Recent news about Takata has been good and bad. According to an NBC News report, U.S. safety regulators announced that the recall linked to potentially deadly frontal airbags will be smaller than originally predicted. However, the U.S. National High Way Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has also said that it has launched a probe into more…
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Takata Defective Airbag Investigation Widens
GM Agrees To $900 Million Settlement In Criminal Case
General Motors has agreed to pay a $900 million settlement and has agreed to admit to misleading the public about vehicle safety amid defective ignition switches. According to an ABC News report, the criminal charges in this case included wire fraud and scheming to conceal information. The company is also charged with concealing a potentially…
Drone Crashes In Pasadena Injuring Baby
An 11-month-old child was injured after being struck by a drone that crashed. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident occurred on Marengo Avenue near Union Street the evening of September 12, 2015. The drone crashed on the ground near them. When the mother, who was pushing the stroller, looked down, she…
Government Fines Motorcycle Manufacturer For Safety Violations
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has fined Triumph Motorcycle Ltd. $2.9 million for violations of Safety Act reporting requirements and failure to fully respond to communications from the agency. NHTSA issued a press release stating that the penalty originated from an investigation into a September 2014 recall that detailed a defect affecting…
A Recorded Example of Sudden Unintended Acceleration – ’08 Toyota Tundra
Bisnar Chase received a video recently from Dean Ngo in Plymouth, Minnesota. The video showed Ngo, the driver, parked on the side of the road, brakeing, while the engine was revving and the tires were squealing. Ngo was unable to turn the engine off even after the key in the ignition was turned off. When…
Expert Witnesses and Motions in Limine
Brian D. Chase (Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys) and Scott D. Raphael (Litigitechnology, Inc.) Introduction Since well prior to the 1986 Discovery Act, parties were at best committed to guesswork in ascertaining what expert discovery would be permitted at trial based on pretrial inadequacies in the disclosure of expert witnesses, of the scope of expert…
$1.6 Million Awareded in Lawsuit against Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles
A jury has awarded a former employee of Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles $1.6 million in damages after he sued the popular restaurant chain alleging racial discrimination and wrongful termination. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, Daniel Beasley, an African American man, filed a racial discrimination and wrongful-termination lawsuit against the soul…
phil&teds Pays Fine For Breaking Federal Law
The popular manufacturer of children’s products, phil&teds USA, has agreed to pay a $3.5 million government fine to settle charges that the company defied federal law and deliberately did not report a dangerous defect in one of its high chairs to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). According to a CBS News report, the…
General Motors Recalls Cadillac ATS Cars For Fire Dangers
General Motors is recalling 121,000 Cadillac ATS cars for fire dangers linked to a defect in the rear defogger system. According to a Detroit News report, the recall includes 97,000 2013-16 ATS sedans in the United States and 24,000 in Canada, Mexico and other countries. General Motors has said it is aware of four fires…
Boat Accident Off Catalina Kills Son Of Former 49ers CEO
Michael Harris, 26, son of former San Francisco 49ers CEO, Peter Harris, was killed in a boat crash near Catalina Island the evening of September 6, 2015. According to an NBC news report, the crash involved a dinghy and another small boat near Descanso Bay, about a quarter mile northeast of Casino Point. Michael Harris…