Jessica Moore, the mother of 18-year-old JauMarcus McFarland, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her son, who was crushed to death after being trapped while trying to exit a malfunctioning elevator. JauMarcus was living in the building while attending a local prep school to play football. According to the lawsuit, the elevator…
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In 2016, Toni Combest, then 73-years-old, was killed in a car crash with a truck hauling a propeller for a U.S. Navy submarine. The jury awarded her family $480 million and ruled another $250 million in punitive damages. Ms. Combest was driving from one church service to another when she came upon the approximately 200,000…
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According to the lawsuit, in January of 2020, Brandon Stowers was illegally wearing noise-canceling headphones while driving a FedEx semitrailer. Unable to hear the truck’s built-in alarm system that would have alerted him about objects in the roadway, Mr. Stowers caused a collision that killed five and injured approximately 60 others, per the petition. During…
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This month, autonomous vehicle company Aurora announced that it has partnered with FedEx to begin testing driverless big rigs along I-45 between Dallas and Houston. Nearly all of the decision-making and driving will be left up to Aurora’s software systems and location-sensing hardware, although a safety driver will be upfront in the rigs until at…
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More than 200,000 hoverboards equipped with battery packs are being recalled because the batteries can overheat, which could potentially lead to fires or explosions. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reported that there have been more than 20 incidents of battery packs overheating, including complaints of smoke or fire. The recall involves lithium-ion GLW battery packs…
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Benjamin Maldonado and Adriana Garcia have filed suit against Tesla and Romeo Yalung after a Tesla’s autopilot feature engaged crashed into the family’s pickup truck and killed their then 15-year-old son, Jovani Maldonado. The crash was captured on dashcam video. The six-second clip shows the Tesla was traveling at 69mph, briefly sped up to 70mph,…
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In October of 2020, four men were in a Jeep when they were struck by a train. Three of the men died. Their widows have filed suit and claimed the property owners of the crossiing where the crash occurred maintained “a dangerous condition” on the private land. The widows claim the property owners failed to…
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On April 7, 2021, bicyclist Beatrice Gonzalez, then 47-years-old, was waiting on the sidewalk in front of a high school for the rest of her cyclist friends. While she was waiting, police say 24-year-old Samantha Castillo, who was driving at a high rate of speed, jumped the curb and crashed into Ms. Gonzalez, who was…
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