Source: Automotive News March 7, 2015 – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is fed up with Takata and is considering unprecedented steps to speed up replacement parts for potentially deadly air bags found in millions of cars. In a March 3 letter, NHTSA chief Mark Rosekind said to Senator Bill Nelson that safety regulators…
Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2015 – Honda Motor Co. said another death could be linked to faulty airbags in its vehicles. The automaker said Thursday it is looking into a crash of a 2002 Honda Accord on Jan. 18, in Houston. The driver’s side airbag inflator in the car may have ruptured, sending…
Source: Automotive News January 26, 2015 – I am looking forward to seeing how new Administrator Mark Rosekind reshapes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He has spent a great deal of time at the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates transportation accidents, primarily involving aircraft. Rosekind’s background raises the potential for big change. The…
The Didier Law Firm, P.A. named 2014 Litigator Award Winner™. Having been conferred this prestigious National Award, the firm ranks among the Top 1% of all lawyers for: Products Liability, Auto Defects, Spinal Injury, and Wrongful Death Litigation. BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON: JAN. 15, 2015 – The Didier Law Firm, P.A., a trial law firm located in…
The Takata exploding airbag defect has elevated to crisis level and now it has come to light that both Honda and Takata had knowledge of this defect for a decade, and yet recalled vehicles are still on the road even today. As investigation into the defect continues, it is apparent that Honda may have under-reported…
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…
Summer 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…
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,…
A fiery car accident near Orlando on November 16th left one person dead and two others seriously injured. The four-car crash occurred on Interstate 4 in Lake Mary when an SUV, driven by 31-year-old Chemwapuwa Jackson, rear-ended a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which then burst into flames. The male passenger in the Jeep was burned and…