Although many truck accidents are caused by negligent behaviors on the part of the truck driver or trucking company, another common cause of truck accidents is defective truck parts. Tragically, many of these defective parts are not discovered until a crash has occurred, often resulting in catastrophic or fatal injuries for those involved. The following…
A horrific crash early Sunday morning killed an Arlington,Virginia man. According to a statement released by the Martinsburg Police Department, the victim was a passenger in a 2013 Toyota Rav4 that was driving east on Baltimore Street. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver failed to negotiate a curve…
Another vehicle recall has been announced, this time involving steering wheels which may come off! Ford Motors announced that they are recalling 1.4 million vehicles in North America after it was determined that bolts on the steering wheel can become loose, which could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle, resulting in an…
Fourteen innocent people, the youngest of whom is 2 years old, were hospitalized following a head-on collision in Cumberland County, North Carolina (NC). State Highway Patrol troopers determined that a 17-year-old without a driver’s license caused the crash. A preliminary investigation revealed that the teen driver ran a red light on Camden Road…
A jury in Brunswick, New Jersey (NJ), in early April 2018 awarded a married couple $37 million in their lawsuit against talcum baby powder product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and its supplier of talc. The jury apportioned 70 percent of the award to Johnson & Johnson, and 30 percent to co-defendant Imerys Talc America, which…