failure to warn and defective design. Res judicata and collateral estoppel barred a decedent’s beneficiaries fro...
Depending on the extent of any corrosion damage to the rear frame, the automaker may offer to repurchase the vehicle. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling around 112,060 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles that were sold, or ever registered, in Con...
The front brake rotor and pads will be replaced by dealers at no cost to the owner. Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) is recalling approximately 1,923 2020-2021 LX230A and 2022 LX230G motorcycles because the incorrect front brake rotor may have bee...
Daimler is currently developing the remedy for the steering gears. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling approximately 6,492 2021-2022 Freightliner (FCCC) MT45, and 2022-2023 Western Star 4900 and Freightliner Cascadia vehicles becaus...
Owners will be notified of the steering gear issue by mail. Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling about 1,632 2022-2023 VN tractor trailers because the steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gear to f...
Consumer Product Safety Commission actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following Consumer Product Safety Commission actions ...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety...
Monsanto had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the appellate court’s decision that federal law did not preempt failure to warn claims bought by a Roundup user who developed cancer. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by Monsanto Compan...
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An Iowa statute that protects manufacturers or sellers from products liability claims premised on exposure to asbestos-containing products or component parts “made or sold by a third party” did not apply to the defendants in this case. The Iowa Supre...
The patient failed to show colorable jurisdictional claim in her medical device case to justify jurisdictional discovery. A federal court in New York has granted the motions to dismiss of medical device manufacturers and denied a patient’s motion for...
Asbestos-containing valves did not lose their status as improvements to real property under Iowa's statute of repose, even after removal for replacement or repair, a magistrate judge concluded. A federal magistrate judge in Delaware has recommended t...
Dealers will replace the faulty high pressure fuel pumps and additional fuel system components if necessary. Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling an estimated 27,316 Mopar High Pressure Fuel Pump part numbers: 68211268AA and 68211269AA; and Mopar 3.0L...
Dealers will update the on-board software without charge. Ford Motor Company is recalling an estimated 48,924 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles because the high voltage battery main contactors may overheat. An overheated high voltage battery contacto...
New software will be installed by dealers at no cost to the owner. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling approximately 12,490 2020-2022 Taycan vehicles because a software error could cause the center screen (including the rearview c...
The front sprocket will be replaced by dealers when the parts become available. Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. is recalling an estimated 30,389 2015-2019 Can-Am Spyder F3 and RT motorcycles because the front sprocket may be defective and may ...
Consumer Product Safety Commission actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following Consumer Product Safety Commission actions ...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety...
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Under Florida law, there is no duty to prevent-and no liability for-a third party’s misconduct absent the existence of a special relationship. The court found no special relationship to support the imposition of any such duty. A Florida appellate cou...
Statements made by NHTSA did not reflect a federal regulatory objective sufficient to trigger implied obstacle preemption. The estates of victims who were killed when a Freightliner semi-truck crashed into the back of their vehicles failed to establi...
The agency has given the public and stakeholders an additional 45 days to comment on the request-for-information notice. In response to a request from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
The furniture violates the federal lead paint and lead content bans. Times Tienda LLC, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, is recalling approximately 700 children’s desks and chairs because the surface paint on this furniture contains levels of lead that exceed...
The company will provide consumers with a full refund upon return of the product. Primark US Corp., of Boston, Massachusetts, has recalled approximately 450 wooden xylophone toys because the xylophone’s feet can loosen and fall off, posing a choking ...
The firm will provide a full refund or a store gift card upon proof that the recalled garment was destroyed. Loulou Lollipop, of Canada, is recalling about 1,300 sets of children’s pajamas because they fail to meet the tight-fitting flammability stan...
The recalled chairs were sold under the Tommy Bahama and Martha Stewart brands at Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, and Homesense stores nationwide. The TJX Companies Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts, is recalling an estimated 30,600 Nest Swing Egg Cha...
Dealers will reprogram the radio software, which may affect the rearview image display, free of charge. Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling approximately 117,759 2022 Ram 1500, 2500 pickup trucks, and 3500 Cab Chassis vehicles with GVWR less than 10,...
The remedy is currently under development. Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling an estimated 270,904 2018-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles because a malfunction in the antilock-brake system (ABS) module may illuminate the brake ligh...
Consumer Product Safety Commission actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following Consumer Product Safety Commission actions ...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated. As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety...