Each year, millions of recalled vehicles are sold to unsuspecting buyers without the much-needed repairs. According to a recent Carfax study, in 2012, just over 2 million unrepaired vehicles, which were recalled for a multitude of safety defects, were offered for sale online. That doesn’t even give us the full picture because it just accounts…
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Recalled Vehicles Still Sold Online: What You Need to Know
5-year-old Girl Seriously Injured in School Bus Accident
A 5-year-old girl suffered major injuries after she was hit by a driverless school bus that was parked at a Moreno Valley elementary school the afternoon of March 18, 2013. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the incident occurred at Box Springs Elementary School. California Highway Patrol officials say the bus rolled back…
Stryker Orthopaedics Faces Lawsuits Over Defective Hip Implants
Consumers have piled up more than 80 product liability lawsuits against Stryker Orthopaedics claiming that the New Jersey-based medical device manufacturer sold them faulty hip implants that were later recalled from the market. According to a news report in The Bergen Record, the case against Stryker is on track to become one of the biggest…
Newport Beach Car Crash Causes Injuries
One person was transported with injuries after three cars collided at a Newport Beach intersection. The Daily Pilot reports that the injury crash occurred at the intersection of East Coast Highway and Newport Coast Drive the afternoon of March 15, 2013. Fire officials say a majority of the vehicles’ occupants were unoccupied. Debris was scattered…
One Killed And Six Injured in Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident
A 52-year-old woman, identified by officials as Ana Ramirez, was killed and six others were injured after a pickup truck careened on to a crowded sidewalk and into a business. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal crash occurred in the 300 block of North Broadway Street in downtown Los Angeles the…
Canadian Women Speak Up about Vaginal Mesh Side Effects
Three women from Saskatchewan, Canada, have created a new website aimed at raising awareness about the severe side effects and problems associated with transvaginal mesh implants. According to a report in CKOM.com, Marika English and Stephanie Brad are among those who started the website because they say they did not want other women to go…
DePuy Hip Replacement Trial: Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $8.3 Million
A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $8.3 million in damages to Loren Kransky, a man who alleged that the DePuy ASR hip replacement device, manufactured by a subsidiary of J & J, caused him to suffer serious health complications including metal poisoning. According to a report in The…
Elderly Pedestrian Killed in Irvine Car Accident
Mohsen Mirfakhraie, 90, was killed in an Irvine car accident after he struck by a vehicle at a street intersection. The Orange County Register reports that the fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Trabuco Road and Monroe the evening of March 8, 2013. The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian remained at…
Sailor Files Second Slip-and-Fall Case
A sailor has filed a second slip-and-fall case within one year against employers alleging that the environment on the ship where he worked was unsafe and led to his injuries, according to recent reports. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Irika Shipping, Prosperity Management and Lake Shore Shipping in November 2009 and against Prosperity Management…
Man Killed in Orange County Motorcycle Accident
Larry Angelo, 68, of Fontana was killed in a motorcycle collision in Orange County after he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a truck pulling a trailer. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred the morning of March 6, 2013 on the northbound 405 Freeway just north…
