Defective product attorneys have played a formative role in making products safer for consumers. Defects in vehicles, household goods and building materials can have dramatic consequences. Migliaccio & Rathod LLP’s product liability lawyers in DC practice nationwide and are committed to making the marketplace safer for consumers by bringing class actions on their behalf when they have purchased defective products and corporate manufacturers refuse to make things right.
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Current Cases
Fomin et al. v. Oura Ring, Inc., Case No. 3:26-cv-03955
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP’s product liability lawyers in DC, alongside co-counsel, have brought a case against Oura Ring, Inc., for their defective Oura Ring 4. Plaintiffs allege that the fourth generation of the Oura Ring’s lithium-polymer pouch battery cell contains latent manufacturing and/or material flaws that can trigger an internal short-circuit after ordinary mechanical or charge stress. As a result of the defect, particularly due to the omission of secondary safety hardware such as a PTC fuse or a thermal cutoff mechanism, the titanium/ceramic chassis conducts the heat directly to the wearer’s skin, causing burns or blisters. Litigation is currently ongoing.
Yanovitch v. Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc.,Case No. 1:25-cv-01474-UNA
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP’s product liability lawyers in DC, alongside co-counsel, have brought a case against Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc., for its defective cooking ranges branded and sold under the Frigidaire brand name. As reported by numerous consumers, several models across Electrolux’s product line are subject to their glass doors shattering spontaneously. Plaintiffs allege that all of the included ovens, whether gas or electric, contain the same, or substantially similar, glass windowed oven doors, specifically the Frigidaire line of 30” Ranges, which are identically or similarly designed and manufactured, and are prone to shattering. Litigation is currently ongoing.
Duvall v. Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. d/b/a GE Appliances, Case No. 3:25-cv-02794-JSC
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP’s product liability lawyers in DC, alongside co-counsel, have brought a case against Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., doing business as GE Appliances for its defective Washer/Dryer Combos. Plaintiffs allege that these two-in-one models are subject to excessive lint accumulation, leading to failure to perform its central function of drying laundry. All the included appliances share the same defective lint trap and duct system. Litigation is currently ongoing.
Fahey-Ramirez v. Nespresso USA, Inc., Case No. 1:25-cv-01684-JHR
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP’s product liability lawyers in DC, alongside co-counsel, have brought a case against Nespresso USA, Inc., for its defective Nespresso Vertuo coffee makers. Years of consumer complaints, including those lodged on Nespresso’s own website, state that these devices develop serious water leakages that impede both the storing and utilization of liquids for the coffee brewing process, often rendering them difficult or impossible to use. Furthermore, consumers who purchase these coffee machines also are forced to buy and use Nespresso-brand Vertuo Line coffee capsules, which are the only coffee capsules that will work in the devices as designed. Plaintiffs allege that Nespresso concealed, failed to disclose, or otherwise engaged in deceptive marketing with respect to this defect, resulting in injuries and damages suffered by owners including but not limited to out-of-pocket expenditure for replacement and repairs of devices as well as purchase of coffee capsules, diminished value of devices, etc. Litigation is currently ongoing.
Zhang v. Ikea US Retail LLC et al.,Case No. 3:24-cv-01641-MMC
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP’s product liability lawyers in DC, alongside co-counsel, have brought a case against Ikea US Retail LLC and Ikea North America Services, LLC, for their defective Daybeds. Plaintiffs allege that the Hemnes Daybed and Brimnes Daybed frames are constructed using comb or finger joints rather than being built of solid wood as floor models, catalogues and website descriptions suggest. As a result of the misrepresentation, owners of these beds received products with less structural integrity than they paid for and rightly expected. Litigation is currently ongoing.
Chen V. Vesync Corporation, Case No. 3:23-cv-04458-TLT
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP’s product liability lawyers in DC, alongside co-counsel, have brought a case against Vesync Corporation for misrepresentations pertaining to the Levoit-brand EverestAir Smart True HEPA, Core 300, Core 300-RAC, Core P350, and Core 300S True HEPA air purifiers. Plaintiffs allege —based on independent testing by Plaintiff’s Counsel as well as testing commissioned by Dyson, Inc. as part of a challenge brought through the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division—that these air purifiers do not meet High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) standards, nor do they capture 99.97% of particles at 0.3 microns as promised in Defendant’s advertising. Defendant’s misrepresentation allowed it to overcharge the class in the amount of the HEPA-related price premium. Plaintiffs are currently seeking a return of the HEPA-related premiums that Defendant charged for its products, among other requests for relief. Litigation is currently ongoing.
In re: Valsartan N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 1:19-md-02875-RBK-SAK
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Migliaccio & Rathod, as an appointed member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and co-lead of the Medical Monitoring group, represents plaintiffs in multi-district litigation arising from worldwide recalls of generic Valsartan. Certain batches of Valsartan, a generic blood pressure medication, were found to be contaminated with known carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). A lawsuit has been filed against Zhejiang Huahei Pharmaceuticals and several other defendant pharmaceutical companies. Migliaccio & Rathod LLP seeks compensation for plaintiffs’ losses and injuries relating to defendants’ negligence, failure to exercise due care in the manufacturing, testing, distribution, labeling, marketing of, warnings and disclosures about, and sale of Valsartan throughout the United States. As of November 2022, pretrial proceedings are ongoing as the multi-district litigation awaits its first bellwether trial. For more information or if you have taken Valsartan, visit our blog here.
Baby Foods Tainted with Heavy Metals
Migliaccio & Rathod, with co-counsel, has filed multiple class action lawsuits against store-brand baby food manufacturers for dangerous levels of heavy metals found in their baby food products. These brands include Kroger and Harris Teeter’s Simple Truth Organics, Aldi’s Little Journey, and Safeways’ O Organics lines of baby food products such as flour-based snack products and teething wafers or rice rusks. For more information, visit our blog post found here.
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