The Galaxy Note 7 has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster for Samsung. Following a seemingly endless number of reports involving Note 7 devices catching fire or even exploding, Samsung took an unprecedented step of issuing a global recall for its flagship device earlier this month. An official Note 7 recall program through the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was initiated …
Fifteen Bethpage residents filed a $500 million class-action lawsuit this week against Northrop Grumman, claiming the defense contractor’s manufacturing operations exposed them to toxic chemicals in air, drinking water and soil. The residents allege that Northrop Grumman did not properly warn the community about contamination generated on a parcel of more than 600 acres in Bethpage, …
On Saturday, September 3, an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook Oklahoma and states as far away as Nebraska, Illinois and Texas. The quake caused significant property damage in the area and shook homes and buildings as far away as Dallas. Since September 3, there have been 10 quakes measuring at least 3 on the Richter scale in the same vicinity.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Fresno over discolored water. Eyewitness News has the exclusive new details on the lawsuit involving some homes in Northeast Fresno. Three households that have high levels of lead coming out of their taps filed the suit Friday.
Katt Williams got slapped with a $1 million assault and battery lawsuit that claims he roughed up a female assistant on a movie set. Angela Triplett-Hill filed her claim in federal court in Los Angeles Wednesday saying Williams flew into a “violent rage” in September 2014 and unleashed an attack that put her in the hospital. Triplett-Hill claims she was working for Williams during a production …
Earlier this year, federal judge in Illinois ruled that Yahoo must face a class-action lawsuit for allegedly sending unsolicited SMS messages to some Sprint customers. Yahoo is now asking U.S. District Court Judge Manish Shah to rethink that ruling in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in a lawsuit brought by a consumer against the online data broker Spokeo. The battle centers on a …
Seven insurance companies that paid claims to cover property and vehicle losses in the 2014 Rising Eagle Road Fire have sued a Mazama couple whom they allege caused the fire through their …
Friday marks one year since a train carrying a flammable liquid derailed in Blount County, catching fire and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. After the derailment and evacuations, lawsuits started to be filed, some on behalf of residents and first responders. There are two lawsuits in federal court.
Back in February, Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri court to pay $72 million after the company’s baby powder was linked to ovarian cancer. …
Soon after the switch, the water started to look, smell and taste funny. Residents said it often looked dirty. Though Flint’s water supply is “definitely on its path to recovery,” continued concern among residents about lead contamination and other issues hinders the cleanup of the system’s network of corroded pipes, according to the Virginia Tech researcher who blew open the Michigan city’s…