Economic Injury Products Liability
Holding manufacturers accountable for the quality of their products
Each year thousands of products are recalled due to inferior performance, poor quality, faulty designs, and other defects. When manufacturers fail to take responsibility for products that do not perform as promised or advertised, consumers must either repair the product at their own expense or buy a new one. Fortunately, there are multiple remedies under the law for consumers to hold manufacturers accountable.
Successfully recovering consumers’ economic losses
Lieff Cabraser has successfully litigated and settled hundreds of class action lawsuits in federal and state courts, including dozens of cases requiring manufacturers to remedy a defect, extend warranties, and refund to consumers the cost of repairing the defective product. Working with co-counsel, we have achieved judgments and settlements that have recovered more than $4.7 billion in cash in these cases, as well as other valuable relief, such as product fixes and extended warranties.
Knowledge across industries and an outstanding reputation
The product defect cases handled by Lieff Cabraser span a wide range of industries and goods from faulty pipes, furnaces, shingles, decks, railings and other home construction products, to computers, computer components, appliances and other electronic devices, and to tires and vehicles of all kinds. Commenting on the work of Lieff Cabraser in one such case, the Court stated,
“The attorneys who were involved in the resolution of the case certainly entered the case with impressive reputations and did nothing in the course of their work on this case to diminish these reputations, but underlined, in my opinion, how well-deserved those reputations are.”
Lieff Cabraser’s Economic Injury Products Liability Cases
Current Cases
Case | Issue/Allegation |
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Chrysler Headrest Deployments | Headrest-related vehicle injuries |
Evenflo Child Car Seats | Fraudulent marketing |
Ford Escape Fusion Edge MKC & MKZ | Coolant leaks, overheating |
Graco Child Car Seats | Fraudulent marketing |
Mercedes-Benz Vehicles | Headrest Restraint Safety Defect |
Mercedes-Benz Vehicles | Noxious mold in vehicle AC systems |
Mercedes-Benz Vehicles | Battery failures and defects |
Successes
Case | Result |
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Masonite Hardboard Siding | Over $1 billion settlement |
Intel Pentium Processors | Settlement valued at $1 billion |
Polybutylene Piping | $950 million settlement |
GM Pickup Trucks | Settlement valued at $600 million |
Louisiana-Pacific Siding | $475 million settlement |
Cemwood Roof Shakes | $140 million settlement |
Navistar MaxxForce Diesel Engines | $135 million settlement |
ABS Pipes | $70 million settlement |
BP Solar Panels | $67 million settlement |
Menu Foods | $24 million settlement |
Poz-Lok Fire Sprinkler Pipes | $14.5 million settlement |
Mobil Aircraft Engine Oil | $12.5 million settlement |
Hurd Millwork Windows & Doors | $5.3 million settlement |
Mercedes-Benz Tele Aid | $650 payment or $1,300 certificate for purchase of new car |
Viking 3000 Series Windows | Up to $500 payment to class members |
Fleetwood Motor Homes | $250 payment to class members |
Bosch Washers | Cash payment to claimants |
Carrier Furnaces | 20-year enhanced warranty of free service & free parts |
Dell Inspiron 5150 Notebooks | 100% cash refund |
Chrysler Minivan Latches | 3.8 million vehicles recalled to replace faulty rear latches |
LG Washer Mold | Nationwide settlement |
Whirlpool Duet Washer Mold | Nationwide settlement |
Samsung Top-Load Washer Explosions | Nationwide settlement |
LG Refrigerators | Nationwide settlement |
Toshiba Laptop Flicker | Extended warranty and reimbursement for repairs |
Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 | Extended warranty and reimbursement for repairs |
Weyerhaeuser Hardboard Siding | Extended warranty and reimbursement for repairs |
Intuit QuickBooks | Free software upgrade provided |
Dell Inspiron 1150, 5100 and 5160 Notebooks | Settlement |
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