Category: Car Accidents
Virginia to Remove Thousands of Deadly Guardrails
Tens of thousands of potentially defective highway guardrail end-terminals will be removed in Virginia, according to reports from local news station WSET and the New York Times.
Texas Guardrail Accident Lawyer
Across the country, “safety features” on the end of guardrails are failing catastrophically, piercing cars, impaling drivers, and causing horrific guardrail accidents. Some are blaming the problem on a modified guardrail end-terminal manufactured by Trinity Industries.
Oregon, Mississippi Ban ET-Plus Guardrails As Concerns Grow
The states of Oregon and Mississippi have joined four other states in banning further installation of the ET-Plus, a highway guardrail end-terminal.
Texas ET-Plus Guardrail Class Action Lawyer
Head-on crashes with guardrail end-terminals can be deadly. In recent years, more than a dozen lawsuits have been filed on behalf of people who were injured or killed when a defective guardrail sliced through their car.
Texas Trial Lawyers Say Failed Guardrail Tests Unreported
The New York Times is reporting that trial attorneys have accused Trinity Industries, the manufacturer of the ET-Plus guardrail, of failing to report five failed crash tests.
CPSC Recalls KYMCO ATVs and Publishes Report on Deaths
October 7, 2014 -- The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall for KYMCO all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) due to burn and fire hazards. The recall involves the KYMCO MXU 700 vehicles from the 2013-2015 model-years, including standard, LE, and...
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Recalled for Brake Defect
July 10, 2014 -- Harley-Davidson is recalling 66,421 Touring and CVO Touring motorcycles from the 2014 model-year to fix potentially defective brakes that can lock up the front wheels without warning. Five crashes and two minor injuries have been linked...
Texas Livestock Accident Lawyer
If you hit a cow or were injured in a car accident with livestock in Texas, contact our Texas lawyers for lawsuit info at (866) 879-3040.
Texas Ambien Car Accident Lawyer
Ambien (zolpidem), a popular insomnia drug, has been linked to a risk of impaired driving ability and/or car accidents in patients who feel fully awake the next morning (which is different from sleep driving, another side effect of Ambien). About...
BMW X5 Recall Involves 30,000 Vehicles
December 10, 2012 -- BMW has announced a recall involving approximately 29,800 BMW X5 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured from September 1, 2008 until November 15, 2012. The problem is that the idler pulley bolt can loosen, bend, and/or...