Covering lawsuits involving defective products, dangerous consumer goods, auto defects, and recall-related injuries. If a product harmed you, a product liability lawsuit may be your legal remedy.
Kohler Co. is facing a putative class action in federal court alleging that its PureWash M250 bidet toilet seats have a design defect that causes water to leak around the control handle. The plaintiff, Annalaise Baird, says the leak can leave water on bathroom floors and make the seat unsuitable for ordinary use. The case…
Six vehicle owners have filed a new putative class action against General Motors LLC, claiming five of its 2025 model-year vehicles can lose braking power suddenly, and that GM knew about the problem and has not recalled them. The case is Fehrmann, et al. v. General Motors LLC, No. 2:26-cv-07669, filed October 6, 2026, in…
L’Oréal and Revlon are drawing fresh scrutiny over talc, a mineral used in some cosmetics and other consumer products. Talc deposits can occur near naturally occurring asbestos, which creates a contamination risk if the mineral is not properly tested. Mesothelioma, a rare cancer, is strongly associated with asbestos exposure. This is not one new lawsuit…
Plum Organics has agreed to keep testing its baby food for heavy metals and to keep publishing the results, following an investigation by the Texas Attorney General. The agreement, called an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, was filed in Collin County, Texas, and announced by Attorney General Ken Paxton on September 29, 2026. Plum does not…
Amy Nachman, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Alan Potash, is suing Abbott Laboratories Inc. and St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. She alleges that a Trifecta GT artificial heart valve implanted in her husband in February 2018 failed in September 2024, that a leaflet had completely torn away when surgeons removed…
A federal judge has certified five consumer classes in a long-running lawsuit accusing Ford Motor Company of selling diesel trucks equipped with allegedly defective Bosch CP4 high-pressure fuel pumps. On September 30, 2026, U.S. District Judge Laurie J. Michelson granted in part and denied in part the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in Droesser et…
A Kentucky woman has sued Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Diabetes Care and Beta Bionics, alleging that a FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus glucose sensor and a Beta Bionics iLet ACE Pump caused her husband’s death. Shannon Johnson, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Bennie Johnson, filed the lawsuit on October 1, 2026, in the U.S….
On October 1, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that ABC Trading Inc. of Vernon, California is recalling about 37,000 Squishy Dumpling Toys (model 3655) and Crazy Squib Ball Toys (model 3984). CPSC says the water beads inside the toys expand larger than the mandatory federal toy safety standard permits, creating a…
Driscoll’s Canada Operations Inc. and Driscoll’s Inc. face a putative class action in Quebec alleging that Driscoll’s-brand strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries contained pesticide residues or other chemical substances above Canadian regulatory limits, and that consumers were never told. Sibylle Gauthier filed the application on September 28, 2026, in the Superior Court of Quebec, District…