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The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “Trucks Hauling Mail Violate Safety Rules and Cause Deadly Crashes.” The article highlights the increasing number of crashes involving mail trucks and the violations of safety regulations by the companies that operate them. According to the article, the United States Postal Service (USPS) contracts with private…
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U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers an estimated 120,000 vehicles from the 2023 model year. The agency says in both cases the Model Y…
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Austin-based Yeti is recalling 1.9 million coolers and gear cases due to magnets that can become detached from them, creating a risk of injury or death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers should stop using the four recalled products and contact Yeti for refund information. The closures on the defective products can fail, resulting…
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A jury found UPS Inc. must pay a Missouri family $75million, after a company driver with a known history of drug abuse collided with a pregnant woman’s car, causing her baby to be born with permanent brain damage. In May 2018, Steven Ray Miller was driving a UPS truck and ran a red light, hitting…
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Highway fatalities are on the rise again — 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, up 22%, according to numbers released recently. How many of those deaths involved distracted driving? “It’s much bigger than the data show,” said Bruce Landsberg, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Data collection methods are so riddled with problems, he said,…
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U.S. safety regulators are investigating possible electrical problems in older Dodge Journeys after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s investigating whether inoperative door locks and windows can prevent people from getting out of the SUVs during an emergency. Documents posted…
Read More > The mother of the bride had just unwound with a change of clothes and a glass of wine on her short-term rental’s balcony when the sound of sirens gave the first impression that her daughter’s wedding night had gone awry. Within minutes, Lisa Miller was riding with her new in-laws to the South Carolina beach…
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2021 Truck Crash Data Released The recently released data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed that truck crash deaths increased from 4,945 in 2020 to 5,788 in 2021, marking a staggering 17 percent increase in fatalities. Of particular concern is the fact that 1,008 of the total truck crash deaths in 2021…
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If you need to hire a personal injury lawyer, you might see a lot of lawyer commercials or billboards talking about their million dollar or multi-million dollar settlements. Don’t be fooled by one number. Without context, one number doesn’t tell you anything. For example, if I told you I had a million dollar settlement recently,…
Read More > If you are making a claim for injuries caused by someone else, there’s one big mistake we see people make over and over. Many people will get treatment initially, but suffer from fatigue over time. Even people with serious injuries may stop going because of the time commitment involved, cost, hassle, and lack of progress…
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