Blog: Products Liability - Page 2

September 10, 2019

Takata Airbag Recall Biggest in U.S. History

What the Takata airbag recall expansion to nearly 34 million vehicles could mean for you The May 2015 Takata airbag recall expansion makes this automotive recall the largest ...

January 9, 2019

Talcum Powder Lawyers

Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP is representing women who were diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer after using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products. While Johnson’s Baby Powder ...

October 2, 2015

Keeping Large Corporations Honest – the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Debacle

For many years, we as a society have known that our development and consumption have taken a toll on our planet.  I still remember hearing the jingle as a child “reduce, ...

September 29, 2015

The Volkswagen Scandal from an Owners Perspective

For the past 8 years the world’s largest car manufacturer has been intentionally lying to millions of its customers, and I’m one of them.  Volkswagen marketed its turbo diesel ...

September 10, 2015

FDA Issues Warning to Tobacco Manufacturers Regarding “Natural” Labeling

On August 27, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued warning letters to three tobacco companies regarding their labeling of cigarettes as “additive-free” and/or ...

June 15, 2015

“Everything is on the Table” for Fuel Tank Investigation

2013 Jeep Recall In 2013, Chrysler issued a recall of approximately 1.56 million Jeep SUV vehicles due to fuel tanks that had a dangerous propensity to explode and/or result ...

May 5, 2015

Bill Proposes FDA Regulation of Cosmetics

The New York Times reported on April 20  that a new bill has been proposed that aims to give the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) more oversight over the regulation of the ...

April 21, 2015

FDA Unkind to KIND Bars

Go to your local grocery store and you will likely find KIND bars in the health food section. KIND has marketed their bars as being a great health-food snack for consumers. ...

April 17, 2015

Common Herbicide Labeled “Probable Carcinogen” by WHO

In late March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the France-based cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), labeled the weed-killer RoundUp a ...

March 9, 2015

Takata Airbags: Death & Injury Toll Mounting

Six people have died and at least 160 have been injured due to defective Takata airbags, marking one of the most serious and notable automobile product defects in existence ...