Car accidents caused by vehicle defects – can I claim?
As number of accidents is increasing day by day, along with this causalities are also on the rise. There is lot of stress given to the preventative measures so that the hazardous dimensions can be negated completely. Indubitably, most of people can prevent serious injuries by doing some simple check-ups of car parts such as a steering wheel, brakes, clutches etc. According to the stats of NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), more that 2 million people were injured in 2012 due to road accidents. These figures are staggeringly high if we consider safety features used by traffic management and ...
GM: 75 more car accident claims; 4 more fatal accidents claimed
It started when General Motors acknowledged the defect in the ignition switch of hundreds of thousands of GM cars. The defect which caused the ignition to switch from the "Run" to "Accessory" mode on its own, resulting in vehicles stalling and preventing the airbag from deployment in a car accident. Last week General Motors Company received 75 more claims for compensation, related to the well-known ignition switch defects in GM cars, resulting in 4,312 cases, stated the official of the GM compensation program on February 16th, 2015. The number of cases, confirmed eligible for compensation, increased from 131 to 143. ...
Ignition victims compensation on a large basis – lawyers sued GM
The well-known problem with defective ignition switches in GM cars has been related to some deaths and injuries One of the lawyers that has been suing GM informs about the company's victims fund could offer uncapped compensations Attorney Bob Hilliard spoke to Kenneth Feinberg - the fund's manager GM hired. He is famous for his implication in the funds compensating the victims of the September 11 tragedy or the BP oil spill disaster in 2010. Feinberg was given full authority to create the fund. GM could move towards compensating all drivers, passengers or bystanders, injured or killed in car accidents ...
MVA victims reopening their case agains General Motors
February recall of about 2.6 million Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn Ion cars due to their implication in the defective ignition switch made them well-known and discussed, not from a good standpoint though. The problem regards to faulty ignition switches, which possibly can stop mid-driving the engine ensuing total loss of critical safety systems (e.g. power steering, power brakes and airbags). 2004 Saturn Ion car accident victims of have reopened their case against GM corporation it became public the manufacturer to have known about the defect in switches which might cause engine shutdown while driving, for at least 11 years. Now ...
Trasnport Canada to recall over 150,000 Toyota and Scion cars
Transport Canada Recall # 2014123 Recall Date: 2014/04/09 Notification Type: Recalls Audit System: Seats And Restraints Manufacturer Recall Number: SSC233 The number of vehicles or components affected by the recall: 152,438 Category: Car Recall Details On certain vehicles, the front seat position adjustment mechanism springs could break. That may cause cause seats to appear to be locked into their final position even though they are not. This could allow the seats to slide both forward or backward directions in a car accident, increasing a chance of a personal injury. Fix: Dealers will inspect seat rails and replace as necessary. Make ...