Car Crash Victim Texting While Not Wearing a Seatbelt
Earlier this month, a semi-truck struck hit the rear of a stopped Infiniti SUV on Interstate 95 in Florida. The vehicle collision killed the 35-year-old SUV driver, according to a report at palmbeachpost.com. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the SUV stopped in the center lane of the Interstate in Lake Worth. Witnesses say the […]
Honda Pilots Have Defective Seatbelts
The front seat belts in over 300,000 Honda Pilots are prone to disconnection in a crash. As a result, Honda Motor Company announced a vehicle recall for Pilots sold between 2009 and 2011. In a Los Angeles Times report, Honda said the stitching in the seat belt that connects the belt to the anchor is […]
Consumers Ignored Initial Product Recall – CPSC Issues Another
Do you have a dehumidifier in your home? If it is a Goldstar or Comfort-Aire brand dehumidifier, pay close attention. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced another product recall of the two brands due to risks of fire and burn injuries. The power connector on the unit can short-out, causing a fire and burn […]
Why Do They Blur Faces on TV? To Avoid Lawsuits Like This One
Diners at a Chicago hot dog restaurant are upset but not about their food. The Travel Channel allegedly filmed them inside Wiener’s Circle restaurant without their permission, and now the Travel Channel is facing a class action lawsuit with potential damages over $1 billion dollars. According to a report at hollywoodreporter.com, the Travel Channel filmed […]
Faulty Forklift Runs Over Construction Worker
A forklift’s inoperable beeping mechanism and its broken mirror are partially responsible for a Florida construction worker’s death, according to investigators. As reported at naplesnews.com, the forklift ran over and killed the man late last month in Naples. The victim and other workers were delivering tile to a construction site. A 19-year-old was operating the […]
More Deadly Firepots Removed from Store Shelves
Nine more makers of the deadly fire pots and fuel gels agreed to a voluntary recall of the defective product. Napa Valley made headlines earlier this summer when its fire pot and fuel gel injured dozens of people and caused two deaths. The product is prone to explosions and spraying the flammable fuel on the […]
Homeowners Have More Worries after Hurricane Irene – Contractor Fraud
Hurricane Irene recently did major damage to homes along the eastern seaboard. Now, state officials are warning homeowners affected by Hurricane Irene to be on the lookout for even further financial damage by scam contractors. Much like in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, contractor fraud could escalate in the coming months. According to the Associated […]
Microsoft Joins Apple in Location Tracking Allegations from Customers
First, it was Apple, and now customers have accused Microsoft of tracking their locations through the Windows Phone 7 operating system. As reported at digitaltrends.com, a lawsuit seeking class action status accuses Microsoft of gathering information about personal locations even if the user opts out of location reporting. A woman filed the lawsuit in U.S. […]
Plaintiff Says Car Window is Like a Guillotine
The injured plaintiff said the Infinity angled rear window is like a guillotine. A proper simile, one could argue, since the vehicle’s window cut-off a portion of her finger last August. The woman filed a product liability suit against Nissan last month in New Orleans federal court, according to lousianarecord.com. Nissan makes the 2007 Infinity […]
Another Hip Implant System Stirs Up Lawsuits
In addition to the DePuy hip replacement system, another hip implant is making headlines for the wrong reasons. Alleged defective Wright Profemur hip replacement systems have led to a product liability lawsuit in federal court. The Michigan plaintiff claims the hip implant failed less than three years after doctors installed it, according to aboutlawsuits.com. The […]
