All Articles Tagged With: "Accident"

Articles

post thumbnail

Subaru Product Liability Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Rollover Accident

A product liability lawsuit has been filed over the death of a California woman who was ejected from her 2001 Subaru Forester during a rollover accident, alleging that multiple defects with the vehicle failed to protect her during the crash. 

post thumbnail

Nebraska Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Car Crash Results in $1.9M Verdict

A Nebraska jury has awarded $1.75 million to the mother of a 15-year-old girl who was killed in a car driven by an unlicensed teen.  

post thumbnail

Toyota Recall Lawsuits Mount Over Sudden Acceleration Problems

Product liability lawsuits and wrongful death lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. are beginning to mount in the wake of recent gas pedal problems with Toyota vehicles, which have resulted in the recall of more than 5 million cars, pick-up trucks and sports utility vehicles.

post thumbnail

Federal Law Bans Text Messaging for Truck Drivers and Bus Drivers

The federal government has enacted a ban on text messaging for drivers of all large commercial trucks and buses to prevent potentially deadly and catastrophic traffic accidents.

post thumbnail

Industrial Accident at BP Oil Refinery Results in $1.72M Verdict

A worker at BP’s Texas City oil refinery has been awarded $1.72 million by a Galveston jury in an industrial accident lawsuit.

post thumbnail

Ford Explorer Lawsuit Settled Over Accident That Left Woman Paralyzed

Ford Motor Co. has reached a confidential settlement with a woman who was paralyzed in a 2005 SUV accident while on her way to church. The settlement came after a jury had already found the company liable for more than $16 million in damages as a result of design defects with the Ford Explorer, and [...]

post thumbnail

Toyota Rollover Lawsuits in Texas Will Not be Reopened

An attorney who was attempting to reopen 17 Toyota rollover lawsuits has agreed that the cases should remain closed, indicating documents that were allegedly withheld by the company were not strong enough to support his cases.

post thumbnail

Lawsuit Filed Over Helicopter Tour Accident in New York City

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of five tourists who were killed this summer when a New York City helicopter tour collided in mid-air with an airplane over the Hudson River.

post thumbnail

California Auto Accident Lawsuit Results in $21M Verdict

A California jury has awarded more than $21 million to an Iraq War veteran who was permanently injured in a 2007 car accident that caused multiple fractures and a debilitating stroke.

post thumbnail

Ford Explorer Rollover Lawsuit Verdict of $82.6M Will Stand

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by Ford Motor Co. to an $82.6 million verdict awarded to a woman paralyzed in a Ford Explorer rollover accident.