Consumer complaints under attorney investigation; no lawsuits filed yet. When certain consumer complaints affect a larger number of individuals, an attorney may begin a class action investigation. The number of people affected in order to begin an investigation can and will vary depending on the nature of the product in question and the complaint involved. For example, a serious auto defect can lead to a loss of many lives and prompt a class action investigation based on a small number of complaints; a mislabeled food product might be recalled but not result in actual injury to anyone and, therefore, not prompt a class action investigation. If an attorney determines there is cause for legal action, a class action investigation can lead to a class action lawsuit being filed.
Santa Clara, CA: Theranos, a company that developed a blood-test publicly available across the US, is facing legal action alleging consumer fraud in that it is endangering customer health through "massive failures" that misrepresented the accuracy...
Ottawa, Canada: Health Canada has issued information stating that complications have been reported with the use of ESSURE (permanent birth control system). These include changes in menstrual bleeding, unintended pregnancy, chronic pain...
Santa Clara, CA: Claims are being made that a dental crown product made by 3M, is defective. According to lawsuits filed by several dentists against the manufacturer, 3M marketed and sold hundreds of thousands of defective dental crowns to...
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has issued an advisory warning that the serious side effects associated with fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs generally outweigh the benefits for patients with sinusitis, bronchitis...
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that compulsive or uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex have been reported with the use of the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole (Abilify, Abilify Maintena...
Santa Clara, CA: Facebook Inc, is facing allegations that it sends spam text messages to people who are assigned recycled cellphone numbers of former Facebook users, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA). The allegations...
Washington, DC: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in cooperation with Polaris Industries Inc, of Medina, Minn, is announcing a recall for about defective 133,000 Polaris Model Year 2013-2016 RZR 900 and RZR 1000 recreational off...
Santa Clara, CA: 135,000 2011-2016 models of the VW Touareg and the Porsche Cayenne are being recalled because some of the vehicles may have defective brakes that may dramatically affect drivers' ability to slow their vehicles, the National...
Is it a case of what's old is new again? According to a recent Best Buy customer complaint, customer specialists and store managers may not be honoring the Best Buy Price Match Guarantee. Back in 2009, Best Buy faced a consumer fraud class action...
Santa Clara, CA: An Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) commuter train with more than 200 passengers aboard hit a downed tree Monday night and derailed. Nine people were injured in the train derailment as the passenger car rolled into in the Alameda...