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Press Release – Beasley Allen joining with The Cooper Firm on GM products liability claims
News Release Beasley Allen joining with The Cooper Firm on GM products liability claims May 5, 2014 Beasley Allen law firm will work with The Cooper Firm, based in Atlanta, Ga., to handle products liability claims related to General Motors (GM) vehicles with defective ignition switches MONTGOMERY, ALA. (May 5, 2014) – Montgomery, Ala.-based law…
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Keyless Ignition Linked to Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Killer Keyless Ignition The new fancy addition to new vehicles is now posing a threat to its drivers. The keyless entry vehicles with smart key technology are making it difficult for drivers to know whether their vehicle is shut off or not. The key fob is a small transmitter that communicates with the vehicle’s computer.…
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Would you consider renting your tires?
Renting Tires It’s no joke that buying tires can be expensive, but would you consider renting them to save you the $400-500 you would have to fork out now if you needed them? Companies such as Rent N Roll, which is a rent-to-own tire store in Florida, are popping up in a great deal of…
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Tire Aging: What Regulatory Changes are Being Made?
Tire Aging At the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual government-industry conference, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety standards engineer presented a summary of the agency’s tire aging work, although they are not producing and regulatory changes. The issue began back over ten years ago with the Ford Firestone rollover scandal. Although the Firestone tires…
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Does your vehicle have side airbags?
The Importance of Side Airbags Side impacts are as common as they are deadly. They are second to frontal impacts as a cause of fatalities in passenger cars and account for around 29% of occupant fatalities in vehicles. Because of the minimal structure in between the passenger and the outside of the vehicle there is not…
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What you didn’t know about your spare tire
What you didn’t know about your spare tire Tire aging is the result of thermo-oxidative degradation in the internal rubber that bonds the tire belts together. It is something that occurs over time and gets worse with heat. These forces can cause the rubber in between the steel belts to separate, ultimately resulting in the tread…
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The Problem with Used Cars and Recalls
Used Cars and Recalls Used cars are great, but they can come with significant problems. Thousands of recalls are placed every year on new and used vehicles. Though dealers promise that all necessary repairs are made, that is not always the case. Carfax, an online vehicle history website, had over 2 million unrepaired vehicles for…
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Counterfeit Airbags: Does your car have the real deal?
In October of last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a consumer safety advisory to alert owners of vehicles as well as repair professionals about the dangers and severity of counterfeit airbags. A trend has occurred which involves sale and use of counterfeit airbags as replacement parts in vehicles involved in crashes. These…
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Walmart recalls card table and chairs that could cause finger amputation
Walmart recalls card table and chairs that could cause finger amputation Walmart Stores Inc. is recalling nearly 75,000 Mainstays five-piece card table and chair sets. The chairs have been reported to unexpectedly collapse and could cause a fall hazard or potential finger injury. The Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that Walmart has received 10 reports…
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Johnson & Johnson Hip Accord May Exceed $4 Billion
Johnson & Johnson Hip Accord May Exceed $4 Billion Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay at least $2.47 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants. The accord may end up being worth more than $4 billion. The agreement would resolve around 8,000 United States lawsuits against Johnson & Johnsons’s DePuy unit.…
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