Posts tagged vehicle

• Fatal school bus accident in construction zone

  Staff Writer | October 26, 2006 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A motor vehicle accident involving a van colliding with a school bus in Athens, Alabama, left the van driver dead and a van passenger severely injured. The bus driver and a seven-year-old boy on the bus suffered minor injuries. According to a WAFF 48 News report, the bus was traveling west as the van was traveling south and the two collided, possibly as a result of the van's failure to stop....

• The Hidden Dangers Of Reclining Seats

  Tom Methvin | October 24, 2006 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Recently a jury in Jacksonville, Florida awarded $16.9 million to a young college student who was rendered a paraplegic in a motor vehicle accident. The student was a belted passenger in a Ford Windstar who had reclined her seatback. During the trip, the Windstar was involved in a low impact collision. Because the student's seat was reclined, the seatbelt did not hold her in place. As a result,...

• Alabama traffic and pedestrian accidents high

  Staff Writer | October 23, 2006 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sadly, one need only scan recent headlines pointing to Alabama traffic and pedestrian accidents to see that the roads continue to be a dangerous place. One article on the Press-Register's al.com details the problem for pedestrians and how the government is addressing it. Two weeks in September brought nine pedestrian accidents in Mobile County alone. The Alabama Department of Public safety...

• New law brings stiffer penalties for passing school buses

  Staff Writer | October 23, 2006 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A recent law signed by Gov. Bob Riley in April raises the penalties for illegally passing a bus loading or unloading students to up to $3,000 in fines and more. This law is part of the state's push to help prevent motor vehicle accidents and protect our children.http://firms.injuryboard.comAn article on Montgomeryadvertiser.com details the new law and the positive reaction of the school...

• A Dangerous RV Tire - The Goodyear 159 - Has Caused Problems

  Tom Methvin | October 18, 2006 2:50 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Beasley Allen Law Firm has handled numerous cases against tire manufacturers when their tires failed causing accidents and injuries. As you may know, one of the most serious types of failure of a steel belted radial tire is a de-tread and/or belt separation. Because of the stress concentrations and subsequent high internal temperatures at the edge of the belt, this area is particularly sensitive...

• Jury returns verdict for family in a 4-car collision

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A California state jury awarded $3.7 million in damages to a family that suffered injuries during a crash involving vehicles owned by Harris Ranch Beef Co. and FedEx Ground Package System Inc. The jury found that California-based Harris Ranch should pay 80% of the damages and that Pittsburgh-based FedEx Ground, the trucking division of shipping giant FedEx Corp., should pay 20%. A husband,...

• Transportation fatalities up in 2005

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Transportation fatalities in the United States increased last year, according to preliminary figures released last month by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Deaths from transportation accidents in the United States in 2005 totaled 45,636, up from 45,092 in 2004. Based on our firm's experience in litigation relating to highway crashes, I was not at all surprised to learn of the...

• Three Toyota Executives Accused Of Failing To Recall Vehicles

  Tom Methvin | October 10, 2006 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Three executives at Toyota Motor Corp., a company that built a global business on a reputation for quality, have been accused of failing to recall a vehicle they knew was faulty and could cause injuries in an accident. Interestingly, the accusation came from Japanese police officials. These officials filed papers with Japan's prosecutors' office relating to the need for a recall. It was alleged...