Following the recent string of product recalls for healthcare manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, the company has faulted lax cleaning procedures and other issues at a manufacturing plant as the culprit for massive recalls of over-the-counter medications, such as Tylenol. The company said it was voluntarily recalling nearly 50 million more units of consumer medications. Just [...]
Just last week a federal judge said that he expects the first lawsuits against Japanese automaker Toyota about alleged acceleration issues to go to trial in 2013. U.S. District Judge James Selna, who oversees the consolidated economic class action and personal injury lawsuits in the litigation, gave the date in a status hearing last week. [...]
General Motors Corp. is recalling approximately 243,000 crossover vehicles because of a potential problem with seat belts in rear seats not latching safely. Vehicle owners are urged to have their dealers inspect seatbelts in the second row of three-row vehicles. Occupants might believe the seat belts are safely latched, when they in fact may not [...]
Automaker Mazda is recalling approximately 215,000 cars because of a steering problem that poses a safety hazard and a risk of crash. The recall is coming over a year after Mazda issued a recall in Japan for the same problem. Autos subject to the recall are Mazda 3′s and Mazda 5′s with model years 2007, [...]