In 2005, Amber Marie Rose, a 16-year-old girl from Maryland, would not come home after she crashed her 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt into a tree. On that fateful day, her airbags did not deploy. Had those airbags been functioning correctly, Amber may have survived. At the time, Amber’s family did not know why the airbags failed […]
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When Is the Most Dangerous Time to Drive?
Most people know to be extremely careful when driving on major holidays due to increased drunk driving. But have you ever wondered when the worst month, day, or time is to drive? If you have, you’re not alone. As you might expect, any time during which alcohol use is increased tends to be more […]
Top Factors that Affect the Value of Personal Injury Lawsuits
Many accident victims have never been involved in a lawsuit before, so they don’t know what to expect. Friends and family suggest that their cases are worth a lot of money, and they wonder whether that is true. Although there is no magic formula for determining the value of a personal injury case, there are […]
GM Engineer Saw Defective Switches as a Nuisance, Referred to Part as the “Switch from Hell”
Hindsight is 20/20, as they say. But when you look at the General Motors defective ignition switch catastrophe in hindsight, it leaves you wondering “how in the world did that happen?” It is not exactly a comedy of errors, and there’s nothing funny about it, but it did result from a series of bad decisions […]
At Least 13 Lives Lost over $10 Defective GM Switch: Why?
When employees are working on a project, they sometimes do not want the boss involved. His or her involvement may make their jobs harder. However, bosses should definitely have been involved when GM was working on its ignition switches. Here’s the problem: These defective switches would turn from “on” to “accessory” during driving, turning off […]
