Beginning next month, new cars equipped with so-called black boxes — instruments that record crash information — must meet certain criteria for categories of data captured, accuracy and crash survivability. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is still working on a rule that would require all new cars sold to contain the devices in…
Only two out of 11 midsize luxury cars tested earned a “good” rating on a new partial frontal crash test, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The only two of the 2012 models to make the mark were the Acura TL and Volvo S60. The Infiniti G was judged “acceptable.” Those rated as…
U.S. safety regulators have opened defect investigations into Chrysler Group LLC’s 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2009-2010 Dodge Ram 1500 — the automaker’s two best-selling vehicles in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is investigating potential power steering hose failures that could lead to under-hood fires in about 106,800 2012…
The House Republicans are proposing to terminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The provision is included in their newly unveiled proposed budget for the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services. The AHRQ is responsible for some of the most important research on Traumatic Brain Injury, and has provided life-saving information on…
Yes, the driver nannies work, or at least some of them do. The ultimate goal, or what we might call the final solution to car crashes and road injuries and even fatalities: take human beings out of the driving equation entirely. What seems clear, based on data collected and analyzed by the Highway Loss Data…
“While modular-neck stems provide surgeons with an option to correct certain aspects of a patient’s anatomy and hip biomechanics, given the potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction, Stryker Orthopaedics decided to take this voluntary action,” said Stuart Simpson, Vice President and General Manager, Hip Reconstruction. Stryker Orthopaedics’ decision to…
Henry N. Didier, founding and managing partner of the Didier Law Firm, has been named by Florida Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Florida for 2012. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of…
Orlando, FL – (June 27, 2012) – P. Alexander Gillen, partner at the Didier Law Firm, has been named by Florida Super Lawyers & Rising Stars magazine as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Florida for 2012. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named to this…
General Motors Co. is recalling nearly 500,000 new Chevrolet Cruze cars worldwide to prevent possible engine fires due to fluids trapped in the engine compartment. The recall covers 413,418 2011-2012 Chevrolet Cruzes in the United States, 61,299 in Canada and 701 in Israel. The large recall covers all Cruze compact cars built since production began…
A new study found no evidence that health care costs in Texas dipped after a 2003 constitutional amendment limited payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits, despite claims made to voters by some backers of tort reform. The researchers, who include University of Texas law professor Charles Silver, examined Medicare spending in Texas counties and saw no…