A Circuit Court Judge ordered Jim Lentz, president of the U.S. side of Toyota and Yoshi Inaba, CEO and chairman of the car company to appear for depositions. Both Mr. Lentz and Mr. Inaba recently appeared before Congress to testify about the sudden acceleration problems found in many of their most popular cars including the…
The marketing of Risperdal may have violated FDA laws. Risperdal is an antipsychotic drug, but was marketed as a treatment for dementia (this was condemned by the FDA).
My colleague John C., in his latest post to the Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC) Injuryboard takes a serious look at a traffic accident many people could be tempted to treat lightly. The incident involved a livestock truck that failed to slow down when approaching an SUV, injuries to both drivers and…
Human fatigue is a known factor in many railroad accidents. In fact, 1 in 4 of the railroad wrecks caused by human error were due to fatigue. Railroad companies like Norfolk Souther, CSX, and Conrail need to do something about this growing problem.
A study conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed glass cockpit technology has not significantly improved the safety of small airplanes, according to avweb.com. The advent of glass cockpits occurred in the 90s when LCD panels were favored over traditional panels with manual instruments and controls due to apparent increases in efficiency, reliability,…