Negligence

Norton Bonded Abrasive Wheels No Clear Expiration Date Class Action

Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. makes, among other things, different types of bonded abrasive wheels under the brand name Norton. But the complaint for this class action alleges that the wheels have a problem: they do not clearly identify their shelf life or expiration date. This is important, the complaint alleges, because after that date, “the product  Read more

Coinbase Promotion of TerraUSD as Stablecoin Class Action

Coinbase is a marketplace for cryptocurrency, but the complaint for this class action claims it is also “a significant venture capital investor in [early phase] cryptocurrency companies and one of the largest financial backers of Terraform Labs.” Terraform created TerraUSD (UST), which was promoted as a “stablecoin,” but this complaint brings suit against Coinbase Global,  Read more

Makita Bonded Abrasive Wheels Unclear Expiration Dates Class Action

Makita USA, Inc. makes some thirty kinds of bonded abrasive wheel products under various brand names: Bauer, Warrior, Hercules, and Chief. These wheels are used to cut metal and concrete, but the complaint for this class action alleges that these products are “unreasonably dangerous” because their expiration dates are noted in a way that the  Read more

3M Firefighting Foam and PFAS in Water Supplies Wisconsin Class Action

The Ansul Fire Technology Center (AFTC) in Marinette, Wisconsin is used for training, testing, research, and development of fire suppressants. The complaint for this class action brings suit against the 3M Company for its aqueous film-foaming foam (AFFF) that the complaint claims has released potentially harmful chemicals into the environment which have found their way  Read more

Illinois Gastroenterology Exposure of PHI, PII, and PBI Class Action

This class action concerns yet another data breach, this time of Illinois Gastroenterology Group, PLLC (IGG). The complaint alleges that the information exposed including protected health information (PHI), personally identifiable information (PII), and protected biometric information (PBI), affecting more than 227,000 individuals.  Read more

365 Data Centers Ransomware Attack and Outage Class Action

The defendant in this case, 365 Data Centers Services, LLC, provides what the complaint for this class action calls hybrid data services to other businesses. Unfortunately, on May 14, 2022, 365 suffered a ransomware attack that caused its entire cloud network to shut down and destroyed its clients’ data and infrastructure. The complaint alleges that  Read more

Opioid Epidemic Costs to Florida Public Schools RICO Class Action

This class action brings suit against a long list of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioids, on behalf of independent public school districts in Florida. The complaint claims, “public schools have been shouldering perhaps the most profound and enduring consequences of the nationwide opioid epidemic.” It points to schools’ needs to provide special education and  Read more

DeLaval V300 Defective Voluntary Milking System Class Action

This class action concerns robotic or voluntary milking systems (VMSs) from DeLaval, Inc. and related American and European companies. The complaint alleges that the DeLaval VMS V300 is defective, does not do what it is advertised to do, and “cannot meet the industry standards for producing Grade A milk.”  Read more

Adaptive Health Half a Million Persons Data Breach Class Action

Medscan Laboratory, Inc., which does business as Adaptive Health Integrations (AHI), offers healthcare billing software and services for doctors’ offices and other healthcare entities. Among other things, says the complaint for this class action, it helps process healthcare claims submissions and claim remittances. Unfortunately, it suffered a data breach, which exposed the personally identifiable information  Read more

Abbott Nutrition Formula Contaminated with Cronobacter Sakazakii Class Action

Abbott Laboratories, Inc., doing business as Abbott Nutrition, makes and sells formula under the brand names Similac, Alimentum, and Elecare. The complaint for this class action alleges that certain batches of the products were contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and may have sickened babies who ingested the contaminated formula.  Read more