According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, manufacturers filed for more than 650 safety recalls in 2012 affecting more than 17.8 million vehicles, child seats and vehicle equipment. Additionally, the NHTSA prompted the recall of more than 9 million vehicles and 60,000 items of vehicle equipment, such as child…
Several NASCAR fans injured last weekend during a race just a day before the Daytona 500 are now contemplating a possible lawsuit. Last Saturday, more than 30 people were injured following a horrendous crash in a second-tier NASCAR series race that sent chunks of debris, including a heavy tire, flying…
Earlier this month an engine room fire erupted on the Carnival Triumph Cruise Ship, leaving the 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members on board floating 150 miles off the coast of Mexico for several days. While no one was injured during the engine room fire, the conditions on the 14-story…
The high-profile lawsuit filed by a cruise ship attendant on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship that carried John Travolta as a passenger in June 2009 has been dropped as of Feb. 4. In the lawsuit, a cruise ship worker accused Travolta of disrobing and exposing himself to him during a…
According to reports, a New York man was electrocuted at the Broadway Junction A and C subway station last month after landing on the train tracks and touching the third rail. FDNY and Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) officials arrived at the scene, but sadly, the unidentified man was declared dead…
A study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, points to a correlation between those who use their cell phones while driving and other risky driving practices, such as speeding, driving drowsy, driving without a seatbelt and sending texts or emails. This is not surprising since distracted driving is…
A California woman recently filed a $5-million class action lawsuit against Nestle claiming that the company’s frozen pizzas are a threat to the public’s health because they contain trans fats. According to reports, the suit is aimed at Nestlé’s DiGiorno, Stouffer’s and California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizzas. The lawsuit, which…
Orlando, FL – A cruise ship headed to the Bahamas last month was forced to return to port in central Florida after a 14-month-old was injured in a fall aboard the ship. Royal Caribbean officials claim the child fell aboard the Monarch of the Seas. The child did receive medical…
A 41-year-old father and his three kids were killed Friday night in a car crash in Lake County. The man apparently lost control of his 2009 Mercedes Benz around 6:45 p.m. on State Road 33. Florida Highway Patrol troopers do not know what caused the man to lose control of…
Kendrick, FL – A 22-year-old motorcyclist who crashed into a dump truck Tuesday morning is still in critical condition at Ocala Regional Medical Center. The driver of the truck, a 57-year-old Summerfield man, was not injured. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the motorcyclist was heading north on Northwest Gainesville…