Warren Smale, 43, a salesman at a CarMax store in Ontario, was killed in a car crash after a man who took a Corvette for a test drive crashed it into a tree. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the driver, 28-year-old Alex Demetro was under the influence of prescription drugs….
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CarMax Salesman Killed in DUI Crash
Court Orders $72M Payout in Talcum Powder Cancer Case
A jury in Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company’s talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades. In a verdict, which came in the night of February 22,…
Toyota Recalls Three Million SUVs for Seatbelt Defects
Toyota has recalled nearly three million RAV4 SUVs worldwide for seatbelt defects. According to a report in The New York Times, the rear seatbelts in the recalled vehicles could become separated or severed during a car accident, leaving occupants unprotected. The defective seatbelts are suspected in two crashes, one of which killed a passenger. The…
La Puente Teen Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash
A major injury hit-and-run crash in La Puente, which has left 18-year-old Isabel Gonzalez, in critical condition, has caused outrage in the community and in social media. According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the hit-and-run occurred the night of February 14, 2016 along Gale Avenue at Riderwood Lane in Hacienda Heights. Gonzalez was struck…
Takata Engineers Discarded Evidence that Airbags Were Unsafe
For the last few years, as millions of vehicles with defective airbags have been recalled in the U.S., Japanese airbag manufacturer, Takata, has maintained that the propellant used in their airbags are safe. But, according to a report in The New York Times, court testimony during a Florida trial is showing that Takata’s own engineers discarded evidence as early…
Traffic Accidents Record Largest Percentage Increase in 50 Years
The number of people who were killed in car accidents on U.S. roads increased by 8 percent in 2015, the National Safety Council (NSC) announced this week. According to a report in The Hill, the Council said there were 38,300 people killed in car accidents in 2015 compared to 35,236 in 2014. The group said…
Study Finds Use of Transvaginal Mesh Dropped after FDA Safety Alert
A study that appeared in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that the most recent safety alert issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with regard to the side effects of transvaginal mesh implants resulted in a drop in surgical mesh use. The FDA first looked at the use of surgical mesh in New York…
Judge Makes Important Ruling That Will Affect Nursing Home Patients and their Families
An Alameda County judge has issued an order prohibiting state health officials from allowing doctors at nursing homes to administer psychiatric drugs or make end-of-life decisions for patients whom doctors consider mentally incompetent. According to a news report in the San Francisco Chronicle, Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo issued the order Jan. 27 after ruling…
Bridgestone-Firestone Recalls Tires for Possible Tread Separation
Bridgestone-Firestone North America is recalling more than 36,000 heavy truck tires in the United States and Canada because the tread can separate from the body and cause tire failure. According to a CNBC news report, the recall covers 22.5-inch Firestone FS561 replacement tires manufactured between January 25 and January 27. The company has filed documents…
Carfax Study Shows One in Five Vehicles Needs Repairs for Safety Recalls
Nearly one in five vehicles in the United States needs repair for safety issues serious enough to be involved in a federal government recall. According to a news report in the Insurance Journal, a report issued by Carfax, a company that provides vehicle history records for used cars, states that there are more than 47 million vehicles on…
