GM announced yesterday that nearly 3.4 million more vehicles will be recalled in light of its review of ignition switch issues following the first set of recalls affecting 2.6 million cars earlier this year. This move brings the total number of vehicles recalled by GM this year over 20 million. GM admitted in February that its engineers first knew of …

Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger PLC partner Will Nefzger is handling cases involving Mavic R-Sys bicycle wheel failures. The wheel spokes are made of carbon fiber composite. Carbon fiber composite can and does fatigue over a relatively short period of time. When the fatigue occurs, the spokes can and do fail. When the spokes fail, the integrity of the entire …

The civil lawsuit, which began in April of 2011, involved 13 female inmates who were victimized over a two year period inside the LaRue County Detention Center (LCDC). The women, who ranged in age from mid-20s to early 50s, were each incarcerated for varying periods and lengths of time between 2008 and 2010. The Complaint filed on behalf of the …

In May 2010, chickens on the grounds of Parx racetrack outside of Philadelphia spooked the horse upon which exercise rider Mario Calderon sat. The horse threw Mr. Calderon off and he died from the injuries he received. A jury ordered Parx to pay $7.8 million to Mr. Calderon’s family because it found that the track should have known the chickens …

BCCN attorney Nathan Williams, along with The Lyon Firm, has filed a class action complaint in federal court on behalf of all Kentucky corn farmers. The complaint, filed November 26th, was brought against Syngenta Corporation for the premature release of a genetically-modified corn seed known as Agrisure Viptera. Syngenta released the seed before it had received import approval from China, …

A former engineer with Takata, the company now embroiled in a recall impacting major car manufacturers including Nissan, Honda, Ford, BMW, and more, has come forward to offer whistle-blowing testimony to the United States Congress regarding the company’s fatal and negligent practices. Mark Lillie claims that the company had been warned that the ammonium nitrate they used in their designs …

Redspin, a leading IT-security assessor, released a report today putting the Anthem health care personal security breach in context. Daniel W. Berger said in a statement released with the report that the enormity of the hack means that “all breach statistics need to be reported as pre- or post- Anthem.” He went on to say that Anthem’s failure to protect …

BCCN attorneys Vanessa Cantley and Nathan Williams filed a nationwide class action suit in early February on behalf of consumers. The lawsuit targets General Nutrition Centers and Walmart for distributing “nutritional supplements” that were found to contain different ingredients than advertised, including, in some instances, none of the labeled ingredients. Cases against Target and Walgreens are also being reviewed for …

A trial in South Georgia concerning the death of a four year old boy is renewing debate over Jeep safety. Remington Walden died in the backseat of his family’s 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee when the car erupted in flames after being rear-ended at an intersection. The family’s lawyers allege that the carmaker has long been aware of the fatal defects …