News tagged with 'Liability'

A bill proposed in the Florida Legislature would shield doctors, nurses, EMS workers, paramedics from liability from gross negligence and medical malpractice up to $200,000 with the state picking up the rest.

Medtronic, with a history of defective heart products, has had a catheter-placed heart valve approved by the FDA on humanitarian grounds because it will be used by fewer than 4,000 patients annually.

The top five product-defect verdicts in 2009 rose to $620 million, an increase of 52 percent in total value. Jurors may be in the mood to give it back to corporate America.

The FDA issues a recall notice for the ev3 catheter, but the company says it has collected all defective medical devices. Meanwhile, consumers injured or their survivors still cannot pursue litigation under the existing U.S. Supreme Court Riegel decision.

Homeowners must sign up by Dec. 2 to participate in a class-action lawsuit against Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, a manufacturer believed to be a source of defective Chinese drywall.

An Etowah County Circuit Court jury awarded an Alabama woman $8.5 million in an SUV product liability case. The trial concerned a 2005 lawsuit filed against Ford Motor Company over a rollover crash in 2003.

Several Tobacco companies are planning to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and overturn a May racketeering lawsuit ruling that requires them to tell the truth about the dangers of smoking and of "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes.

The FDA is flexing its muscle over tobacco, banning the making and importing of flavored cigarettes that are especially appealing to young smokers.

These Durabrand DVD players deliver more than fine films - they can overheat and burst into flames and 4.2 million are now the subject of a nationwide recall.

The New Chrysler has agreed to accept product liability claims for consumers injured by defective automobiles, but only after it emerged from bankruptcy June 10. GM and Chrysler together had about 2,000 product liability claims pending before bankruptcy that can now only proceed against bankrupt companies.

Consumer groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission to require that a skull and crossbones sticker be put on used Chrysler automobiles to warn prospective customers that the manufacturer will not assume liability for any injuries or death from any defects among 30 million Chrysler vehicles still on the road.

A group of people who were injured or lost loved ones due to unsafe and defective Chrysler vehicles rallied together and held a protest outside the company's Auburn Hills headquarters yesterday.

General Motors passed another hurdle as it heads toward a sale free and clear of product liability claims by some 300 individuals. The judge says the sale is in the best interest of creditors and GM and is a better alternative to liquidation. 

General Motors Corp. has agreed to take on future liability claims from defective autos and parts as a means to a quick sale and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But the automaker will still leave behind claims by victims of past accidents, including the death of Lexi James, 10, in a 15-passenger Chrysler van.

Comcast, the largest cable-television corporation, has pulled ads critical of General Motors bankruptcy plan that leaves injured consumers or their survivors uncompensated.  The media giant says it wants to check them for accuracy, even though the New Chrysler required it be "free and clear of all liens and claims” as a condition of bankruptcy.