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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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,…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
Lee and Stephanie Courson were driving their 2017 Tiffin Allegro Red motor home when they tried to change lanes. The motor home became unstable. Mr. Courson tried to pull the motor home back onto the road when it began to roll. The roof completely collapsed, killing both Mr. and Mrs. Courson. Suit was filed against…
Read More
Paul Potts has filed suit and claimed that trucker Jack Satterfield III drove recklessly while intoxicated and caused a massive crash that killed three people, including a 16-month-old girl and her father. Mr. Potts has also sued several engineering firms. Mr. Potts was involved in a 12-vehicle pile-up on October 12, 2018 after Mr. Satterfield’s…
Read More
A woman purchased an adult tricycle in December of 2015 from Walmart. The tricycle came partially assembled; a Walmart employee finished the assembly since Walmart offered “free in-store bike assembly,” per the lawsuit. Subsequently, the woman crashed riding her tricycle, and she suffered a traumatic brain injury. She filed suit against Walmart and Kent International,…
Read More