California’s “Move Over, Slow Down” law plays an important part in protecting you. This law mandates that drivers take certain actions when they approach emergency vehicles on a freeway. Emergency personnel are deployed to the scene of many different types of emergencies such as these: automobile accidents; vehicle breakdowns; chemical spills; and fires In addition, […]
Jury Awards Chicago Family $13M in Birth Injury Case
Imagine that your 12-year-old son cannot speak. He has a shortened life expectancy due to an injury he suffered at birth while in a top-notch metropolitan hospital. Because he cannot walk, you must carry him up and down the stairs of your home. He needs you to help him bathe, eat, and go to the […]
How to Spot a Defective Ignition Switch
A faulty ignition switch in your vehicle can be deadly. This switch is responsible for starting your engine, keeping it running while driving. Millions of GM vehicles have been recalled due to defective ignition switches. The defective switches have a tendency to slip into the accessory or off positions while driving the vehicle. When the […]
Is Your Personal Info at Risk with the DMV?
It seems that every time we go to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), we are required to provide more information. It can be frustrating in the era of personal privacy to feel that we are stuck giving loads of confidential information to a state agency. What gives? In 2005, Congress passed a law that […]
Keurig Green Mountain $5.8 Million Civil Penalty
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. has agreed to pay a $5.8 million civil penalty associated with the charge that they failed to immediately report defective coffee brewers. According to the CPSC, the charges stated that Keurig knowingly failed to report a defect, which posed an unreasonable risk […]
