Takata Corporation has enlisted restructuring lawyers amid massive recalls involving millions of vehicles equipped with the companies faulty airbags that can rupture and cause fatal injuries to vehicle occupants. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, the Japanese automotive supplier is working with restructuring lawyers, seeking counsel on looming uncertainties over costly…
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Takata Enlists Restructuring Lawyers in the Face of Massive Recalls
New Law Calls on Dealers to Repair Recalled Vehicles
Parents of a Tennessee woman want a new law in place that would require dealers to repair recalled vehicles before they are sold. According to a Fox 17 news report, Senate Bill 1489 sponsored by Senator Mark Green would prohibit car dealers from selling a used car until the dealer provides the buyer with updated…
Knott’s Berry Farm Faces Lawsuit Over Child’s Severe Injuries
A Utah family has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Knott’s Berry Farm claiming that their 10-year-old son was severely injured on a roller coaster when his leg got caught between the cart and the platform. In a negligence lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court, the Burrei family said their Knott’s Berry Farm vacation in June 2014 turned…
Endo Closes Women’s Health Division Due to Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Endo International said it would shut down its Astora Women’s Health Division by the end of the month that has faced a number of lawsuits relating to defective transvaginal mesh implants. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, the division has been facing lawsuits involving vaginal mesh products that are intended to treat pelvic organ prolapse…
P.F. Chang’s Sexual Harassment Charge from Female Workers
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro is facing new litigation brought by female employees who say they were sexually harassed on the job. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, two women who worked at P.F. Chang’s restaurants in Carlsbad and La Jolla were awarded nearly $500,000 each in arbitration against the company in…
Whole Foods Recalls Blue Cheese Over Listeria Concern
Whole Foods Market has announced it is recalling Maytag Raw Milk Blue Cheese nationwide. According to a CNBC news report, the upscale retailer said the cheese could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. So far, no illnesses have been linked to this recall. The contamination was found in Maytag’s cheese through testing in Iowa. Whole Foods…
California Student Severely Burned in E-Cig Explosion
Exploding e-cigarettes have prompted three new product liability lawsuits in California. The most recent of those cases involves a 17-year-old Clovis high school student who suffered severe second- and third-degree burn injuries after an e-cigarette exploded and caught fire. The teen says he was just sitting in class when the e-cigarette in his pocket exploded….
Ford Issues Two Recalls for Safety Defects
Ford has issued two separate safety recalls covering about 55,000 vehicles for potential safety problems with seats and seatbelts. According to a Detroit Free Press report, Ford recalled 51,500 2015-2016 Ford Transit wagons built in its Kansas City plant between February 13, 2014 and January 13, 2016. The rear-seat buckles in these vehicles can be…
Evenflo Recalls Child Car Seats for Safety Defects
Evenflo will recall about 56,247 child car seats because of product defects that could put children in danger of serious injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the car seats included in the recall are the Transitions 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seat with production dates between December 18, 2014 and January 29, 2016. The…
Three Hospitalized after Newport Beach Crash
A cement truck collided with two other vehicles sending three people to the hospital with life-threatening injuries the morning of February 25, 2016. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the major injury collision occurred near the 73 Freeway off-ramp and Newport Coast Drive between a garden truck and a cement truck….