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- More defective products from General Motors
May 3, 2014
The car industry has seen its fair share of defective products recalled over recent months. Even the German luxury brand, BMW, has had to recall some its cars and SUVs due to engine failure. Now, in addition to General Motors' cover-up scandal of ignition failures in its Chevy Cobalt, the motor vehicle giant has found another problem with three of its series. GM has decided to recall nearly 52,000 sport utility vehicles. Spokespersons from the...Read More - BMW warns of engine failure, recalls cars and SUVs
May 2, 2014
BMW, otherwise known as Bavarian Motor Works, is a Germain luxury automaker that specializes in automobiles, motorcycles, and engine manufacturing. BMW owns and builds vehicles and parts for other car brands as well, such as Mini Cooper and Rolls Royce. Although it was originally an airplane manufacturer, evident by its world-famous "white propeller in a blue sky" emblem, BMW is now one of the world's most successful automobile manufacturers and produces close to two million...Read More - 16-year-old Indiana County girl killed in car accident
Apr 30, 2014
A 16-year-old girl from Indiana County died this past Sunday at a hospital in Pittsburgh. She was being treated for injuries she suffered during a car accident on April 18. The accident occurred when the vehicle she was in was being chased after her and the man driving the car were approached by police for possibly shoplifting at a local Wal-Mart. During the chase, the car she was in skidded off the road, overturned, and...Read More - Eleven injured, two seriously, in factory explosion
Apr 30, 2014
A workplace explosion and subsequent fire that injured at least eleven people was likely caused by an excess buildup of dust in a metal polishing factory in Southern California on Tuesday morning. According to officials at the scene of the accident, at least two men were critically injured from burns as a result of the fire. The accident is said to have happened just before 10 a.m. in La Habra, a suburb of Los Angeles,...Read More - Infant monitoring device batteries and leaf blowers among latest recalls
Apr 29, 2014
There are many types of product liability claims, including design defects and manufacturing defects, as well as failure to warn consumers of the potential dangers of a product. Common product liability claims often include negligent design, negligent manufacturing of a product, liability for products, failure to uphold a warranty claim, in addition to other consumer protection claims. Laws against product liability can differ from state to state and each product liability claim generally requires deniable,...Read More - Butler County ATV accident takes one life
Apr 29, 2014
A man from Butler County was killed by a commercial tractor trailer on Tuesday afternoon as he was riding as a passenger on the back of an all-terrain vehicle. Police say the accident happened when the 14-year-old driver of the ATV lost control and smashed into the truck. The victim, a twenty-year-old from Eau Claire, Butler County, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The...Read More - School bus accident injures eleven
Apr 28, 2014
School bus accidents are alarming mishaps. Although most accidents involving school buses result in minor to no injuries, there are those few each year throughout the country that end in tragic deaths and serious, lifelong injuries. This past Thursday, eleven students and a bus driver were hurt when a school bus jumped a curb and smashed into several trees in a small Southern California neighborhood just outside of Anaheim. Police reported that at least three...Read More - E.R. doctors held to new, more lenient standards of negligence
Apr 27, 2014
If all goes according to Pennsylvania Representative Bryan Cutler's plan, emergency room errors made by physicians will be held to a different standard of neglect comparable to other types of doctors. Cutler, a Republican from Lancaster County, has introduced House Bill 804. The bill would raise the standard of evidence that is required in medical malpractice cases that take place under emergency room conditions. In addition, Bill 804 would modify the standard from simple negligence...Read More - Teenage passenger dies in drag racing accident
Apr 25, 2014
Coping with the loss of a loved one after a car accident can be one of the most trying times of your life and the lives of your family. When someone close to you dies due to the negligence of someone else, the grief you feel may be even worse because you know that the accident could have been prevented. If you have lost someone in a motor vehicle accident because of the foolishness of...Read More - Halliburton doesn’t want inquiries into its fracking chemicals
Apr 24, 2014
The United States Department of Energy is openly welcoming decisions by oil and gas conglomerate Baker Hughes to reveal all chemicals used during the hydraulic fracking process. The U. S. DoE says that knowing what chemicals and how much of them are used is necessary for understanding the effects they have on the environment and, more importantly, humans. The Department of Energy Assistant Energy Secretary told reporters last Friday that this decision by Baker Hughes...Read More