Ford is recalling 261,890 vehicles in the United States for several safety defects including faulty transmission, suspension and tires. According to news reports, the largest of the recalls involves 184,000 models of the 2011-2012 Ford F-150 along with the 2012 Expedition, Mustang and Lincoln Navigator. In these vehicles, the output speed sensors on the automatic transmission’s lead frame may…
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Ford Recalls Vehicles for Several Defects
Family of Bullied Teen Who Committed Suicide Files Lawsuit
The family of a 16-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome who killed himself because he was the victim of school bullying, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chino Valley High School District. According to an NBC Los Angeles news report, the teen, Kennedy LeRoy, left behind a powerful note, a message to the boy…
E-Cigarette Explosions Cause Major Injuries
There were two major e-cigarette explosions, one in Fulton County, Georgia, and another in Brooklyn, N.Y., which caused severe injuries. According to media reports, one of the incidents was reported in Fulton. Kyle Petty’s wife, Melody, said her husband was looking at his phone when the batteries of the e-cigarette in his pocket exploded. Severe…
Fiat Chrysler Recalls More Than a Million Vehicles after 41 Injuries
Fiat Chrysler has issued a defective auto recall for about 1.1 million vehicles, including 811,586 mid-size SUVs and full-size cars in the United States, after getting reports of 41 injuries linked to the auto defect. According to a USA TODAY news report, the incidents resulted from confusion over when the vehicles’ automatic transmission is in…
Six Injured in Orange County Ambulance Collision
Six people suffered injuries in an ambulance versus van accident in Fountain Valley the afternoon of April 22, 2016. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the crash occurred at the intersection of Euclid Street and Warner Avenue. Police said the van was eastbound on Warner Avenue when it collided at the…
Counterfeit Hoverboards Confiscated in Los Angeles County
Our Los Angeles hoverboard injury lawyers have repeatedly warned consumers about dangerous and defective hoverboards that are causing fires and burn injuries to individuals. Now, KTLA is reporting that thousands of counterfeit hoverboards were confiscated the morning of April 21, 2016 after they were discovered at a business in the City of Industry. Potentially Dangerous…
Santa Ana Hit-and-Run Crash Seriously Injures Pedestrian
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a female driver who they say ran a red light, struck and seriously injured a pedestrian who was walking in a marked crosswalk. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the major injury collision occurred at the intersection of South Bristol Street and West Central Avenue…
Kelley Blue Book Reveals Disturbing Facts about Distracted Drivers
Kelley Blue Book has released the results of a distracted driving survey, which shows that a majority of drivers are still multi-tasking behind the wheel despite knowing and understanding the risks of doing so. The company that provides information about vehicle valuation did the survey as part of its #DriveSmart campaign launched during Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The national…
Reward Offered in Glendale Fatal Hit and Run Collision
The city of Glendale is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver whose vehicle struck and killed Martiros Arutyunyan, 81. According to a news report in The Glendale News-Press, Arutyunyan was legally crossing Broadway from Belmont Street the night of April 16, 2016 when a white…
Anaheim Car Accident Caused by Red Light Violation
A man was hospitalized with injuries after the driver of a truck ran a red light and slammed into him at an intersection in Anaheim. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury crash occurred the evening of April 18, 2016, at the intersection of Katella Avenue and South Douglass Road….