Exploding E-Cigarette Litigation
E-cigarettes continue to pose a severe hazard to consumers, with more than 2,000 burn and explosion injuries occurring between 2015-2017 alone. And those numbers are...
Product Liability | Jan 25, 2020
Rock ‘N Play Recall Highlights Systematic Flaws in U.S. Product Safety Oversight
This April, Fisher Price announced it was recalling all 4.7 million Rock ‘n Play baby sleepers it had put onto the U.S. marketplace since 2009.[1]...
Children's Products, Product Liability | May 21, 2019
Newsome Melton Law Awards Leadership Scholarship to Clayton Faulkner, Divinity Student
Newsome Melton Law of Orlando, Fla., is proud to award its Spring 2019 Student Leadership Scholarship to Clayton Faulkner, a master’s of divinity student from Sugarland, Texas....
News | Feb 6, 2019
Florida’s Supreme Court Reinstates $8 Million Verdict and the “Frye” Standard After Ruling the “Daubert” Standard Unconstitutional
A Florida jury in Broward County awarded Richard DeLisle $8 million in 2013 after finding Lorillard Tobacco Company and four other defendants negligent for allegedly...
News | Jan 31, 2019
Takata Whistleblowers Awarded $1.7 Million
Three whistleblowers will share $1.7 million for warning the government about Takata Corp.’s dangerous violations of federal safety laws and providing a substantial amount of...
Takata | Dec 5, 2018
Takata Whistleblower Says Air Bag Warning Was ‘Ethical Duty’
Former Takata Corp. engineer Mark Lillie told the Japan Times he had an “ethical duty” to expose the airbag manufacturer’s knowledge, dating back the late...
Takata |
Compensation Funds Available for Takata Airbag Rupture Victims
If you have been injured by a Takata airbag rupture, it can be hard to figure out what types of compensation are available to you...
Takata |
Rollaway: The Safety Problem that Doesn’t Go Away
On August 1, 2013, Jose Banderas pulled into his driveway after church, placed his 2009 Dodge Caravan in Park, and exited with the engine running,...
Airbags |
NHTSA Requests Meetings with Automakers About Takata Recall
In May 2018, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wrote a letter to 12 major automakers, warning them that they had not met the...
NHTSA |
Multistate Reaches Settlement with Takata Over Defective Airbags
Hawaii, Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands announced in May 2018 that they have settled claims against Takata Corp. for $7 million for endangering their...
Airbags |
Center for Auto Safety Urges NHTSA to Reconsider Takata Repair Extensions
The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) continues to urge the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to curb its deadline extensions to automakers charged with...
NHTSA |
Many Defective Takata Airbags Still Not Repaired
Millions of vehicle owners are still waiting for automakers to provide replacements for their dangerous Takata airbags, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
Air Bag Defect |
