Defective & Dangerous Products

• Toyota Sticky Throttles - Another Recall

  Greg Webb | January 26, 2010 3:18 PM | 23 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Toyota recently announced that it plans a recall of nearly 2.3 million vehicles because of problems with accelerator-pedal assemblies that occur due to premature wear. The parts were supplied by CTS...

• FDA Study Identifies Toxins in Electronic Cigarettes

  Greg Webb | August 02, 2009 5:42 PM | 19 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  According to a preliminary analysis by the FDA, electronic cigarettes contain traces of carcinogens and toxins. These findings contradict electronic cigarette manufacturers’ statements that...

• Ford F-150 Trucks - NHTSA Investigates Ford Fuel Tank Problem

  Greg Webb | May 16, 2011 8:00 AM | 11 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Tom Krisher, an Associated Press’ auto writer, reported May 10, 2011, on WRAL.com that NHTSA is digging into a problem with the Ford F-150 pick-up truck again. Only this time, it’s not...

• Toyota’s Sudden Unintended Acceleration Problem - Part II

  Greg Webb | March 05, 2012 7:30 AM | 10 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Toyota apparently did not turn over to lawyers at least one Japanese version of Toyota test documentation and according to recent investigations by CNN, there were several translations of...

• Aluminum Bat Manufacturer Found Liable For Player’s Death

  Greg Webb | November 16, 2009 2:58 PM | 9 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  After twelve hours of deliberation, a jury in Lewis and Clark County, Montana recently sided with the parents of former Miles City American Legion baseball pitcher Brandon Patch, who died after...

• Chrysler-Fiat to Be Immune from Liability for Certain Defective Automobiles

  Greg Webb | June 14, 2009 10:14 PM | 8 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  When bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez approved the sale of most of Chrysler’s assets to a new company run by Fiat, he also granted the request that the new company not face liability for...

• Harley-Davidson Recalls 308,000 Motorcycles

  Greg Webb | October 31, 2011 7:00 AM | 5 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Harley-Davidson will recall approximately 308,000[1][1] model year 2009-2012 Touring, CVO Touring and Trike motorcycles manufactured from June 6, 2008, through September 16, 2011. Each of these...

• Congress Debates Medical Device Safety Act to Counter Riegel v. Medtronic

  Greg Webb | May 25, 2009 9:25 PM | 5 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health began hearing testimony on the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009, which proposes the Supreme Court decision in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc be...

• General Motors’ Agrees To Compensate For Faulty Saturn Transmissions

  Greg Webb | September 18, 2008 9:00 AM | 4 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  General Motors Corp. has agreed to pay about $90 million or more to tens of thousands of motorists in all fifty states for expenses they acquired due to faulty transmissions in more than...

• HCG is a Villain In The Scary World of Weight Loss Products

  Greg Webb | December 19, 2011 8:00 AM | 3 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Women and men who have pursued elusive weight loss regimens by injesting potions, pills and protein-powdered drinks—more than likely have tried HCG. HCG or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is a...