Personal Injury
How to File a Vehicle Safety Complaint
How to File a Vehicle Safety Complaint The past several years have seen an incredible number of recalls on vehicles for safety reasons. Between defective airbags, sudden accelerations, and exploding gas tanks, we see the federal government taking your safety very seriously and holding automakers responsible. You may be wondering how you, the driver, may have…
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IKEA Recalls 29 Million Unstable Dressers
IKEA Recalls 29 Million Unstable Dressers Only a month ago we wrote about the tipping hazard of the IKEA MALM dressers after a 3rd child had been killed from the fallen furniture. IKEA’s response at the time was to inform consumers about the wall anchor kits they developed to address this particular issue. That wasn’t enough…
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Tipping Point: US Safety Agencies Urge Recall of IKEA Dresser
US Safety Agencies Urges Recall of IKEA Dresser After 3rd Child Dies Everyone knows IKEA. The Sweden-based retailer has been designing and selling furniture for more than 70 years and been in the United States since the mid 1980s. Most metropolitan areas have or will soon be getting an IKEA store because chances are if…
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Chevy Dominates Safety Watch List of Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects
Ongoing Electrical Problems Cause Chevy to Dominate Quarterly Watch List of Potential Vehicle Defects The Safety Institute recently announced its quarterly ‘Vehicle Safety Watch List of the Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects’ and Chevy vehicles claimed 8 of the 15 spots. Among those listed, the Chevy Cobalt is named 5 separate times for its 2006-2010 model years. It comes as…
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What you will never find at your doctors’ home
What you will never find at your doctors’ home There are a lot of dangerous products out there, some of which are in your own home. You hear warnings all the time, but it can be hard to know just how risky products actually are. Emergency room doctors see a lot of product injuries, which…
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Not all advanced safety features are created equal
Not all advanced safety features are created equal Although Consumer Reports highly recommends advanced safety features on vehicles, they recently shared that not all of these systems are created equal. This especially true for those systems that have forward collision warning. After several vehicles were manufactured with upgraded safety features, Consumer Reports revised its car…
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Pedestrian Deaths Increasing More than Ever
Pedestrian Deaths Increasing More than Ever Walking is supposed to be good for you – right? Not if it’s deadly. According to an analysis of preliminary state traffic fatality data, pedestrian deaths grew 10 percent last year, 2015. Unfortunately, this is the largest year-to year increase in pedestrian deaths since 1975, and that is when…
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The Cooper Firm Settles First-of-its-Kind Exploding Airbag Case for Confidential Amount
Featured Case: The Cooper Firm Settles First-of-its-Kind Exploding Airbag Case for Confidential Amount In April, 2014, our client was driving a 2004 Kia Optima when another vehicle pulled in front of her, causing her to brake, lose control of her vehicle, and hit a wall head-on at low speed. The impact caused her driver’s side…
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Yielding Car Seats: Death At The Weakest Link
Yielding Car Seats: Death At The Weakest Link We all know the many analogies. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A three-legged stool can’t stand on two legs. For want of a shoe the rider was lost. The iron man had clay feet. If you’ve left anything undone, you’ve left everything…
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Your Next Car Could Tell You When You’re Not Paying Attention
Your Next Car Could Tell You When You’re Not Paying Attention Since fully autonomous vehicles are still many years away from infiltrating the auto market, automakers are developing technology that will allow vehicles to determine if its human driver is paying attention to the road. Distracted driving is a growing and deadly problem. According to…
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