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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a press release about the safety recall of a popular off-road utility vehicle. According to the CPSC, John Deere is recalling their Crossover Gator. At this time, about 68,300 of the four-passenger utility vehicles are impacted by the recall. The steering shaft is defective on these Gators, […]

The scope of public nuisance law has taken on new dimensions in California. The case decided by a California appellate court was based on serious harm caused to thousands of children who live in homes with lead-based paint. In San Francisco alone, approximately 22,000 housing units contain lead-based paint hazards. Most of those units are […]

Toyota is the latest car manufacturer to face hundreds of lawsuits for faulty mechanisms in its vehicles. The plaintiffs maintain that they suffered death or personal injury from a defect that caused their cars to accelerate without any warning. The defect also caused the cars to depreciate in value. The defect was first addressed by […]

Consumer Watchdog, an important non-profit organization dedicated to protecting American consumers, recently issued a press release about threats to California’s Proposition 103. Since 2003, challenges filed under Proposition 103 have saved the public $3.4 billion. That’s more than a quarter of a billion dollars saved per year, on average for consumers in California. Proposition 103 […]

The growth of the internet economy has posed many legal challenges for new ventures. Airbnb, the broker-based online service that offers leases or short-term lodging to customers, has raised some legal issues involving civil liability, restrictions on subleases, and violations of municipal codes. One of the biggest uncertainties for Airbnb participants is the allocation of […]