On evening of July 5, 2006, Tongan Prince Uluvala Tu’ipelehake and Princess Kaimana Tu’ipelehake were rear-seat passengers in a 1998 Ford Explorer SUV on U.S. 101, Menlo Park, California. Both wore seatbelts. The SUV was owned by John Hiss and driven by Vinisia Hefa. A 1998 Ford Mustang was being driven by 18 year-old Edith […]
Articles
Child Healthcare Jeapordy
Instead of presents, Santa Claus might deliver a note to more than 56,000 families in California that will inform them that their children will no longer have health insurance by the end of the year. This is not because these children were on Santa’s naughty list. It’s because of dangerous Washington politics. California risks losing […]
Bayer AG Suspending Trasylol that Causes Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths
Wall Street Journal By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS November 5, 2007 9:07 a.m. Bayer AG said it was suspending sales of its antibleeding drug Trasylol world-wide after requests from regulators, amid growing evidence that the drug may be linked to a higher risk of death than that of competing drugs. Bayer said its decision came in […]
Ford Settlement Distortions: Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death Claims Are Not Affected
Ford settled a class action lawsuit in Sacramento and then proceeded to lie to the public and media, claiming that the settlement ended all outstanding lawsuits against Ford stemming from Explorer rollovers, which would include all lawsuits for personal injuries and wrongful deaths. As reported in this Associated Press article, Ford spokeswoman Kristen Kinley claimed […]
Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death Caused by Tire Manufacturers’ Cost Cutting, Employees Paid on a Commission Basis
Many tire-manufacturing workers are paid on a commission basis, depending on the number of tires they produced or inspect each day. The commission compensation system for tire builders is intended to promote the manufacture of defective tires and consumers pay for it with tire failures that cause personal injuries and deaths. The incentive is to […]
