Defective Products

A proposed class action filed this week claims Beretta firearms are plagued by a defect that causes the rubber on the guns’ stocks or fore-ends to degrade and become “extremely sticky or tacky” after only a few years of use.

A proposed class action filed this week claims Apple’s Powerbeats Pro earbuds are plagued by a defective design that prevents the headphones from charging properly.

A proposed class action alleges the active and dynamic fuel management systems found in certain Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC models suffer from a defect that causes the valve lifters to malfunction and fail.

A proposed class action claims that while Walgreens advertises its lidocaine patches as able to provide pain relief for “up to 12 hours,” the patches frequently peel off within only a few hours of being applied.

A proposed class action filed late last week claims an alleged defect in Apple Watches causes their screens to break, crack or detach unexpectedly.

Six models of Vizio OLED and LED 4K UHD flat-screen televisions are defective in that they suffer from repeated and unexpected power failures, a proposed class action claims.

The Emeril Lagasse Power Airfryer 360 is at the center of a proposed class action filed this week that claims the appliance is defective and could pose a significant safety risk to users and their property.

A proposed class action filed this week claims Samsung’s Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 computers are plagued by a defect that can cause the laptop/tablet device’s hinges to break off and damage the screen.

Apple’s top-of-the-line M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro laptops come with screens that are “extraordinarily fragile,” and prone to crack, black out, show magenta, purple and blue lines and squares or otherwise stop working.