Testifying before Congress, Mr. Toyoda said he was “absolutely confident” there was no design flaw in Toyota’s electronic throttle-control system. But one of his executives, and Mr. LaHood, said they couldn’t be sure in congressional testimony Tuesday and Wednesday. Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee expressed concerns Wednesday that unidentified faults with…
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The United States Supreme Court decided a rule of jurisdiction pertaining to parties who are involved in potentially federal court litigation. In the case of Hertz V. Friend, the Court reviewed a case in which Hertz Corporation was named as a defendant and sought to remove the state court case to federal court based upon…
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According to new reports, at least 34 people have died in accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles in the past 10 years due to sudden, unexpected acceleration of those vehicles. This number is indicative of the sharp rise in the number of complaints being filed since Toyota announced its latest recalls. According to the National…
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The recently proposed changes to the disciplinary rules have modified the enumerated reasons a lawyer can withdraw from representation. Under current rule 1.15 a lawyer is specifically allowed to withdraw if a client fails to pay the lawyer’s fee. Under the proposed rule this specific basis has been removed. Although not in effect yet, this…
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Last week, in the case of Galveston Independent School District v. Jaco, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Galveston Independent School District in a Whistleblower suit brought by its former Athletic Director. Brent Jaco, Athletic Director for the district, was demoted after he reported a Ball High School football player’s violations to the…
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In the latest round of automobile recalls, Japanese number two automaker – Honda Motor Co. – is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15 month old global recall for faulty air bags. The company reports that it will replace the driver’s side airbag inflator in the recalled cars because the current air bags can deploy with…
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On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, Honda announced that it would be recalling another 438,000 cars globally to replace an airbag deflator that could and hurl shards toward a driver in an auto accident. Just recently, on January 29th, Honda recalled 646,000 vehicles for a defective window switch. The defective window switch recently caused a Honda…
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In a recent commercial case, a subcontractor in Texas sued out-of-state defendants when it was not paid for its work. The subcontractor, GIC, sued two individuals who were officers of the contractor which failed to pay him, asserting that they were liable under the Texas Trust Fund Act. In the case of Hofstatter v. General…
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