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• $79 Billion in Class Action Settlements Paid by Corporations in 2025: Report

  January 15, 2026

  Michael Adams

  Class action lawsuit settlements hit a record high in 2025, with antitrust cases leading payouts at nearly $46 billion, followed by about $17.9 billion in product liability settlements tied to defective drugs, medical devices and consumer products.

• Amazon Heating Pad Settlement Reached To Resolve Lawsuit Over Severe Burns

  December 29, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A Pennsylvania woman has settled a lawsuit over burn injuries caused by a heating pad sold on Amazon, adding to concerns about unsafe products from unverified third-party sellers on the platform.

• Amazon Heating Pad Lawsuit Alleges Online Distributor Liable for Woman’s Burns

  May 1, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A Pennsylvania woman has filed a heating pad burn injury lawsuit, naming Amazon as the sole defendant, alleging the company is liable because the product’s manufacturer cannot be identified or does not appear to be a legitimate, registered business entity.

• Consumer Product Recalls Reached Record High in 2023: Report

  March 22, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new analysis finds a record high number of consumer product safety recalls were issued in the latter half of 2023.

• 8,000 Deaths A Year Caused By Unsafe Products, CPSC Tells Congress

  August 15, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A CPSC report links about 8,000 deaths annually to product-related incidents.

• Top 10 Bellwether Verdicts and Settlements of 2016

  December 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  2016 was marked by a number of huge verdicts in crucial bellwether lawsuits and large settlement agreements over product liability claims that caused consumers to suffer severe injuries, health problems and even death.

• Ignition Switch Injury Claims Pour In As GM Tries to Block More Lawsuits

  August 6, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Claims are pouring into GM's victim compensation fund as the company looks for legal protection from most lawsuits.

• Bard Settles 500 Vaginal Mesh Cases, As Remands Coming in Others

  July 30, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  C.R. Bard has settled 500 vaginal mesh lawsuits filed against the Bard Avaulta mesh, but still faces thousands of claims which may have to go to trial in courts around the nation.

• Tobacco Manufacturer Settles Lawsuits Filed for Thousands of Smokers

  October 25, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Liggett Group has agreed to settle most of the smokers lawsuits against it for $110 million.

• Polaris Virage Jet Ski Accident Results in $21.7M Jury Award

  August 5, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A Los Angeles jury found Polaris partially responsible for a California woman's brain damage, saying that the Polaris Virage jet ski was defectively designed.