Blog: Product Liability

Some families had to look elsewhere for gravy during the holidays this year after Heinz, the major US food company, recalled approximately 500 cases of gravy. The small product recall was issued after the company learned that certain 12-ounce glass jars of Heinz HomeStyle Bistro Au Jus Gravy may have been accidentally mislabeled as Heinz Pork Gravy. According to Heinz company officials, the labels did not indicate that the gravy contains milk and soy, which...

Samsung is dealing with another crisis over a defective product, just one month after the tech company issued a recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and eventually shut down production of the defective phones. This time, it’s defective washing machines that are being recalled by Samsung. Although the recall of Samsung washing machines is being issued voluntarily by the company, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is actively involved in the recall and is...