A class-action lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of thousands of Toyota owners who say rodents are eating car wires coated with soy-based materials, causing thousands of dollars in damage. “Toyota incorporates soy- or bio-based ingredients in the wiring … that bait rodents – including rats, squirrels and other animals,” the lawsuit says. Honda is facing a similar suit.
Monsanto has been served with a second lawsuit over the off-label dicamba drift damage that occurred in 10 states in 2016. The new case, a class action suit filed in U.S. District Court in Missouri, has two farmers from that state as lead plaintiffs. The lawsuit was filed by Randles and Splittgerber, LLP, a Missouri-based legal firm that also sued Monsanto over dicamba drift in November 2016 on …
A decision might come soon for a group of residents seeking relief after their claims related to storm damage were denied by FEMA last year. Rio Grande Valley residents are part of a federal lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Administration, or FEMA, claiming …
A class action lawsuit filed June 30 against Samsung in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania centers on an alleged defect that attorneys believe has affected hundreds of thousands of people nationwide. “This concerns a defective drain pump (that) causes leaks and that can explode, causing damages,” Greg Coleman, founder and managing partner of Greg …
A group of people affected by toxic humidifier sterilizers plan to file a class-action lawsuit next month against the manufacturers, distributors and the government. The group of plaintiffs, the Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health, and Lawyers for a Democratic Society or Minbyun held a news conference on Tuesday in southern Seoul to announce the plan. Minbyun lawyers who will …
It’s “Katrina II,” and he says he’ll fix it. Michigan’s Gov. Rick Snyder is taking (some of) the blame for the lead-contaminated drinking water that has led to brain damage and other health risks in children in parts of the urban community.