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U.S. closes product liability investigation of Toyota Corolla
The last two years for Toyota Motor Company has been fraught with huge recalls concerning products liability issues for its vehicles. Recently, car manufacturer regulators in the United States have not found any electronic steering mechanism defects in Toyota's...
Rise Of Car Accidents Caused By Texting Pedestrians
It should really come as no surprise that pedestrian accidents and car accidents caused by distracted pedestrians are on the rise. Just as distracted driving has been on the rise because of the widespread use of cell phones and smartphones behind the wheel,...
Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Maker of Four Loko
The family of a teenage boy who consumed Four Loko before being fatally struck by a car has filed a wrongful death suit against Phusion Projects the maker of the beverage. Weeks after the death of the teenager Phusion Projects removed caffeine and other stimulants...
Some states look to make texting while driving primary offense
Some states in the United States have primary texting and driving laws where police officers can pull a driver over for the offense of texting behind the wheel without needing an additional reason. Police officers in states that have secondary texting and driving laws...
Driverless cars developed to reduce car accidents
Google, the search engine giant, has been testing self-driving cars for a while, but now the company is starting to lobby legislators in Nevada that would make the state the first place where the operation of driverless cars legal. The development of driverless cars...
Fatal car accidents decreased in 2010 in United States
Last year was one of the safest years for drivers across the country. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the number of highway fatalities in the United States decreased by 1,000 people in 2010. The number of highway deaths in 2009...
Neighboring State: New Laws Regulating Suits For Carmakers
Lawmakers in Louisiana's neighboring state, Florida, recently passed legislation that would limit the ability of plaintiffs to win damages against carmakers in products liability suits. Even though the Florida law does not directly impact Louisiana, it is still...
The cost of car accidents in Louisiana
The cost of car accidents are usually measured in terms of lives lost or people who have been injured and rightfully so; however, there is another way to measure the cost of car accidents in Louisiana. One way of gaining a bird's eye view of highway accident costs is...
Former beer CEO offers settlement for wrongful death suit
The former head executive for Anheuser-Busch brewing has offered more than $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of his former 27-year-old girlfriend. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on the behalf of the 8-year-old son of the...
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