Category: Auto Product Liability

A vehicle’s tires are supposed to support the vehicle and its passengers’ weight, transmit traction and braking forces to road surfaces, absorb road shocks, and change and maintain the direction of travel. To do this properly, tires need to the right tread depth and air pressure. When tires are damaged or begin to show signs […]

Transportation safety officials at organizations like the NHTSA have known since 2001 that 15-passenger vans are prone to roll over in a crash when loaded with passengers. Officials have delivered safety warnings to carmakers as well as the public. Still, there are many churches and organizations all over Kentucky, in Louisville, and nationwide that depend […]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded on Thursday, October 20th that a recent car crash in Riverside County, California was fatal due to yet another defective airbag deployment.  Takata airbags, the Japanese brand of airbag installed in nearly every major brand of vehicle on the road, has been named the cause of death in […]

The U.S government announced a settlement with Volkswagen on Tuesday regarding the automakers massive emissions scandal first revealed in September 2015. The $14.7 billion settlement is the largest automotive industry settlement agreement ever made and will be used to compensate owners for the reduction in their car value and buyback or repair the faulty vehicles. […]

The LA Police Department continues to investigate a vehicle safety recall in determining the events leading up to the death of Hollywood actor Anton Yelchin earlier this week. Yelchin died on Sunday when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled backward down his steep driveway and crushed him against a metal security fence and a concrete […]

Anton Yelchin, star of the rebooted “Star Trek” franchise, was run over by his own Jeep Grand Cherokee in a freak auto accident on Sunday. The Hollywood actor was found deceased next to his vehicle in his own driveway by a group of friends. When Anton did not show up for a rehearsal, his friends […]

Automakers have agreed to make automatic braking a standard feature in most cars and light trucks by the year 2022.  Transportation officials announced that the voluntary agreement made by 20 automakers is directly designed to save lives and prevent injuries.  Mark Rosekind, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, says that an agreement […]

Volkswagen has announced plans to give cash and dealer credit to US owners of its clean diesel vehicles affected by the recent auto emissions cheating scandal.  The company will issue $1000 cards of which half can be spent anywhere and half at Volkswagen and Audi dealerships.  Owners of the 482,000 affected vehicles will also receive […]

In an effort to sweet talk owners into not filing claims, Volkswagen has announced plans to give cash and dealer credit to US owners of its clean diesel vehicles affected by the recent auto emissions cheating scandal.  The company will issue $1000 cards of which half can be spent anywhere and half at Volkswagen and […]

General Motors has reached a 900-million-dollar settlement with the U.S. Justice Department settling charges that the company failed to obey federal laws requiring prompt disclosure of safety problems.  The company manufactured faulty ignition switches that were linked to more than 120 deaths, numerous injuries, and massive recalls of affected vehicles.  The ignition switch defect caused […]

Today, Thomas Law Offices along with the law firm of Strauss Troy filed suit against Takata and Honda for consumers who have one of the many vehicles The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has fined Honda $70 million for its failure to report potential safety problems with its vehicles. This is the largest civil […]

Jean Averill died in December 2003 when the Saturn Ion she was driving crashed into a tree, and the airbag failed to deploy. Ms. Averill, 81 at the time, was fit and active. The family could never understand how she could swerve off the road and drive into a tree – they presumed she might […]

Recent news that heads rolled at General Motors may reassure some that the company is taking responsibility for becoming aware of defective devices in its vehicles but not taking steps to cure the problem before more people died. Now, lawsuits over the faulty ignition switches are bringing to light a fact many consumers are probably […]

Vehicle recalls deal with hidden defects in a vehicle’s manufacture, design, or labels. A recall warns car owners of a hidden defect and gives vital information on how to get the problem fixed so as to avoid dangerous situations that can cause serious injuries. Because recalls play such a vital role in driver safety, many […]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ford Motor Company recently settled a dispute about a recall of 2001-2004 model year Ford Escape vehicles that the NHTSA said was unreasonably delayed, according to a recent article in Auto Remarketing. The purpose of recalls is to fix hidden defects in vehicles or any of […]