By Allison Ross, Palm Beach Post     A Miami judge has certified the nation’s first class-action suit against manufacturers and distributors of defective Chinese drywall.   County Circuit Judge Joseph Farina gave the go-ahead for the class certification, which is limited to affected homeowners living in the Keys Gate community in Homestead.   The ... Read more

May 19, 2010 By JDJournal.com   Residents have filed a class action lawsuit in New Jersey State Court, Hudson County against Honeywell International of New Jersey and PPG Industries of Pennsylvania for dumping and failing to clean up cancer-causing hexavalent chromium waste in their neighborhoods.   According to today’s press release at PR Newswire, the ... Read more

By Bill Hendrick WebMD Health News     May 17, 2010 — Nearly 2 million toy dart gun sets that have been linked to two asphyxiation deaths in the Midwest are being recalled by Charlotte, N.C.-based Family Dollar Stores, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said today.   The China-made toys, sold exclusively at Family ... Read more

By Chavon Sutton, CNNMoney.com staff writer   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Conair Corp. is recalling 291,000 BabylissPro model hair dryers because they pose a laceration risk, a government agency said Friday.   Conair (CNGA) disclosed 16 reports of the fan breaking, causing the plastic shell to shatter, as well as reports of hair dryers sparking ... Read more

By Nick Divito, Courthouse News Service   LAS VEGAS (CN) – Clark County’s child welfare system shows “deliberate indifference to the health and safety of the children it is obligated to protect,” 13 foster kids say in a federal class action. The National Center for Youth Law’s 80-page complaint demands sweeping changes in the county’s ... Read more