Subaru has issued a vehicle defect recall for 394,182 cars in the United States to replace faulty engine valve springs and to correct inaccurate fuel range estimates. According to a report on Car and Driver, the recall for fuel range reporting problems involves all 2018 Legacy and Outback models, which could give incorrect low-fuel warnings…
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Subaru Recalls 394,000 Vehicles for Engine Defects and Faulty Fuel Range Estimates
PG&E Power Lines May Have Caused Deadly Camp Fire
PG&E power lines downed by high winds may have caused the deadly Camp Fire, which has destroyed the town of Paradise and killed at least five people, firefighter radio transmissions show. According to a report by the Bay Area News Group, at about 6:33 a.m. on Nov. 8, firefighters were sent to a vegetation fire…
Pennsylvania Judge Orders New Trial in J&J Vaginal Mesh Case
A state judge in Pennsylvania has ordered a new trial in a vaginal mesh lawsuit brought by a woman alleging that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon’s TVT-Secur caused her severe injuries. According to a report on Mass Devices, the jury had previously ruled that TVT-Secur device was defective in design and that the company did…
Riot Games, Company Behind Popular League of Legends Video Game, Faces Employment Lawsuit in Los Angeles
Riot Games, the Los Angeles-based company behind the wildly popular “League of Legends” video game, is facing an employment lawsuit after female employees are alleging sexual harassment, unequal pay and retaliation. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeks class action status and…
New Study Shows Evidence of Brain Injuries in Young Football Players
A new study shows evidence of brain injuries in football players at a surprisingly young age. The study by Orlando Health in collaboration with the Concussion Neuroimaging Consortium finds evidence of lasting effects from head injuries at a much younger age than expected. The study essentially tested biomarkers in the blood called microRNAs and found…
Kia and Hyundai CEOs Refuse to Explain Cause of Car Fires
The CEOs for Korean automakers Kia and Hyundai have refused to attend a congressional hearing to explain why hundreds of their vehicles have spontaneously burst into flames. According to an ABC Action News report, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has canceled a planned Nov. 14 hearing after the automakers refused to testify on Capitol Hill….
A.O. Smith Recalls Residential Water Heaters for Fire Danger in California
A.O. Smith has recalled about 616,000 residential water heaters primarily sold in California because they pose a fire hazard. According to Consumer Reports, the water heaters have a gas burner screen that develops tears. The water heater’s burner can then create excess radiant heat, posing a fire hazard if the water heater is installed directly…
Ex-Marine Gunman Kills 12 in Horrific California Bar Shooting
An ex-marine shot and killed 12 people – including a sheriff – in a horrific mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, Southern California. The shooter entered the Borderline Bar and Grill at about 11.20pm on Wednesday, Nov. 7, and opened fire at the crowd with a .45 caliber handgun. He also tossed smoke…
Duncan Hines Recalls 2.4 Million Boxes of Cake Mix for Salmonella Contamination
Four types of Duncan Hines cake mixes have been voluntarily recalled by parent company Conagra Brands over the potential risk of salmonella contamination. According to a USA Today news report, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found salmonella in a sample of Duncan Hines’s Classic White cake mix….
Toyota Recalls More than 1 Million Vehicles for Defective Airbags
Toyota has recalled more than 1 million vehicles because they might have defective airbags that inflate even when there is no crash or they might fail to inflate when a crash does occur. According to a news report on Fortune.com, the recall affects Scion xA model vehicles made between 2004 and 2006. Toyota says the…