Posts tagged toyota

• NHTSA Proposes Mandatory Brake Override Technology

  Brett Emison | April 23, 2012 3:12 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently proposed a new requirement for brake override switches to be installed in all cars and light trucks that utilize an...

• New Recall Fines Will Make Drivers Safer

  Brett Emison | April 12, 2012 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  New recall fines included in the transportation bill passed in the Senate (but awaiting approval in the House of Representatives) will make our highways safer. The bill permits the National...

• Anderson Cooper / CNN: Confidential Toyota Document Acknwledged Sudden Acceleration

  Brett Emison | March 02, 2012 10:12 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN aired a story last night discussing a 2006 Toyota internal confidential document that acknowledging electronic-caused sudden unintended acceleration that described an...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: January 27, 2012

  Brett Emison | January 27, 2012 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Legal and safety news from around the internet that caught my interest this week: Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Again At State Tort Reform Law [Andrew Cochran at The 7th Amendment...

• NHTSA Sued For Hiding Evidence In Toyota Sudden Acceleration Probe

  Brett Emison | January 24, 2012 11:05 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I've written a lot about Toyota's sudden acceleration problem - dating back to 2009 and documenting how Toyota denied its sudden acceleration problem for more than 5 years before finally...

• Top 10 Posts of 2011

  Brett Emison | December 31, 2011 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Happy New Year to all! To celebrate the turning of the calendar, here is a recap of the 10 most popular posts from this year: 10. Toyota Recall: A Time Line Of Toyota's Checkered Safety...

• Did You Know... These Are Some Of My Favorite Posts From 2011

  Brett Emison | December 26, 2011 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a few days I'll have a list of your favorite posts of 2011, but today here are a few of my favorite posts from 2011: Faces of Lawsuit Abuse: Aaliyah George FuneralHomes.com...

• Car Makers Oppose Auto Recall Bill

  Brett Emison | December 13, 2011 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Detroit News reported yesterday that major automakers and The Chamber are opposing a bill strengthening fines for delaying recalls. Tomorrow, the Senate Commerce Committee will consider a...

• Did You Know... A Safety Group Sued NHTSA in Toyota Sudden Acceleration Transparency Battle?

  Brett Emison | December 12, 2011 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Detroit News has reported that an independent safety advocacy group - Safety Research & Strategies - has sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeking the...

• 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...