Thirteen people were hospitalized with injuries they suffered in a Los Angeles bus accident the morning of March 22. According to news reports, the collision occurred on the eastbound 10 Freeway in the Express Lanes at Soto Street in Boyle Heights. A Greyhound bus collided with a Foothill charter bus prompting a SigAlert. Officials said…
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13 Injured in Los Angeles Bus Accident
Man Found Dead on Santa Ana Roadway is Possible Hit and Run Victim
Santa Ana police are looking for a hit-and-run suspect after a man was found bleeding in the road early morning March 22. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the victim, who has not yet been identified, was found dead by the Orange County Fire Authority on East Goetz Street in Santa…
500,000 Kidde Smoke Detectors Recalled Because They Cannot Sense Smoke
You’d think the basic criterion for a product to be called a “smoke detector” would be that it is able to sense smoke or sense a fire. Consumers who have Kidde smoke detectors in their homes are finding out today that might not be necessarily true. Kidde is recalling 500,000 smoke detectors, which may have…
NFL Accused of Muddling Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Payouts to Injured Players
The National Football League is deliberately slowing down the payout process and failing to properly compensate dementia claims by former players as part of its $1 billion class action concussion settlement. According to a news report in The Daily Mail, the NFL has reportedly paid out only six out of 1,713 claims made as part…
Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Driverless Uber in Arizona
A woman in Tempe, Arizona, has died after being struck by a driverless car operated by rideshare giant, Uber. According to a news report in The New York Times, this is the first pedestrian fatality reportedly caused by a self-driving car in the United States. Tempe police officials say the Uber vehicle was in autonomous…
Massive Recall of Pacifier and Teether Holders for Choking Hazards
A product defect recall has been issued for about 600,000 Dr. Brown’s Lovey pacifier and teether holders after it was determined that they could pose choking hazards. According to a USA Today news report, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the recall applies to 590,000 holders along with 10,500 sold in Canada. The…
Los Angeles County Has Most Pedestrian Accident Deaths in the Country
In spite of local cities’ goals to make their streets safer, the number of pedestrians dying in Southern California has increased for the last decade and the numbers only continue to go up, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). According to a report by the Los Angeles Daily News,…
Female Microsoft Employees Filed 238 Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
Women who worked at Microsoft Corporation in the United States filed 238 complaints internally about gender discrimination or sexual harassment between the years 2010 and 2016, according to court filings that were reported by Reuters. The number of complaints came to light in a lawsuit filed by female plaintiffs suing Microsoft for systematically denying women…
Federal Regulators Investigate Four Deaths Linked to Airbag Failure in Hyundai and Kia Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into why four people died after airbags in some Hyundai and Kia vehicles failed to inflate during car accidents. NHTSA investigators say they are looking into problems that could affect as many as 425,000 cars made by the Korean car manufacturers. The agency is also looking…
Amazon Recalls Portable Chargers Due to Fires and Burn Injuries
Amazon is issuing a defective product recall for 260,000 AmazonBasics portable chargers after reports that they could overheat and cause fires and/or burn injuries. According to a USA Today news report, Amazon received 53 reports of the chargers overheating including one consumer who was burned by battery acid. There were also four reports of property…