Category Archives: Tire Defects
New Texas Bill Seeks To Shield Truck Companies From Lawsuits
A new bill being considered in Texas would make it nearly impossible for personal injury victims to file lawsuits against companies that employed negligent drivers. Instead, the claims would be the sole responsibility of the drivers themselves and leave individual victims with little means of recovery. The new bill would affect all commercial vehicles,… Read More »
Meineke Hit With $12.5M Verdict For Inspection Failure
Meineke paid $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought about by a woman who claimed that the facility failed to catch a problem with her tire. The tire blew out causing a crash that nearly killed the woman two days later. Meineke had told the woman that her tires had been inspected. In rare… Read More »
Your GM Warranty Does Not Cover Design Flaws
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Canada after a Chevy Equinox driver’s engine failed. The plaintiff contends that the design of the engine allowed it to leak oil into the rest of the vehicle resulting in total engine failure. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against GM claiming that the vehicle was negligently designed…. Read More »
Dodge Rams Recalled For Wheel Risk
500,000 Dodge Rams have recently been recalled over a risk that the wheels can literally come off the vehicles. Fiat-Chrysler announced that the problem was related to faulty lug nuts. The company says that user manuals contained the wrong torque specifications which can lead the lug nuts being tightened too much. This could cause… Read More »
Major Car Seat Manufacturer Faces Wrongful Death Of Child Lawsuit
Britax Child Safety, one of the foremost manufacturers of child safety seats in the nation, is facing a lawsuit filed by the parents of a child who died in one of their car seats. The parents allege that the child safety seat was designed defectively which made the seat not “crashworthy”. In other words,… Read More »
Federal Judge Halts Trial After Lawyer Violates Gag Order
A federal judge halted a lawsuit against a trucking company whose driver was involved in an accident that took the lives of six people. The attorney, who is representing four of the six estates, sent a press release to the media in violation of a rule issued from the bench. The federal trial judge… Read More »
Audi Announces Recall Of A3 Models Over Airbag Concerns
Audi recently announced that it was recalling all of its A3 models from 2013 to 2020 due to concerns over the airbag system. All modern vehicles have a Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) which can scan the passenger seat to determine if there is a passenger sitting in it. According to Audi, this system… Read More »
From Software Defects To Integrated Electronics: The Evolution Of The Modern Recall
In recent years, it has become more commonplace for car owners to be issued recalls over software problems. While most of these folks groan over having to bring their vehicles to the dealership for updates, the security in place is there so that random hackers can’t break into the systems control on your car…. Read More »
Kia And Hyundai Fire Issues Persist Even After Recall
An investigation conducted by journalists determined that even after the recall of over 1 million Hyundais and Kias, the issue that causes the vehicles to suddenly burst into flames is still threatening owners. The problem was identified several months ago and Kia and Hyundai were fined in relation to their failure to report the… Read More »
Do Tractor-Trailer Accidents Increase During Summer?
The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day is known by highway traffic patrol, personal injury lawyers, and insurance companies as the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer. Of course, the first 100 days of last summer were not nearly as deadly, largely because there was so little traffic on the road. Traditionally, however, the… Read More »
