More than 100 postal vehicle fires have been reported – but the distinctive mail carriers have yet to be recalled. The antiquated Grumman LLVs that are used by the U.S. Postal Service are reportedly bursting into flames at an alarming rate. According to a report on CNET.com, there have been more than 120 reports of…
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U.S. Postal Service Vehicles Have Not Been Recalled Despite More Than 100 Fires
Ford Recalls Faulty Vehicles Over Roll-away Risks, Warns Drivers
Ford has issued an auto defect recall for about 270,000 Fusions and 2,760 Rangers in North America because they could have transmission issues that can cause them to roll away and cause injuries. The fault could cause the cars to start moving without warning when the driver thinks it is in park. According to the…
Tiger Woods Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Employee’s Fatal Crash
Tiger Woods faces a wrongful death lawsuit after a 24-year-old employee at the golfer’s flagship restaurant crashed his car after being served alcohol while working as a bartender. According to a CBS news report, Woods is being sued along with his girlfriend Erica Herman and his Woods Jupiter Corporation, which runs the restaurant in Jupiter,…
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef Sickens 196
The number of people who have been sickened in a 10-state E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef has grown to 196 cases. According to a USA Today news report, that includes 28 hospitalizations. The total number of cases has also gone up from 177 people in 10 states the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)…
$2 Billion Verdict Against Monsanto
A California jury returned an unprecedented $2-billion verdict against Monsanto in favor of a couple who said their cancer was caused by long-term exposure to Monsanto’s popular weed killer, Roundup. According to a CNN news report, the verdict in Oakland includes more than $55 million in compensatory damages to the couple and $2 billion in…
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Is Your Job Making You a More Dangerous Driver?
A new study from auto insurance comparison site, The Zebra, says one demographic in particular has a bigger problem when it comes to answering a text or email from work while behind the wheel. According to a report on USA Today, the ubiquity of smartphones has created an expectation that workers will pretty much be…
States with Legalized Marijuana Show Increase in Car Accidents
New studies show car accidents in four of the states where marijuana was legalized for recreational use have seen a roughly 6 percent increase in car accidents. According to an NBC news report, the new reports don’t prove direct causation when it comes to weed and crashes. But they do raise red flags, especially because…
South Shore Dressers Linked to Child’s Death Recalled
South Shore has recalled 322,530 of its Libra three-drawer dressers after the death of a 2-year-old child who was killed when the product tipped over. According to Consumer Reports, the company, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, issued the alert jointly stating that the dressers are unstable if they are not…
Families Sue Ford Over Crash Triggered by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The surviving family of a Stanislaus County deputy and a service officer are suing Ford and auto dealers alleging that they were killed in a fiery car accident that was triggered by carbon monoxide poisoning. According to a KCRA news report, Deputy Sheriff Jason Garner and Stanislaus County community service Officer Raschel Johnson were responding…