What Happened: According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Toyota has announced that it would begin recalling some 7.4 million vehicles across the world, including 2.5 million in the U.S. The reason the auto company gave for the massive recall is a potential fire hazard involving the power-window switches. The recall is…
What Happened: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued a consumer safety advisory about the danger of counterfeit air bags. The fake air bags, which are supposed to inflate at the time of an accident, may not deploy, or may instead release dangerous metal shrapnel at the time of inflation, the agency said in…
In a new post to our firm’s Eastern Shore personal injury blog site, attorney Rick Shapiro reports on a collision between a pickup truck and an SUV that left one person dead and a girl badly injured. To read more, click over to “Man Dies, Daughter Injured in Rear-End Accident in Gloucester, VA.” EJL
What Happened: While driving on Martinsville Highway (Route 58) in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (VA), a Ford Fusion slammed into the rear end of a school bus that was pulling onto the road after it picked up students. The careless crash into the bus by the driver of the car sent eight children to Danville Regional…
What Happened: A recent study was published indicating that most abbreviations used to indicate short- versus long-acting medications were not correctly understood by study participants, according to the National Institutes for Health. Some participants incorrectly interpreted some abbreviations as indicating the opposite release rate. For example, participants interpreted “ER” as meaning “emergency release”, rather than “extended…