Category: Auto Accidents
Takata, a Japanese airbag company, pled guilty in a $1 billion deal with the US Justice Department affecting Houston drivers. When corporations knowingly cover up potentially deadly defects in their products, consumers suffer the consequences – serious injuries and fatalities. The U.S. Justice Department has dropped the hammer on one…
Tragedy struck a San Antonio family in late 2012. And finally, a jury has helped the family by awarding justice in the amount of a $124.5 million judgement. Just before the Christmas holidays on December 18, 2012, Jesse Rivera, was driving his 2005 Audi A4 Quattro with his two sons,…
Texas is one of only four states without a statewide ban on using a cell phone while driving. While the legislature dithers, more Texans are killed and maimed. Driving with a cell phone can be deadly. The Modisette family anticipated a joyous Christmas as they traveled Interstate 35 near Ft….
Tennessee-based ARC Automotive now under investigation for ruptured airbags affecting Texas drivers. On July 8th, a Canadian driver was killed in a low-speed collision that she should have easily been able to walk away from (TheStar.com). However, when the driver’s side airbag triggered during the collision the inflator exploded while…
Senate members call for “do not drive” wording amidst air bag recall affecting Texas drivers. With more and more vehicles being recalled due to air bag issues, some lawmakers are stepping up and calling for more serious wording to be listed on the recall notices that are going out specifically…
A nationwide recall has been declared for Polaris vehicles due to serious fire hazard. Recently the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 133,000 Polaris recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) due to fire hazard. There has been a total of 160 reports of fires with these ROVs. Of the…
Thanks to trucking industry lobbyists, profits are winning over the safety of Texas drivers in the nation’s capital. Trucking lobbyists are hurting Texas drivers. The pleas from the families of those seriously injured in truck accidents are nowhere near as loud as the whispers of trucking industry lobbyists into the…
Texas is one of four states that have yet to ban texting and driving. Get a free case evaluation if you or your family has been affected by a texting driver. Texting is one of the most dangerous distracted driving activities that a driver can engage in. It’s so dangerous…
Houston drivers need to be on full alert when navigating the city’s major roadways. With nearly 4 million people living in Harris County alone and another 1.6 million in the surrounding counties, the traffic in and out of Houston on any day of the week makes the city one of…
Texans Rank 35th in Nationwide Survey The results of the 2010 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test are in, and Texas drivers are now ranked 35 out of the 51 jurisdictions (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) polled. While the test scores (and corresponding knowledge) actually improved by nearly…
