A 74-year-old woman who received serious injuries in a bus rollover accident on the George Bush Turnpike in Dallas has filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the tour bus, Cardinal Coach Line. The woman broke several ribs in the commercial bus accident that killed at least two passengers and injured dozens more. Many…
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Airbags provide silent, invisible protection for front seat passengers of modern automobiles. At least, that is what they are supposed to do. Now, it appears that a defect-of which most consumers would only become aware when it is too late-necessitates the recall of millions of vehicles. The problem is with the propellant wafers that inflate…
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The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has reported that Toyota has settled two high-profile cases involving sudden unintended acceleration that had been set for trial in February. The two cases involved in the recent settlement were a lemon law claim brought by a retired police officer in Los Angeles and a wrongful death claim by…
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Two people were killed and at least another 40 were injured when a tour bus headed to the Choctaw Casino rolled over on the President George Bush Turnpike, State Highway 161, in Irving. At least three to four of the bus passengers are in critical condition following the single vehicle commercial bus crash. The bus…
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On Monday of this week, a federal jury returned a verdict finding that insurance giant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm) shifted windstorm losses to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for one of its policyholders. The Associated Press is reporting on this…
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On Thursday morning, two people were killed and more than three dozen were injured when a private charter bus in route to Choctaw Casino Resort in Oklahoma overturned along the President George Bush Turnpike in Irving, Texas. According to officials, the bus was traveling northbound when it went off the right side of the road…
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According to the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, a University of Idaho student was injured after she fell from a three-tiered bunk bed at the Delta Chi house following a party two years ago. She is now suing the national fraternal organization for incurred medical costs and other damages. The allegations are that the injuries are the…
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According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a new survey shows that Americans continue to use electronic devices while driving, despite warnings that it causes their own driving to deteriorate and can lead to crashes, injuries, and even death. The survey shows that at any given time, there are…
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