News tagged with 'Automobiles and Other Vehicles'

The state of Illinois and a state trooper are facing a $24 million wrongful death lawsuit after the trooper collided with a car killing two sisters while he reportedly talked on  the cellphone driving over 100 mph.  This is his third collision.  

A faulty design, a half inch metal gusset that holds girders together, apparently was not thick enough to do its job leading to the Minneapolis bridge collapse last August that killed 13 and injured 145.

  It is the largest verdict ever in tiny McClain County Oklahoma with a population just over 37,000.   On Friday, December 21st a unanimous jury awarded country music star Toby Keith (Covel) and his family $2.8

Ford Recalls 3.6 Million Vehicles Updated August 2007: The Ford Motor Company has announced that it is recalling 3.6 million cars, trucks, SUVs and vans because of concerns about the cruise control switch which is powered at all times. The switch has led to previous recalls because there were

Concerns about Roof-Crush Safety Updated July 2007: The “Emergency World Summit on Roof Crush” conference, which took place in Washington, D.C. in late July, convened to try and convince the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration to implement stricter roof-crush safety standards

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued new, more stringent performance requirements that will apply to nearly all new tires for use on vehicles up to 10,000 pounds. "Without question, these new performance requirements will improve tire safety," said NH

Sport utility vehicles continue to test poorly in rollover assessments according to a new study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA Tuesday released the results from the inquiry, which examined 14 sport utility vehicles from the 2003 model year. None of the automobiles tested we

As part of an agreement reached Thursday with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nissan will replace passenger-side airbags in 1994 and early 1995 model Nissan Altimas. For several years, numerous public interest groups have called on the NHTSA to recall the airbags due to their connection w

A Federal judge in Illinois Tuesday ordered Ford Motor Company to turn over all safety information it has obtained on the company's 15-passenger vans and fined the automaker for concealing evidence about the controversial van model. Plaintiff attorneys filed a motion to impose sanctions against Ford after determining

The safety of Ford Motor Company's controversial 15-passenger vans will be reviewed in Federal court next month as the automobile maker faces accusations it withheld test data on the vehicles. The new case, scheduled for trial February 24, stems from a lawsuit involving the deaths of two van passengers in an accident

A settlement has been reached in a California lawsuit filed against Ford Motor Company and Bridgestone/Firestone over faulty tires on a woman's Ford Explorer. In May 1999, Dolores Castro suffered a broken neck and brain damage when her Explorer rolled over on a Los Angeles highway after tread allegedly separated from

According to consumer interest groups and major automakers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) decision to remove warning labels on enhanced airbag systems places children at risk of serious injury and death. Known as "smart" airbags, the improved safety devices adjust inflation based on the

In another lawsuit involving the controversial Crown Victoria police cruiser, the city of Dallas recently sued Ford Motor Company seeking information on the safety of the vehicle. Plaintiff attorneys insist the Crown Victoria's fuel-tank design is defective. The placement of the tank behind the rear axle, according t

A Pennsylvania judge approved a class-action lawsuit last week alleging automobile maker Kia sells its Sephia model with defective brakes. According to the suit, the Kia Sephia's brakes are built with a design defect, which causes them to repeatedly wear out. The lawsuit was filed by Shamell Samuel-Bassett who claims

The family of a Virginia woman killed in an automobile accident in July has filed a $550 million lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, alleging the Ford F-350 is defectively designed. Patricia Board, 69, died last summer when an F-350 slammed into her car in Virginia Beach. The woman's son and daughter, who filed the l