Volkswagen AG

Volkswagen Tiguan Seat Heater Burned a Paraplegic Passenger, Lawsuit Alleges — Design-Defect Claim Survives, Failure-to-Warn Dismissed

A federal judge in Washington held that a paraplegic woman's claim that her 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan's seat heater was defectively designed may go to trial, while dismissing her failure-to-warn claim and partially excluding her expert's te...

EMILY LAPRADE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. VOLKSWAGEN AG, et al. Defendants.

Paraplegic Woman's Seat-Heater Burn Claim Against Volkswagen Survives Summary Judgment

A federal judge in Tacoma held that a paraplegic passenger's design-defect claim against Volkswagen Group of America can go to trial after she suffered second-degree burns from a 2023 Tiguan's heated seat, while granting summary judgment...

LaPrade et al v. Volkswagen AG et al

Utah Supreme Court Revives Widow's Underride Crash Suit, Rejects Federal Safety Standards as Liability Shield

The Utah Supreme Court reversed a district court ruling that shielded a construction company from liability after a fatal underride trailer crash, holding unanimously that a broad statutory duty to operate safe equipment on roadways alre...