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GM Recalls Hummer Models due to Potential Burn Injury

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Product Liability

On Wednesday, July 8, General Motors (GM) announced that they are recalling Hummer SUV models due to an overheating fan. The defective fan has caused three people to be burned already. The recall affects nearly 200,000 Hummer models. This includes the 2006- 2010 Hummer H3 and 2009 and 2010 H3T models.

The part that controls the heating...

IKEA Begins Nationwide Repair Program to Fix Tip-Over Hazard in Dressers after Two Children Died

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Product Liability

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) along with IKEA North America, have begun a repair program that will fix the tip-over hazard in IKEA chests and dressers. Two children died after dressers tipped over on them.

The models include their...

Latrobe Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Washington Township

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

On July 22, 2015, early in the morning, a motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision on Route 366 in Washington Township. A Chevrolet pickup truck that was driving east on Route 366 veered into the opposite lane and hit the motorcycle head-on.

After...

More Airbags Recalled Due to Threat of Explosions in Crashes

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Product Liability

Rather than saving lives in auto crashes, the Takata airbag is believed by investigators to be taking lives and causing injuries. The recalls of the airbags keep rising, with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles adding 88,346 Dodge Challengers to the totals. The Challengers manufactured from 2008-2010 have been recalled to replace the driver-side airbags.

Consumer Reports says the recalls...

Pittsburgh hospital: Condition of pedestrian injured in crash worsens

Posted on: July 1, 2015. Category: Car Accidents

Americans are living longer than ever and enjoying life in their senior years in new and exciting ways. Unfortunately, a 78-year-old Pennsylvania man is struggling to hang on to his golden years after being struck in a pedestrian accident a few days ago.

The Pittsburgh hospital caring for his severe injuries has downgraded his condition...

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