News 8 has confirmed that a sticking accelerator is being investigated as one possible cause of a crash in Southlake in December that killed four people driving in a Toyota Avalon. Recently, Toyota issued an extensive recall of close to 3 million vehicles for that very reason. Read full story…
The family of a Houston woman whose car smashed into a cement wall, killing her on impact, filed what is likely the third acceleration-related wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota in the nation. Trina Harris, a 34-year-old mother of two, died on impact when her 2009 Toyota Corolla slammed into an…
In response to a nationwide recall of approximately 5.3 million Toyota vehicles for defective accelerator pedals, plaintiff’s attorneys have filed three lawsuits in New Orleans asking Toyota to return profits it made from the sale of the vehicles. The lawsuits state that the accelerator mechanism of the vehicles can become…
– Toyota Motor Corp is facing a growing number lawsuits from consumers who complain their vehicles suddenly accelerate or may do so, and want the world’s largest automaker to pay for it. Last week, Toyota stopped selling eight models in the United States and Canada, including its popular Camry and…
The family of Kristen Spears alleges an overdose of the drug manufactured by Irvine-based Allergan Inc. killed her at age 7. Spears started getting Botox injections at the age of 6 — not to smooth furrows in her brow, but to calm spasms in her legs. The girl was born…
A Multnomah County jury ordered a medical-device company to pay $4.75 million to a Portland, Oregon, man and his wife in a product-liability lawsuit that may have national implications, according to a report in The Oregonian. The jury found I-Flow Corp. liable for destroying the cartilage in Matthew Beale’s right…
European and American drug regulators had two starkly different reactions this week to data on an obesity drug. The raw data from the study indicated that people with certain health problems who took the prescription diet drug Meridia had more heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems than people getting…
Florida smokers who lose personal-injury suits against tobacco companies could be on the hook for the opposition’s attorney fees under a settlement strategy being pursued by cigarette makers. Tobacco companies have been offering the state’s 8,000 smoker plaintiffs minuscule amounts of money — typically $500 to $2,500 — to settle…
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals has significant product liability claims over its oral contraceptive Yaz and its alleged dangerous side effects. Yaz, Yasmin, and the generic version Ocella have all come under attack for their overstated benefits and minimized risks. Experts predict that more than 25,000 cases could eventually be filed by…
Three personal injury lawsuits were filed against Pfizer Inc last week, claiming its smoking cessation drug Chantix caused attempted suicides and death. The lawsuits, filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, claim that at the time the plaintiffs took Chantix, Pfizer did not tell doctors and patients about…