WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – February 11, 2018 – Takata Corp’s U.S. unit reached a settlement with its creditors, lawyers for those injured by its deadly air bags and automakers that smoothes the way to end its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and sell its viable operations, according to court papers.   The Japanese company’s air bags can…

Utah Woman Suffers Permanent Throat Injury, Loss of Speech in Accident Involving Takata Airbag

The Didier Law Firm is serving as co-counsel with Motley Rice on a new product liability action in the District Court for Salt Lake County, Utah on behalf of Randi Johnston of Centerville, Utah. The suit alleges serious, permanent, life-scarring and post-crash personal injuries as a result of the alleged overly volatile explosion of the…

Takata Finally Acknowledges Airbag Defect; NHTSA Expands Airbag Recall to Nearly 34 Million Vehicles

NHTSA today announced that is has expanded its recall of cars with Takata airbags to 33.8 million vehicles across 11 auto manufacturers.  Takata has also finally agreed to declare them defective, and has entered into an agreement that it will cooperate fully with all NHTSA actions, testing of remedies, and notifications. “The admission made by…

Hamilton County Man Awarded $8.4 Million Verdict – One of Largest in North Florida History – For Permanent Injuries Sustained while Riding Defective ATV. ATV Manufacturer Failed to Fix Known Problem with Safety System

The Didier Law Firm, P.A. obtained an $8.4 million dollar verdict yesterday on behalf of 36-year old Jasper, FL resident Michael Joseph Scott Corbett.  A 6-member jury for the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Jasper, FL deliberated for just over three hours before making their decision. Henry “Hank” Didier was lead counsel for the plaintiff,…