A Federal Judge on Friday gave Toyota 30 days to produce nearly 125,000 pages of documents related to previous investigations of complaints about cars racing out of control. The order by Judge James Selna marked a defeat for Toyota in what is likely just the beginning of may more courtroom battles during this litigation. Toyota…
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DETROIT – Chrysler is recalling almost 600,000 minivans and Jeep Wranglers in the United States and another 100,000 elsewhere because of brake or wiring problems that could create safety problems, the company and federal regulators said Monday. Chrysler said it is recalling 288,968 Jeep Wranglers from the 2006 through 2010 model years due to a…
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As the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico spreads, the other tragedy in the oil rig explosion is being overshadowed. On April 20, when a deep-water oil well rig platform off the coast of Louisiana exploded, 11 oil rig workers were killed. The families of the 11 deceased workers and the dozens of workers…
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Road safety is important all over the world, but every region is home to its own perils and dangers about which motorists should be informed. For those who are driving in Texas, for example, snowstorms and icy roads are not often an issue, but clogged freeways, roadway construction zones and errant bicyclists do come into…
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A day after a California man said his Toyota Prius raced out of control on a freeway, a woman in New York reported that her Prius experienced uncontrollable acceleration as she pulled out of a driveway. According to police, the 56-year-old Westchester County driver sustained injuries, though none life threatening, after her 2005 Prius sped…
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A Disney bus struck and killed a 9-year-old St. Petersburg boy this afternoon while he was riding a bicycle with a friend at the Fort Wilderness campground at Walt Disney World. The boy’s friend, an 11-year-old girl, was not injured. Troopers said they were interviewing her this afternoon, though she was said to be extremely…
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Work zone safety initiatives almost always target the drivers passing through construction areas, warning them to slow down, pay attention and be aware of their surroundings. This is sound advice, but states may be neglecting an even bigger problem. Across the country, nearly 1,000 people die every year in work zones. Over 18 percent of…
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I attended the South Texas College of Law Houston Seminar on July 31, 2008 to listen to various speakers on the program entitled “White Collar Practice for the Business Lawyer and In-House Counsel”. It was a well attended seminar with various district attorneys, U.S. attorneys, criminal defense lawyers and lawyers who participated as speakers in…
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