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Chrysler Recalls Nearly 45 Thousand Vehicles Due to Airbag Issues
What: The Jeep Grand Wagoneer model years 2022-2023 and the Jeep Wagoneer model years 2022-2023. Who: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC). Why: The upper B-pillar interior trim may not be fully seated and could interfere with the side curtain airbag deployment, increasing the risk of injury. When
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- Aug 16, 2023

Lansing College Data Breach Could Leak Up to 757k Social Security Numbers
According to an alert released by Lansing Community College (LCC), on or around March 14th, 2023, Lansing became aware of suspicious activity on its computer network. Because of this data breach, up to 757k people, including staff, students, and vendors
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 25, 2023

Nearly 3,000 Snow Blowers Recalled Due to Injury Risk
What: The Husqvarna Residential 300 Series Snow Blowers. Why: The Husqvarna residential 300 series snow blowers can unexpectedly go into drive mode and collide with a consumer, posing an injury hazard. Who: Husqvarna Professional Products Inc. When: July 06, 2023 Where: Currently, this
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- Jul 20, 2023

FDA labels Megadyne Recalls MEGA 2000 and MEGA Soft Reusable Patient Return Electrodes a Class I recall
What: The MEGA 2000 and MEGA SOFT Reusable Patient Return Electrodes. Why: The MEGA 2000 and MEGA SOFT Reusable Patient Return Electrodes can cause serious injuries or death. Who: Megadyne Medical Products, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Ethicon subsidiary. When: The recall was issued on
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 19, 2023

NHTSA Launches Investigation Into 2020/2021 Ford Escape Due to Door Issue
On July 7th, 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into a Ford vehicle, their 2020-2021 Ford Escape, the Blue Oval model. The investigation comes after
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- Jul 18, 2023

Chrysler Issues Do Not Drive for Recalled 2003 Dodge Ram 1500s After Fatality
On July 11, 2023, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration( NHTSA) officially confirmed another Takata airbag rupture fatality. This fatality comes as the first due to an
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 17, 2023

CaTeam Recalls Canvas Baby Swing Due to Suffocation Hazard
What: Canvas Baby Hammock Swings Who: CaTeam Why: The canvas baby hammock swings were marketed for infant sleep and have an incline angle greater than 10 degrees, making it in violation of the
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 17, 2023

Morgan & Morgan Investigates Claims for Those Impacted by HCA Healthcare Data Security Incident
HCA Healthcare has announced a data security incident affecting over 11 million individuals across the country. HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising 180 hospitals and over 2,300 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 14, 2023

3M Agrees To Pay Up to $12.5 Billion Settlement Over Water Pollution Case
This past June, 3M Company (3M), an American multinational conglomerate in the industry of worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods, officially agreed to pay up to $12.5 billion in a settlement over the contamination of many U.S. public drinking water
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 12, 2023

Customers’ Information Leaked in PlainsCapital Bank and MOVEit Data Breach
Your personal data and private information should not be taken lightly, and businesses that possess that information should do everything in their power to protect it from bad actors. When they fail to do so, it is your right to take action for their negligence. In an era where digital
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 5, 2023

Morgan & Morgan Fights for Victims After Harvard Morgue Involved in Illegal Selling of Human Body Parts
Morgan & Morgan have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University and its medical school after a federal investigation unveiled that the Ivy League institution's morgue was at the center of a nationwide black market of human remains and body parts from donated cadavers. This unthinkable
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 5, 2023

CalPERS Data Breach Exposes 769k Retirees and Beneficiaries' Social Security Numbers
On June 6, 2023, CalPERS received notice from their third-party vendor PBI Research Services/Berwyn Group (PBI), that they suffered a recent cybersecurity breach that involved their MOVEit Transfer Application, a program used by thousands worldwide. The
- Consumer Alerts
- Jul 3, 2023

Point Pickup Delivery Drivers Demand Proper Classification and Fair Wages
Employee misclassification majorly affects the lives of thousands in the United States, more specifically, those who work in the gig economy fields like delivery drivers. When drivers sign up to work for delivery companies, they are often sold on the idea of flexible work hours, high pay, and
- Consumer Alerts
- Jun 28, 2023

Wilton Reassurance Data Breach
The data privacy attorneys at Morgan and Morgan are actively investigating class action claims for the 1.5 million people who may have had their Social Security Number and other personal data exposed in a data breach involving Wilton Reassurance Company. Wilton Reassurance provides life insurance,
- Consumer Alerts
- Jun 28, 2023

California Updates its Sexual Assault Statute of Limitations With the Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act
In California, survivors of sexual assault are now eligible to revive their sexual assault and abuse claims thanks to the Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act, which was signed into law by California lawmakers earlier this year. California plaintiffs will now have a window of opportunity to
- Consumer Alerts
- Jun 23, 2023