Three more children have died of heat stroke after being unknowingly left in hot cars from Aug. 22-25, reports KidsAndCars.org, the leading national nonprofit child safety organization working to prevent injuries and deaths of children in and around motor vehicles. Eleven children in seven states have now died in just the month of August, bringing…
DetailsChalk another recall up to road salt damage. General Motors is recalling nearly 250,000 Chevrolet TrailBlazers and its various corporate SUV clones in Snow Belt states for a fire risk due to electrical problems. The SUVs can have a short circuit in the power window and lock controls in the driver’s door that can result…
DetailsBeginning 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…
DetailsOnly 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…
DetailsU.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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsYes, 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…
Details“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…
DetailsHenry 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…
DetailsOrlando, 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…
DetailsGeneral 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…
DetailsA 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…
DetailsFederal safety investigators have broadly expanded an investigation into a potential fire hazard that now involves about 1.4 million Toyota cars and sport utility vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the automaker is looking into reports that the window switches on the driver’s side doors of a number of different Toyota models can overheat…
DetailsFindlay based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is recalling 10,236 radial SUV/light truck tires sold under its own and three customer names because of possible tread separation issues. The recalled tires are: Cooper Discoverer H/T, sizes P265/70R17 and LT235/85R16; Cooper Discoverer LSX, size 265/70R17; Mastercraft Courser HTR, size LT235/85R16; Del-Nat Delta A/S Sierradial, size 265/70R17;…
DetailsMore than five million Jeep vehicles are under federal scrutiny after a preliminary investigation revealed an uncommonly high occurrence of fires, some of them deadly, when the vehicles were rear-ended in crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration upgraded its investigation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee from the 1993 to 2004 model years. The upgrade…
DetailsA new bill that would keep rental car companies from renting out vehicles that have been recalled because of safety risks was introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012, named after two girls who died in a recalled car rented to them by…
DetailsSummer brings fun, sun and, for many, family travel. Before you rent a car, check the safety features before you rent a car. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), side-Impact crashes accounted for 27 percent of passenger vehicle occupant deaths in the United States in 2009. Though most vehicles are now equipped…
DetailsGeneral Motors Co. is recalling 4,304 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Ecos sold in the United States to reprogram a part that controls the deployment of air bags. The automaker said no crashes or injuries have been reported but GM authorized the recall after it found the problem during a development test in which the vehicle was…
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