Takata Corporation, the Japanese airbag manufacturer, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to a felony charge as part of a $1 billion settlement that included compensation funds for victims of its faulty airbag inflators. According to a Reuters news report, a U.S. District Court Judge on Monday approved the previously agreed settlement in…
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Takata Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to Victims of Defective Airbags
New Data Shows More Than 25 Percent of Orange County Children Live in Poverty
When we think of Orange County, we often think beautiful beaches, theme parks and high-end shopping malls. Poverty, hunger and homelessness are the not the first things that come to our minds. However, new data is showing that more than a quarter of Orange County’s youngest children are living in poverty, The Orange County Register…
Keurig will Pay $5.8 Million Fine for Failure to Report Faulty Brewers
Keurig has been ordered to pay a government fine of $5.8 million for failing to quickly report information about its defective coffee brewers, which reportedly led to a number of injuries and a massive safety recall. According to a report on Consumerist.com, federal law requires manufacturers, distributors and retailers to immediately report information regarding possible…
Police Look for Hit-and-Run Driver in Los Angeles
Police in Los Angeles are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a woman, identified as Alicia Bello, as she carried her 2-year-old son across the street in El Sereno. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal incident occurred the evening of February 22, 2017 on Alhambra Avenue. Police say…
Calphalon Recalls 2 Million Knives for Laceration Hazards
Calphalon has recalled more than 2 million knives from its Contemporary Cutlery line due to safety concerns over broken blades and 27 reported incidents of lacerations. According to a Fox News report, Calphalon says it has received about 3,150 reports of broken knives. Four of the 27 reported injuries requires stitches, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Texas Man Injured in E-cigarette Explosion
A Texas man suffered serious injuries after an e-cigarette exploded, likely as he was using it, officials said. According to a KXII news report, the 19-year-old man was transported to a local hospital in stable condition with injuries to his face and left hand. The explosion caught a small area of the floor inside the…
Settlement Reached in California Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
A preliminary $1.65 million settlement appears to have been reached in a wage and hour class action lawsuit involving CorePower Yoga. According to a news report, a fairness hearing is scheduled to June to determine if final approval on the settlement is warranted. The class action lawsuit was filed in October by William Walsh at…
Chrysler Vehicles Recalled for Loose Driveshaft Bolts
Losing power when you are driving down the road can be frightening. According to a report on CNET.com, this can happen to nearly 70,000 Fiat Chrysler vehicles that the automaker is now recalling. Fiat Chrysler is recalling 69,298 model year 2014 to 2017 Dodge Chargers and model year 2014 to 2017 Chrysler 300 vehicles that…
J & J Lawyers Compare Talc to Alcohol and Red Meat
Lawyers defending Johnson & Johnson in a trial over claims that its talcum powder products should have warned of a link to ovarian cancer told an expert witness who took he stand that they have never before seen a cancer warning on red meat or alcohol at the store. According to a report by Law…
Lawmakers Push for New Law Limiting Class-Action Lawsuits
Congress Republicans are pushing for a new law that would essentially limit class-action lawsuits scaling back the ability of large groups of consumers to band together and sue corporations. According to a news report on Buzzfeed.com, the House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill, which has the potentially to transform class-action lawsuits. The business lobby…