Posts tagged ford

• What Happens When The Defense Doesn't Play By The Rules?

  Brett Emison | February 09, 2012 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  We live in a society with rules. These rules are intended to be followed. But what happens when someone intentionally breaks these rules? I remember as a child getting in trouble from time to...

• Did You Know... Ford Explorer Rollover Crashes Continue To Happen?

  Brett Emison | January 16, 2012 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  One of the great advantages to writing on this platform is the tremendous number of people I am able to interact with. One family sent me a link to a video tribute to their mom, who was killed in...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Round Up: November 4, 2011

  Brett Emison | November 04, 2011 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Safety and legal news that caught my attention this week: Religious Liberty Needs Open Courtrooms to Survive [Andrew Cochran at The 7th Amendment Advocate] Appellate Court Strikes Facebook...

• Ford Recall: 1.1 Million Ford Trucks Have Fuel Tank Defect

  Brett Emison | August 02, 2011 6:30 AM | 6 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ford is recalling 1.1 million pickup trucks because of corrosion problems that could cause straps holding the gas tanks to break and allow the the gas tank to drag the ground or fall off complete,...

• Ford News: $2.4 Billion Profit; Defrauded NHTSA And Courts

  Brett Emison | July 26, 2011 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It's been a week of good news and bad news for Ford. First the good news. Ford reported $2.4 billion in profit on total revenues of $35.5 billion earned in just the last 3 months. Putting those...

• Gas Tank Problems in 2.7 Million Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks

  Brett Emison | May 10, 2011 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95WP1kch604&feature=player_embedded Safety experts at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have stepped up their investigation of more than...

• Ford Expands Truck Airbag Recall

  Brett Emison | May 05, 2011 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ford is expanding its previously announced F-150 recall from 144,000 to 1.2 million trucks including F-150s manufactured from 2004-2006 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks manufactured in 2006. NHTSA...

• Ford’s SYNC System Experiencing Glitches

  Brett Emison | May 03, 2011 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I have blogged extensively about some of the dangerous “bugs” affecting vehicle computer systems and other dangers of today’s highly computerized vehicles. A recent engadget.com...

• Ford Explorer Rollover Accidents Continue

  Brett Emison | March 26, 2011 1:34 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I've written before about the Ford Explorer's long history of rollover and stability problems. Unfortunately, these Ford Explorer rollover crashes continue to happen -- injuring and killing far too...

• Did You Know... Your Car's Heated Seat Can Cause Severe Burns?

  Brett Emison | February 28, 2011 11:44 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Sean Kane, founder of Safety Research & Strategies, Inc., is calling on NHTSA and auto manufacturers to work together to make automobile seat heaters safer. In his paper on the subject, Mr. Kane...