Cindy Frey, the widow of Eagles guitarist, Glenn Frey, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan over its treatment of her husband before he died in January 2017 at age 67. According to a report in The Daily Mail, Frey accused the hospital and gastroenterologist Steven Itzkowitz of negligence for…
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Widow of Eagles Guitarist Glenn Frey Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against NYC Hospital
Avoid Auto Defects When Buying a Used Car
Buying a used car can be a frustrating and confusing process. It doesn’t help that used car dealers have a reputation for taking advantage of uninformed car buyers. If you are looking to get a car, it may be necessary to do your homework and understand the process. You do not want to be stuck with…
Safety Advocates Ask Feds to Open Up Records on Goodyear Tire Linked Deaths
The Center for Auto Safety is asking federal regulators to open up secret files regarding a Goodyear tire that has been linked to numerous highway accidents involving motor homes. According to a report in The Arizona Republic, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a review of the G159 model tire based complaints indicating…
Jury Selection Begins in New Jersey J&J Talc Trial
Jury selection is underway in the first lawsuit in New Jersey state court to go to trial, which claims that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s popular talcum powder products cause mesothelioma. According to Courtroom View Network, which will webcast the entire trial, opening statements in this case have been scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 16 in…
GM Begins Production of Driverless Cars Without Steering Wheels or Pedals
General Motors has announced its driverless Cruise AV, a modified electric Chevy Bolt, which will be made without steering wheels or pedals. According to a report on Newsweek.com, GM issues a news bulletin saying that Cruise AV is designed to “operate safely on its own without a driver, steering wheel, pedals or other manual controls…
Federal Officials Investigate Seatbelt Failures in Volkswagen SUVs
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into Volkswagen AG’s latest Tiguan SUV after the vehicle’s front seatbelts failed in two government crash tests. According to a Bloomberg news report, in two tests conducted in December, the driver’s seatbelt webbing completely separated where it loops through the tongue latch, which clicks…
Recall of Millions of Faulty Lead Poisoning Tests Lead to Complications
As many as 7 million lead poisoning tests performed on children over the course of three years could have yielded the wrong results because they were defective. According to a USA Today news report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled the faulty tests in May, and eight months later, it’s still uncertain what…
Ford Asks Pickup Owners to Stop Driving After Airbag Death
Ford Motor Company has confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a faulty Takata airbag inflator. According to a Reuters news report, Ford officials say they confirmed late in December that a July 2017 crash death in West Virginia involving a 2006 Ford Ranger was caused by a defective Takata inflator….
Unhappy Ford Explorer Owners Bond Over Carbon Monoxide Stories
Steve Simmons of Raleigh, N.C. believes he is the first civilian with a confirmed case of carbon monoxide poisoning from a Ford Explorer and he’s become a central resource for others who believe their Ford SUVs are making them sick. According to a report on WRAL.com, Simmons ended up in a hospital emergency room just…
New Sensor Could Help Prevent Child Hot Car Deaths
An Israeli company has developed a sensor that could detect even the slightest movement from a human or object anywhere in the vehicle. According to a Fox News report, this technology is being viewed as the answer to the heartbreaking problem of hot car infant fatalities. In 2016 alone, 42 children died as a result…