General Motors and Robert Bosch LLC are facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the two companies conspired to hide the high emissions levels of Chevrolet models. GM and Bosch are accused of equipping Chevrolet Cruze diesel vehicles with emissions defeat devices, which were designed to hide the excess emissions levels of these cars from…
A new study published by the journal Pediatrics has found that infant walkers caused hundreds of thousands of children to be hospitalized in the U.S. over a 25 year period. Health experts have called on federal regulators to ban infant walkers in the U.S. because of the risks they pose for causing serious injuries to…
Qui tam lawsuits – also known as whistleblower lawsuits – involve allegations of fraud against federal or state government agencies. Federal whistleblower lawsuits are filed under a federal law known as the False Claims Act, while state-level actions are filed under similar laws in the state where the fraud is alleged to have occurred.
Residents of a Texas town whose property was destroyed by heavy flooding in 2016 have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the railroad company who they allege was responsible for the damage. The lawsuit – filed by residents of Palestine, Texas against the Union Pacific Railroad – alleges that faulty drainage along the railroad’s…
A Texas appeals court has ruled that a class action filed against a medical center in Longview can move forward, overturning a lower court’s decision to toss the lawsuit. The members of the class action – represented by Heygood, Orr & Pearson attorneys Eric Pearson and Jim Orr – allege that they were overcharged for…
Honeywell Safety Products has announced that it will recall nearly 150,000 hard hats sold in the U.S. and Canada. The company said that it was recalling the products after testing revealed that the hats may fail to protect wearers in the event of impact from a falling object, putting them at risk of head injury.
Volkswagen is facing a massive class action lawsuit in Great Britain involving at least 60,000 vehicle owners who allege that their cars were affected by emissions cheating. The British class action is the latest in a series of legal actions against Volkswagen since the company admitted to diesel emissions cheating on VW, Audi, and Porsche…
A Victoria, Texas man has been awarded $200,000 in damages in a personal injury lawsuit filed against Brand Energy Solutions and the Formosa Plastics Corporation. Curt Lindsey alleged that he was seriously injured after falling from faulty scaffolding that was built by Brand Energy at the Formosa Plastics plant in Calhoun County, Texas.
A Dallas, Texas couple has been awarded $42 million in damages in a lawsuit filed over a 2013 car accident. Matthew and Marcia Seebachan alleged in their lawsuit that sub-standard auto repair work performed by John Eagle Collision Center at the behest of State Farm Insurance caused them to suffer serious injuries as a result…
Fisher-Price has announced that it is recalling thousands of motorized infant seats due to a risk of fire hazard. The recall involved about 63,000 motorized infant seats – marketed as Soothing Motions Seats – that were sold in the U.S., as well as an additional 2,000 seats that were sold in Canada.
The family of former professional football star Aaron Hernandez has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his former team, the New England Patriots, and the NFL. The family said that Hernandez – who committed suicide earlier this year while serving a life sentence for murder – suffered from the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also…
When the cost of damage from Hurricane Harvey is added up, the total could amount to more than $30 billion, according to preliminary estimates. However, experts say that only about 10% of that damage will be covered by insurance, and that the federal government may end up paying the most to rebuild Houston, Corpus Christi,…