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School Bus Crash Could Be Distracted Driving Issue

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

The driver of a North Philadelphia school bus may have been talking on his cell phone when the bus crashed into a house, injuring four children onboard.

Eyewitnesses report seeing the driver talking on his cell phone as the bus sideswiped several cars, crashed through a metal gate, and collided with the house. The four injured children, aged...

Study: Inflatable bounce house injuries are on the rise

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Premises Liability

A recent study has reportedly found that the number of injuries suffered by children as a result of playing on inflatable bounce houses and similar structures is 15 times higher in 2010 than it was in 1995. The reason for the increase in child injury is simple: more children are playing on bounce houses today than they did in previous years. That...

Toyota Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $1 Billion

Posted on: December 1, 2012. Category: Product Liability

After lengthy negotiations, Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a class-action lawsuit with Toyota owners in the wake of safety issues between September 2009 and December 2010.

The settlement, valued at over $1 billion, will be distributed in part via a $250 million pool for customers who have sold or turned in leased vehicles in the affected years....

Defective Product: Exploding Toilets an Injury Risk

Posted on: November 1, 2012. Category: Product Liability

More than 300 toilets have exploded in recent months resulting in at least one serious injury. The cause of the explosion is a faulty flushing mechanism produced by Flushmate, and damage has varied from simple broken toilets to actual personal injury - one man received dozens of stitches after sustaining a laceration when the porcelain exploded while he was using the toilet.

The flushing mechanisms in question were sold at Home Depot...

Glass particulates spur recall of generic drugs

Posted on: November 1, 2012. Category: Product Liability

A manufacturer of generic versions of the cholesterol medication Lipitor has announced that it will halt production of the drug after learning that several lots may have been contaminated with small glass particulates. No injuries have been reported as a result of the defective products, but the company says that it is possible that "adverse...

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