Posts tagged accidents

• Greyhound Bus Flips on PA Turnpike – Too Many Bus Accidents!

  Mike Ferrara | August 16, 2011 2:14 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last Saturday around 6 a.m., a Greyhound bus headed to St. Louis via Pittsburgh flipped over onto its side on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Lebanon-Lancaster exit, after stopping in...

• Kia Motors Loses Appeal in Defective Airbag Case

  Mike Ferrara | August 10, 2011 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Texas appeals court has refused to grant Kia Motors Corp.'s appeal of a $4.4 million judgment against the company, whose defective airbag in a Kia Spectra was ruled responsible for a woman’s...

• Industries Will Make Themselves Money, But Won’t Make Themselves Safer

  Mike Ferrara | April 18, 2011 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In almost every industry, the push for more safety regulations is met with resistance to change on the part of the people making money. A common argument is, “Our product meets all government...

• Driving Drowsy in New Jersey Can Mean Serious Jail Time

  Mike Ferrara | January 03, 2011 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Not everyone realizes that fatigue can impair your ability to safely drive a car as much as alcohol can. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one in every six fatal car...

• Toyota Recalls Vehicles for Floor Mats Causing Accelerators to Stick

  Camryn Hansen | October 04, 2009 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it’s recalling 3.8 million US vehicles—the largest US recall in the company’s history—to deal with a problem of...

• Are Bike Helmets Important For Adults?

  Kate Reilly | September 18, 2009 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsNewark, NJ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wearing a helmet is the most effective way to avoid head injuries and deaths caused by bike accidents. Despite this...

• New Roof Strength Rule Doesn’t Do Enough to Protect in Rollovers

  Mike Ferrara | May 05, 2009 10:39 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced its new standards for stronger roofs in vehicles, with an aim to reduce passenger injuries and deaths in rollover...

• AAJ: Let's Make Buses, Trucks Safer with Better Driver Fatigue & Roof Crush Standards

  Mike Ferrara | April 27, 2009 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In light of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recent conclusion that a combination of driver fatigue and a lack of federal safety standards protecting bus...

• New Jersey Passes Law to Limit Teen Auto Accidents

  Mike Ferrara | April 16, 2009 8:47 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed two new bills aimed at making teen driving safer. The first bill, named Kyleigh's Law after 16-year-old Kyleigh D'Alessio, an honors student...

• 20 Law Firms Working Pro Bono for Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

  Mike Ferrara | April 12, 2009 6:03 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Over the next 60 days, a team of 20 Minnesota law firms will file more than 100 negligence lawsuits in connection with the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people and injured...