OCTOBER 25, 2009 – A 16-year-old Encinitas boy died early Monday morning from injuries sustained in a solo vehicle SUV rollover crash in Rancho Santa Fe, near Fairbanks Ranch. The crash occurred on San Dieguito Road, near Circa Del Norte, at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Authorities reported alcohol or drugs were not factors in the [...]
OCTOBER 21, 2009 – A trial is scheduled to begin for a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a crash on May 3, 2005, that killed Judith Weinstein and her two sons, ages 9 and 12. Thomas Wellinger, an employee of UGS Corp., had been sent to seek medical attention when he drove his car into [...]
OCTOBER 19, 2009 – Toyota may have more to worry about than just floor mats, a story in the LA Times yesterday suggested. New reports are suggesting that that Toyota’s ignition, transmission and braking systems make it difficult to stop sudden accelerations and come to a stop, regardless of the cause. A crash in Santee [...]
OCTOBER 15, 2009 – In product liability news this week, a jury in Etowah County, Alabama has awarded a 28-year-old Gadsden, Alabama woman an $8.5 million judgment for injuries stemming from a 2003 SUV rollover accident involving a Mercury Mountaineer. The Mercury Mountaineer is virtually identical to the Ford Explorer, and is manufactured by [...]
OCTOBER 14, 2009 – This morning, the biggest recall in Ford Motor Company’s history just got even bigger. Less than two weeks after Toyota announced a recall of 3.9 million vehicles, Ford agreed to expand its own recall over a faulty cruise control switch by 4.5 million vehicles. Including previous recalls related to the cruise [...]
OCTOBER 10, 2009 — After the FDA issued a nationwide health alert concerning the dangers of high doses of radiation during CT brain scans, health officials at Cedars-Sinai confirmed more than 200 patients received eight times the normal dosage of radiation at the hospital. In their nationwide alert (which did not specifically name Cedars-Sinai), the [...]
OCTOBER 9, 2009 – A 9-year-old Chula Vista boy is in critical condition after being struck by a dark blue 2007 GMC Yukon that reportedly ran up onto the sidewalk on the Las Vegas strip. The incident occurred on the 3900 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South, across the street from the Mandalay Bay resort [...]
OCTOBER 9, 2009 – A suit against Target has been settled for $7 million dollars, attorneys said recently in a statement. Claire Putman, 80, of Des Plaines, Il, suffered brain injuries as a result of being struck in the head by a defective automatic door at a Target store in Rosemont (northwest of Chicago). According [...]
OCTOBER 6, 2009 – Two people were injured Monday morning in an accident at a Fresno intersection, authorities reported. The crash occurred at S. Peach Avenue and E. North Avenue in Fresno County. According to reports, the driver of the blue SUV involved in the crash did not see the black Ford Explorer because [...]
OCTOBER 5, 2009 – Audi is recalling about 10,200 cars due to a defect in certain model year 2006 through 2010 Audi A3, TT, and TT Roadsters due to a defect in the fuel system. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s report released on October 5, “the closing force of an internal spring [...]
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