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News Release Melton Case Settles After Exposing GM Cover-up WHAT: News conference call to address the Melton v. GM case WHO: Lance Cooper, The Cooper FirmBeasley Allen Founding Shareholder Jere L. Beasley WHEN: Monday, March 16, 2015 10:00 a.m. CST
Auto Makers Hire Former NHTSA regulator and Engineering Firm for Takata Probe Ten auto makers are hoping to find the cause behind Takata airbag inflators rupturing and exploding too violently. The group hired former NHTSA administrator, David Kelly as the
Senate Panel Approves Auto Whistleblower Bill The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved a measure which would offer financial incentives for auto industry employees who share uncovered safety defects with the government. The unanimous decision came after two large auto safety
Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 150,000 Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard Mercedes-Benz is recalling 147,224 vehicles due to a defect with a rubber seal which could stick to the hood of the vehicle when opened and possibly fall into the engine bay
Deaths Continue Even After Jeep Fuel Tank Recall Fiat Chrysler, who manufacturers Jeeps, recalled 1.56 million Jeeps with plastic fuel tanks in June 2013, after urging from safety regulators. Since the recall, only 12 percent of the Jeeps have been
Kidde Recalls 4.8 Million Fire Extinguishers Kidde is recalling 4.8 million fire extinguishers due to a defective valve which could cause them to fail when used to put out a fire. A part in the Zytel plastic valve can fail
Truck Safety Advocates Call NHTSA to Mandate Automatic Braking Systems Truck safety advocates are requesting that automatic braking systems be mandatory for vehicles and buses with a gross vehicle weight at or exceeding 10,000 pounds. The four main interest groups
Takata Fined $14,000 a Day by NHTSA Investigation The United States is fining Takata $14,000 a day for failing to cooperate with the government’s investigation of the company’s defective airbags. The U.S. transportation secretary, Anthony Foxx shared that the National
The Civil Jury Trial: The Anchor of Liberty Thomas Jefferson, certainly no small participant in writing up our Constitution, called the right to jury trial “the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held
Uber Launches Safety Measures after Drivers Charged with Sex Assaults Uber announced a new safety program for its drivers following the arrest of two Uber drivers who sexually assaulted passengers on separate occasions. Uber shared that its drivers will now
MorningStar Farms Recalls Burgers Due to Undeclared Allergen MorningStar Farms has issued an allergy alert and precautionary recall of its Spicy Black Bean Burger and Chipolte Black Bean Burger because of an undeclared allergen. One of the spice ingredients may
NHTSA Plans to Add Emergency Brake Features to Safety Device List The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is planning to add two automatic emergency braking devices to its list of recommended safety features for new cars. It has not been
