This week the Justice Department announced a settlement with General Motors Co. (GM) after an 18-month criminal investigation into the auto makers handling of a faulty ignition switch. Although no individuals were charged, GM was charged with one count of wire fraud and one...
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Back in June, a Volkswagen (VW) SUV and a deer collided, triggering a side air bag to inflate too forcefully. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Justice Department are now investigating Takata Corp. of Japan in the face of mounting safety...
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According to the latest announcement by General Motors, the compensation fund set up by the company has finally finished processing the 4,342 claims it received from victims of its faulty ignition switch recall. So far, 124 deaths and 266 injuries have been attributed to...
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Accused of putting profits ahead of safety, a Takata executive says the airbag death toll could rise. The violently, explosive airbags are linked to eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. We have been following the Takata airbag recall for a decade. If...
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Automatic braking is considered by many to be the first step toward complete autonomous vehicles. Unfortunately, two automakers are reporting glitchy systems that can cause more accidents than it prevents. Acura has recalled two vehicles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is...
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There is more bad news for Takata as reports surface that the company’s replacement airbags must be replaced. The company’s defective airbags sparked the largest automobile recall, 34 million vehicles, in U.S. history. Adding to the recall rage, officials say they’re unsure of how...
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After months of scrutiny for inactivity, Takata Corp. has announced a massive recall of nearly 34 million vehicles for a defective airbag that has been shown to erupt violently and shoot pieces of metal into a vehicle. It is the largest automobile recall in...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is set to examine 20 separate Fiat Chrysler recalls of more than 10 million vehicles in a hearing in July. The regulator has expressed concerns about recurring issues that question if the automaker is meeting obligations to...
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Another 11.5 million vehicles were recalled this week for defective Takata airbags. Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Daihatsu announced additional recalls after initial investigations determined that Takata airbags in certain models had been found to violently erupt and spew shards of metal throughout the vehicle....
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Compensation is on the way for the loved ones of at least 100 people who died in crashes linked to defective ignition switches from General Motors (GM). Just last week the death toll stood at 97, and this announcement marks the first acknowledgement from...
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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is recalling all its ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet after a sample tested positive for the deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes (listeria). So far no illnesses have been reported, but the company is recalling all of its ice cream, frozen...
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The Stryker Corp. ABG II and Rejuvenate modular hip implant claim enrollment deadline was extended to April 17, 2015. Claims must be filed by 5:00 p.m. EST. The agreement pays out a base compensation of $300,000. It also provides additional payments up to $600,000...
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On March 13, General Motors, Inc. (GM) settled out of court with the parents of a Georgia woman killed in a 2010 auto accident caused by the company’s faulty ignition switch. This is the second time the family of Brooke Melton, a 29-year-old pediatric...
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McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve federal criminal charges that they sold contaminated infant and childrens Tylenol and Motrin. The company acknowledged that they failed to take corrective action when it was found...
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Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy have agreed to extend eligibility for its ASR defective hip implant settlement fund to patients who needed replacement hip surgery between Aug. 2013 and Jan. 31, 2015. The company expects to spend as much as $420 million...
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