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Published on: January 20, 2026

Waymo Responds to Investigation Into School Bus Incidents

school-bus-6561460_640-300x300 Cameras installed on school buses have captured Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped buses even when their red lights are flashing and they are filled with children. This action can result in serious injuries to children, or even death. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been investigating the Waymo incidents. Responding to safety concerns expressed about autonomous vehicles, a Waymo executive has stated that it has implemented software fixes. If you were injured in a Waymo accident, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in litigation with which we’ve been involved. We represent accident victims around the nation.

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Various communities around the country have become worried about autonomous vehicles. One school district, noting 19 separate incidents in which a Waymo vehicle passed stopped school buses since the school year started, has even asked Waymo to take its driverless cars off the road during drop off and pick up times.

Waymo claims that the incidents were caused by a software issue. It claims that it has implemented software updates to address the problem and has said that it expects it will improve. The director of product management operations has also said “I don’t think people should expect perfection.” He says that the company needs to make sure its following the rules of the road, and it has analyzed the situation with the school buses and implemented fixes to make it less likely that Waymo vehicles will pass school buses when its lights are flashing in the future.

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Published on: January 13, 2026

Unsanitary Conditions Generate a Major Recall Across Food Brands

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rat-1979242_640-e1768092008937 Recently, unsanitary conditions were discovered at a storage facility, causing the recall of hundreds of products that were distributed to 50 stores in North Dakota, Minnesota and Indiana. These conditions included contamination from rodent urine and feces and bird droppings in locations where many different kinds of products, including drugs, medical devices, food, pet products and cosmetics were stored. If you have bought any of the affected products in those states, you’re advised not to use the product, since serious health risks, including Salmonella, could ensue from usage. If you are concerned that you were harmed by one of the affected products that were recalled and need to figure out whether you have grounds to sue, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in litigation with which we’ve been involved, and we represent clients around the country.

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Gold Star Distribution, Inc. has recalled hundreds of different grocery items and products because of unsanitary conditions at its storage facility in Minneapolis. There are so many products that they are listed over 44 pages, so they cannot all be listed here. However, some well-known products that are affected include Dole pineapple slices, Haribo products, Gummi savers, Maruchan ramen, Jolly Ranchers, Saltine crackers, many flavors of Pringles, Quaker products, Werther’s, Lifesavers, Hershey’s products, Enfamil infant formula, Reese’s products, Arizona iced tea, and more.

Consumers may face serious health risks as a result of exposure to the affected products. Even contacting packaging that’s been contaminated with rodent droppings can result in someone getting sick; rodents carry Leptospira, which is the bacteria that causes leptospirosis. If someone develops leptospirosis that goes untreated, he or she can suffer kidney damage, liver failure, meningitis, difficulty breathing or even death. Symptoms can include rash, chills, headache, jaundice, body or muscle aches, red eyes, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhea.

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Published on: January 6, 2026

Recall of Outdoor Master Children’s and Youth Helmets

By Moll Law Group

biking-1804439_640-e1765128615912 Recently, Outdoor Master children’s and youth helmets that violated the mandatory safety standard for bike helmets were recalled. The Outdoor Master helmets don’t comply with requirements that the helmets have positional stability and certain types of coverage. The recalled helmets might not protect a use who is involved in a bike crash, and this in turn can result in head injuries or death due to head injury. Around 24,300 helmets were affected by this recall. If your child was injured or killed as a result of a defective bike helmet, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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Two models of Outdoor Master children’s and youth bicycle/multipurpose helmets are affected by the recall. They were sold online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com from June 2024-February 2025 for $20-$32. One of the models is OM-TD BIKE; it’s blue with a dinosaur print and has a black plastic adjustable knob at the back of the helmet, as well as black straps, a black buckle, and black padding. It comes in children’s size small and fits a head circumference of 48-52 cm. The other model is OM-TD BIKE with the manufacturing month of 05/2024 printed on a label inside the helmet. The bran is printed on the back of the helmet. These are green helmets with a black plastic knob, a black buckle, black padding, and yellow straps. It is sold in youth size small and fits those with a head circumference of 46-52 cm.

You should check your child’s helmet for these markers to determine whether they have been recalled; you can get a full refund from Outdoor Master by contacting them. However, the remedy may be insufficient if your child was injured or died in a bike accident involving the helmet. It may be appropriate to pursue damages in a product liability lawsuit in the event that there are injuries or death involved. Theories of liability under which we may be able to recover damages include negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, breach of contract, and statutory violations.

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Published on: December 28, 2025

Recall of KingPavonini Adult Portable Bed Rails

By Moll Law Group

On November 26, 2025, the KingPavonini Adult Portable Bed Rails were recalled. The affected bed rails violate the mandatory standard for adult portable bed rails. The person using the rail can get trapped between the bed rail and the side of the mattress or even within the bedrail, resulting in the danger of entrapment or death by asphyxiation. The affected models do not carry required hazard warning labels. Around 81,050 KingPavonini-branded bed rails were affected. If you were injured or a loved one died due to these bed rails, you should call the Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we’ve been involved.

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There are six models of KingPavonini bed rails that were recalled. The model numbers are BC-LDFS, 04-BC-LDFS, LDFS-SSK, BC-LDFS-X, BC-CBJ, and BC-CBJ-X. You can find the model number of your bed rail in the owner’s manual. The ones that are recalled have black or white tubing and rounded black foam rubber handle grips. There is a black fabric pouch. The fabric cover has “KingPavonini” written on it. Certain models include motion-sensor lights and support legs.

In instances involving injury or death due to bed rails, it may be appropriate to bring a product liability lawsuit. These lawsuits are pursued when a product is defective as a result of its design, manufacturing or marketing. Design defects are those flaws in the specifications; when products are made according to the specifications, they exist in every unit of a product. Manufacturing defects are flaws in how the product was made; they involve deviations from the specifications and exist in one unit or a batch of units, but typically not in every unit of the product. Marketing defects usually involve a failure to warn about a dangerous feature of the product.

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Published on: December 23, 2025

Cinnamon Recalled for Allegedly Elevated Lead Levels

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cinnamon-stick-514243_640-e1765128191350 The United States Food and Drug Administration has expanded a ground cinnamon recall to 19 brands of cinnamon after they were found to perhaps contain dangerous levels of lead. Some of these brands were distributed in Illinois and sold around the Midwest. The two Illinois distributors on the list were Raja Foods LLC and Asli Fine Foods. The FDA asked consumers to throw away and not buy the ground cinnamon products that are the subjects of the recall. Generally, cinnamon has a long shelf life, so consumers should check their shelves for cinnamon they’ve had awhile to determine whether it’s subject to the recall. If you or your child was exposed to lead in cinnamon and experienced harm, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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The FDA plans to update the recall alert as needed if they find that other products also contain elevated lead levels such that product exposure is dangerous. Here are the brands of cinnamon that have been recalled:

Venzu Traders cinnamon distributed by Venzu Traders, LLC
DEVI cinnamon distributed by Homeneeds, Inc
BaiLiFeng cinnamon distributed by Good Way Trading Group Inc.
Roshni cinnamon distributed by Singh Trading Inc. dba Roshni Foods
Haetae cinnamon distributed by Haitai Inc. USA
Durra cinnamon distributed by Eureka Inc. USA
Wise Wife cinnamon distributed by SLR Food Distribution Inc.
Jiva Organics cinnamon distributed by Spicy World of USA
Super Brand Cinnamon distributed by IHA Beverage Commerce, CA
Asli cinnamon distributed by Sands Impex Inc. dba Asli Fine Foods
El Chilar cinnamon distributed by El Chilar Apopka FL/El Chilar HF LLC
Marcum cinnamon distributed by Moran Foods LLC
SWAD cinnamon distributed by Raja Foods, LLC
Supreme Tradition cinnamon distributed by Greenbrier International Inc.
Compania Indillor Orientale cinnamon distributed by MAMTAKIM, Inc.
ALB Flavor cinnamon distributed by ALB-USA Enterprises Inc.
Shahzada cinnamon distributed by Advance Food International, Inc.
Spice Class cinnamon distributed by American Spices LLC, NY
La Frontera cinnamon distributed by La Frontera Imports.

These brands of cinnamon have different concentrations of lead. BaiLiFeng, for instance, has a lead concentration of 10.7. One type of Superbrand cinnamon has a concentration of 7.68.

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Published on: December 16, 2025

Roblox Repeatedly Sued for Harm to Children and Teens

By Moll Law Group

boy-6680406_640 A string of lawsuits has been filed against Roblox alleging that the platform allows child grooming and exploitation. In November, it was reported that the company faced more than 35 lawsuits. Many of these lawsuits have been brought by parents. However, states have also brought legal action against Roblox. Some of these lawsuits allege that children and teens are repeatedly exposed to sexually explicit content, exploitation, and grooming on the platform; some allege that the platform enables sexual predators to contact children even when they aren’t connected. In one case, a perpetrator, had started communications by posing as a 16-year-old, and moved communication off of Roblox and onto Discord, where he coerced the child with Robux gift cards in exchange for explicit videos and images and tried to arrange an in-person meeting, even threatening the child that he knew his home address.

Last year in December, a thirteen-year-old took her own life, and a lawsuit was filed against the gaming platforms Roblox and Discord. The teenager who died by suicide began playing Roblox when she was eight years old and experienced a downturn in her mental health. She recorded the countdown to her death in her diary. If your child was harmed by Roblox or Discord, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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According to the lawsuit involving the 13-year-old, Roblox allows experiences that center on Jeffrey Epstein; the 1999 Columbine school shooting; and shootings of minorities with the words “ethnic cleansing” onscreen. The filing also claims that Discord permits content related to self-harm and that adults have used the platform to blackmail or ask teenagers to harm themselves or commit suicide in front of the phone or computer camera.

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Published on: December 9, 2025

10-State Outbreak of Infant Botulism Spurs Baby Formula Recall

By Moll Law Group

baby-21998_6402-e1765126473388 Thirty-nine infants have been hospitalized with botulism, which can be fatal, and officials have linked their illness with ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. The infants range in age from 16 to 264 days. There have been no deaths so far. All ByHeart baby formula has been recalled. Despite the ongoing recall, recalled formula is still being found and sold in Walmart, Target, Kroger, Acme, and Shaw’s. The FDA is working to remove all products that may have been impacted from stores, but it’s important to take care and not by any ByHeart baby formula product

Parents and caregivers who use the product have been asked to record the identifying information at the bottom of the packaging and throw it away—however, if your child has gotten sick, you should first consult the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group to determine your legal options and whether you have a viable claim. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we’ve been involved.

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Babies who develop infant botulism do so because of a bacteria-produced toxin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has explained that the symptom can include poor feeding, loss of head control, problems swallowing, and constipation, and they can lead to death or paralysis. It’s important to be aware that botulism may not develop for weeks, and so parents or caregivers that have given ByHeart formula to babies recently should closely watch the child for symptoms.

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Published on: November 24, 2025

Blood Pressure Medication Prazosin Recalled Due to High Levels of Cancerous Chemical

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blood-pressure-monitor-1749577_6401-e1762394517340 On October 7, Teva Pharmaceuticals recalled 580,844 bottles of Prazosin Hydrochloride alpha-blocker capsules that are prescribed as a blood pressure medication for hypertension. Sometimes the pills are sold under “Minipress.” Tests revealed that this medication had significant levels of potentially cancerous chemicals; specifically, the tests showed that the 1, 2, and 5 mg had above acceptable intake limits for N-nitroso Prazosin impurity C, a chemical compounds linked to cancer. The capsules were distributed around the country. If you developed cancer because of Prazosin Hydrochloride, you should consult the experienced Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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Fifty-five lots of Prazosin Hydrochloride capsules were recalled. A few weeks after the initial recall, the recall was classified as a Class II recall. This is a type of recall used when a harmful product could cause temporary or medically reversible negative health effects or where the probability of serious negative health effects is remote. Teva USA’s assessment found that the overall harm in the patient population was considered to be medium. It said it hasn’t received pertinent complaints related to the pills.

Teva claims it sent recall letters to consumers with instructions on how to return the packets. You can also check with your pharmacist about what to do with remaining pills. However, if you’ve been injured and believe it was the result of your blood pressure medication, you’ll what to keep your pills as evidence. You’ll also want to consult with seasoned attorneys about your claim. In some cases, when a consumer is injured by their blood pressure medication, it’s appropriate to sue for compensation by bringing a product liability lawsuit. These lawsuits are filed when there is a design, manufacturing, or marketing defect. In most cases, our lawyers will need to retain experts to determine whether the problem with the medication can be chalked up to a defect.

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Published on: November 24, 2025

Recall of Close to 4.9 Million Pounds of Hormel Frozen Chicken

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chicken-breast-279849_640-e1762394698889 Hormel Foods recently recalled 4,874,815 pounds of frozen chicken after multiple complaints were made by consumers who discovered fragments of metal in their frozen chicken breasts and chicken thighs. The chicken was marketed as Hormel Fire Braised and had been distributed to food service operators to be sold to hotels and other companies but hadn’t been purchased by the general public. The chicken was distributed to HRI Commercial Food Service locations around the country between February 10 – September 19. Luckily no injuries or illnesses have been reported thus far. If you were injured by frozen chicken, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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The foods that were recalled were the following:

8 lb. cases of “Fire Braised Chicken Breast 4 oz.,” with item code 46750 printed on the package label.
9 lb. cases of “Fire Braised Chicken Thigh” with item code 65009 printed on the package label.
8 lb. cases of “Fire Braised Chicken Breast 3 oz.” with item code 77531 printed on the package label.
8-lb. cases containing Fire Braised all-natural boneless chicken breast 5-oz,” with item code 86206 printed on the package label.
95-lb. cases containing “Chicken Breast with Rib Meat” with item code 134394 printed on the package label.

The products contain the establishment number P-223 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

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Published on: November 18, 2025

Neutrogena Makeup Wipes Are Recalled Because of Possible Bacterial Contamination

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IMG_9050-1-225x300 Over 15,000 packages of Neutrogena makeup wipes were voluntarily recalled in September because the parent company of Neutrogena was concerned about possible bacterial contamination. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that the recalled wiped were distributed in Texas, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Certain of the wipes tested positive for Pluralibacter gergoviae, a bacterium that can cause infections. If you believe you were harmed or given an infection by a Neutrogena wipe, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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Around 1312 cases of the Neutrogena 50-count 25-pack makeup remover ultrasoft cleansing wipes with the lot number 1835U6325A. There are 12 packages per case, according to the recall notice. Neutrogena’s parent company has claimed it recalled these wipes out of an abundance of caution and that other products of the company weren’t exposed. However, the recall was made a Class II recall last month. This is a more serious type of recall in which use or exposure to the recalled item could cause temporary or medically reversible negative health effects or the probability of serious health problems as a result of exposure is remote.

Pluralibacter gergoviae, or P. gergoviae, is a bacterium that doesn’t usually present medical risk to healthy people, but the FDA has announced that it can result in serious infections in people with weakened immune systems or chronic illnesses. For example, if you’re immunocompromised, the bacteria could result in respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections, eye infections and even sepsis. Cosmetics typically have preservatives, but they don’t kill this type of bacteria.

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