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7/2/2006 4:43:00 AM | Truck driver faces criminal, civil charges 
=(0) A truck driver involved in a crash in Missouri that killed four people in a Honda Civic now faces a civil lawsuit as well as criminal charges. The husband of Anita Gibbs, a passenger in the Honda, is suing George Albright (the driver), the company that owns the truck, and five other companies involved in the truck's leasing, all for negligence...
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7/1/2006 1:12:00 AM | 2nd suit filed in fatal plane crash =(0) Two wrongful death lawsuits have now been filed concerning the death of an Arkansas man last year, one by each of his parents. Christopher Blanchard died with several others in a private plane crash. Both lawsuits allege pilot negligence, and the second also alleges mechanical failure and includes Beech Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney as de...
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6/30/2006 9:44:00 AM | Families Of Chalk's Plane Crash Could Receive $51 Million ... =(0) A tentative settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit against Chalk's Ocean Airways by the families of 20 crash victims. The flight crashed off the Miami coast last December. The NTSB report revealed much concern by pilots about the safety of the company's planes and their maintenance for several years before the crash.&n...
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6/28/2006 11:48:00 AM | Settlement is reached in fatal crash =(0) Bell Helicopter has settled a lawsuit with families of three Los Angeles paramedics killed in a helicopter crash in 1998. The settlement put a stop to the trial, which had been under way. The lawsuit accused Bell of negligence and fraud for allegedly not disclosing prior failures of the tail-rotor yoke (the cause of the crash) in similar ...
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6/26/2006 7:54:00 PM | Federal Court Upholds Regional Auto Recalls =(0) The practice of limiting vehicle recalls by region can continue, according to a ruling by a federal appeals court. The policy was challenged by consumer groups, but the court ruled that "policy" is not "law" so there were no grounds for changing it. Some recalls are based on regional conditions such as cold or hot weather or presence of r...
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6/24/2006 3:09:00 AM | Rehoboth man leads fight against dangerous tires =(0) A consumer advocate and families of crash victims have petitioned the NHTSA to investigate the effectiveness of the recall of Firestone ATX and Wilderness AT tires. Twenty million tires were recalled in 2000 and 2001 due to a defect that led to "tread separation" and serious accidents. Eight million of those recalled tires are still in circul...
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6/23/2006 3:00:00 PM | Sensor maker denies fault in Ford truck fire lawsuit =(0) The trial is yet to begin, but the company that made the Ford cruise control switches that have been accused of catching fire even while vehicles are parked, denies responsibility. Along with Ford, Sensata Technologies is named as a defendant. The company previously was a division of Texas Instruments under which name it manufactured the switc...
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6/23/2006 12:27:00 AM | Settlement reached in auto-train wreck =(0) A Pennsylvania couple who were injured in an Amtrak train wreck in 2002 have reached a settlement in their lawsuit. They were riding Amtrak's auto-train from Florida to Virginia when it crashed, and their car turned on its side. The couple, both elderly, sustained back and kidney injuries and cuts and bruises. Four on the train were killed.&nb...
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6/22/2006 9:49:00 PM | Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Wheeling Plane Crash =(0) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Chicago in regard to a private plane crash there last January. Scott Garland and 3 others were killed when the Cessna they were riding in, crashed. The suit names the pilot, the engine manufacturer Teledyne Industries, and the maintenace company which serviced the plane, T.W. Smith Engine Co., as defe...
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6/16/2006 9:27:00 AM | Girl injured in accident to file suit =(0) A teenage girl who was seriously injured when she and 3 friends were hit by a car plans to sue the driver of the car and the car's owner for physical and psychological damages. One of the four died in the accident which occurred late at night in the New York City area. The driver, a 20 year old man, was not charged by police. ..........
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6/15/2006 12:38:00 AM | Honda recalls three car models for fault engine part =(0) Honda has announced a recall of three vehicle models built between 1994 and 1997: Odyssey minivans, CRV SUVs and Step Wagon minivans. There is a defect in the engine that could cause it to stop without warning after long-term use. There have been reports of engine parts melting and coming in contact with drivers' feet, causing burns. ...
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6/14/2006 11:50:00 PM | CT Attorney General Wants Jeep Investigation =(0) More reports are emerging about Jeep Grand Cherokees that accelerate suddenly. One case occurred in Salt Lake City in 2004, which was deemed a "malfunction", and there are several recent reports of this occurring at Connecticut carwashes. There is one report of a death in Connecticut, however, that was attributed to driver error. The Con...
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6/14/2006 12:29:00 PM | NHTSA Says Rollover Ratings for SUVs Improved in 2006 =(0) SUVs from model year 2006 have improved rollover ratings from the NHTSA compared to 2005 models. Part of the improvement may be due to more vehicles being equipped with electronic stability control (ESC), with 69% of models now offering it as standard equipment. Studies have found that ESC is significantly helpful in reducing crashes due ...
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6/14/2006 10:41:00 AM | NHTSA Again Looking at Steeltex Line =(0) The NHTSA will take another look at Firestone Steeltex Tires, specifically, the R4S, R4SII and A/T tire models made between 1999 and 2005. A California attorney, Joseph Lisoni, has been campaigning for a recall of Steeltex Tires, saying they have caused 57 deaths and 161 injuries, however the NHTSA has examined the tires previously and found n...
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6/14/2006 3:13:00 AM | Some say SUV limos stretch safety limits =(0) Some vehicles were not meant to be converted to stretch limousines. So say the makers of Hummers and some Chrysler models whose SUV type vehicles are being converted and used for rentals for occasions such as weddings and proms. Conversion may lead to safety hazards and void warranties. Lincolns and Cadillacs are made with limo conve...
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6/14/2006 2:27:00 AM | Chrysler announces second Jeep recall in 2 days =(0) Another Jeep Grand Cherokee recall, the second in two days, targets 131,000 vehicles from model years 2000 and 2002, whose blades are at risk of flying off outside the vehicle and injuring passersby. The previous recall had to do with overheating front seat warmers. The NHTSA is also looking into reports of sudden acceleration by Jeep Gra...
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6/13/2006 11:40:00 PM | A Beaumont Mother is Upset with Ford Motor Co. After Her SUV ... =(0) Ford vehicles with defective cruise control switches are still out there, and still burst into flames while parked. It happened this week in Beaumont, Texas. The fire destroyed the SUV and part of a family's home. The family claims they were never notified by Ford that the recall applied to their particular vehicle, a 2001 Ford Expedition, eit...
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6/13/2006 1:09:00 AM | DaimlerChrysler Recalls Jeep Grand Cherokees Because of Fire ... =(0) DaimlerChrysler has announced a recall of over 100,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs 2003-2004 model years because the front seat warmer may overheat and cause fires or burns. No crashes or deaths have been reported but 15 burn injuries have been claimed, leading to six lawsuits. As well, Audi is recalling over 50,000 A6 and S6 sedans from 199...
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6/12/2006 6:46:00 AM | Martensville man launches class-action suit against GM =(0) Two Canadian residents are the lead plaintiffs in a class action suit against General Motors. The suit, asking for nearly $1.5 billion in damages, concerns most GM cars built between 1995 and 2003, and involves a defect in the intake manifold gasket. The defective part allegedly leads to engine coolant leaks and eventually overheating and...
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6/9/2006 1:30:00 PM | Honda of SM to pay back $829K to its customers =(0) A Honda dealership in Santa Monica, California, has been ordered to reimburse customers who were allegedly defrauded by six former employees between 2000 and 2002. The average reimbursement is expected to be $400; however customers who accept and sign the release form will probably not be eligible for the pending class action suit against the ...
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