Posts tagged defect

• Nashville Hit-and-Run Leaves 26 Year old Dead on I-24

  George Fusner | November 20, 2009 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On November 9th at 1:20 a.m. a 26-year-old Nashville woman was traveling west on I-24 in a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The driver veered off onto the right shoulder and onto the rumble strips. She...

• Toyota Acceleration Problem: Company Ignores Canadian Customers

  Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Canadian source, TheStar.com, has reported that, even though Toyota has sent letters to millions of U.S. customers warning them about floor mat problems resulting in sudden unexpected acceleration,...

• Toyota Finally Ready To Expand Acceleration Recall?

  Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  ConsumerAffairs.com is reporting that Toyota may finally be ready to expand its sudden acceleration recall beyond floor mats. November 16, 2009 It's not just American car manufacturers who are...

• Aluminum Bat Manufacturer Found Liable For Player’s Death

  Greg Webb | November 16, 2009 2:58 PM | 7 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  After twelve hours of deliberation, a jury in Lewis and Clark County, Montana recently sided with the parents of former Miles City American Legion baseball pitcher Brandon Patch, who died after...

• Will Toyota Finally Fix Its Accelerator Problem?

  Brett Emison | November 15, 2009 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  There are reports that Toyota may issue a massive recall to fix the sudden acceleration problem that has been plaguing its vehicles for more than five years. Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will soon...

• Runaway Toyota Cases Ignored

  Claude Wyle | November 14, 2009 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Safety investigators dismissed numerous reports of sudden acceleration, then said data were lacking. I am sure many of you were shocked to learn that since 2001, more than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus...

• Toyota Acceleration Problem Widespread

  Brett Emison | November 12, 2009 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Toyota says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has thoroughly investigated the sudden acceleration problem. However, reports show that NHTSA has received reports of only 100...

• Few Details In Kansas City Crane Accident

  Brett Emison | November 11, 2009 12:05 PM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  There are still few details of what caused the deadly crane accident in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Star identified the worker killed as Ryan Goodman, of Lee's Summit. The injured steel...

• NHTSA Considers Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall For Fuel Tank Defect

  Brett Emison | November 11, 2009 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the wake of Ford's recall of 16 million vehicles for a potentially deadly fire defect and Toyota's recall for sudden acceleration problems, reports indicate that a Jeep recall may be next. NHTSA...

• Maclaren Stroller Recall: Are Other Brands Dangerous, Too?

  Brett Emison | November 10, 2009 11:34 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Following the massive Maclaren recall of every umbrella stroller the company sold over the last decade because of the risk of finger amputation, ABC News has reported that other manufactures and...