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GM Ignition Switch Recall’s Death Toll Reaches 30

Posted on: November 1, 2014. Category: Personal Injury

General Motors (GM) has created a fund to compensate victims who have either died or were seriously injured due to the faulty design of the ignition switch in certain GM vehicles. So far, 30 death claims have been accepted in connection with the faulty...

Motorcyclist Killed by Drunk Driver

Posted on: November 1, 2014. Category: Motorcycle Accidents

On Saturday evening, a motorcyclist was thrown from his bike after being struck by a drunk driver. The accident happened in the evening hours when the 23-year-old motorcyclist was traveling through Somerset County in Boswell Borough.

Police...

Tree Service Worker Dies in Bucket Truck Accident

Posted on: November 1, 2014. Category: Product Liability

An American Tree Service employee died on Wednesday while working at a Zelienople cemetery. According to police and the Butler County coroner, the accident happened as a result of malfunctioning equipment.

The victim was found next to a bucket truck by nearby coworkers. None of the tree service's employees witnessed the accident...

Fatal House Fire in McKeesport Kills Family of Six

Posted on: October 1, 2014. Category: Personal Injury

The McKeesport community is mourning the loss of a family that was killed on Saturday morning by a fire in their home. Two adults and four children died of smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The victims of the fire were a mother, her four children and her father-in-law. The mother's husband was able to escape the fire but was severely burned....

Latch on Ferrari trunk prompts recall

Posted on: October 1, 2014. Category: Product Liability

There is an old adage that you get what you pay for. Under it one may assume that the more expensive the item, the better quality it will be and the less chance there is of it being defective. While this may be true in some cases, in others, it may not make a difference. This is illustrated in the recent recall issued by the exotic car maker, Ferrari.

The recall is due to a defect that affects the trunk. More specifically...

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