Judge Enhances Damages in Snowmobile Product Liability Case

A judge in Morris County, New Jersey recently increased a $100,000 pain and suffering award to $1 million in a product liability lawsuit against Yamaha Motors Company, the manufacturer of the snowmobile involved in the plaintiff’s accident. The case is unusual because judges are far more likely to reduce an award (called remittitur) than adjust…

Undocumented Workers in Class Action against Wal-Mart

Forty-two migrant workers have filed a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart claiming that Wal-Mart knowingly hired them as undocumented workers through outside contractors and then proceeded to exploit them for the profit of the company. The complaint says Wal-Mart attempted to cut costs, duck federal taxes, and avoid paying health insurance and other benefits required…