Motor Vehicle Collisions
Will the Ford Taurus Be The Next Big Recall?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into whether more than 300,000 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable vehicles have “sticky” throttles that can cause unintended acceleration. The agency believes that throttles are sticking at 26-percent open due to a fractured speed-control cable. No recall has been issued as of yet. For […]
Another Alcohol-Related Lawsuit Filed
A lawsuit has been filed against bar owner, Yassine Enterprises, by the family of a young woman who was severely injured in a vehicle-pedestrian collision. The family alleged in its lawsuit that the two bars owned by the company over served alcohol to the 22-year-old driver of the vehicle at fault. According to investigators, the […]
Parents of son killed by drunk driver sue Golf Club for $3 million
The parents of Frederick S. “Joe” Kareta III, who was run over and killed while checking the mail at his aunt’s home in New York have sued the driver of the car that struck him and the golf club where they allege the driver had been drinking alcohol. Claiming $3 million in damages, Kareta’s parents, […]
Waitress leaves Gold Club intoxicated and dies; her parents sue
In August, Ashley Hollyfield, a mother of two and former Gold Club employee, was killed while driving home intoxicated after leaving the exotic dancing establishment. On Sept. 30, her parents, Duane and Susan Willis, filed suit against Fannett Entertainment, doing business as Gold Club, in court. Hollyfield’s minor children are also listed as plaintiffs in […]
Deputy’s Negligence Leads to Settlement
According to a Rochester, NY ruling, Deputy John DiDomenico was negligent when he rear-ended a car in stop-and-go traffic in 2004 while responding to a burglary call. DiDomenico was driving below the speed limit without engaging his lights or siren, and smashed into the another car when he became distracted by his computer. Yasmin Kabir, […]
Grandparents Awarded $3M
The California Courts have awarded a grandmother $3 million in a wrongful death suit stemming from a 2010 car accident. The traumatic accident occurred when an 81-year-old woman driving a Hyundai made an unsafe turn at an estimated 50 mph and collided into the center median, turning head-on into a Mazda holding two grandparents and […]
Trucker Awarded $10M After Fall in Wal-Mart
A Colorado jury awarded a truck driver $ 10 million for injuries she experienced after a fall in a metro-Denver Wal-Mart parking lot. While making a store delivery, Holly Averty slipped on grease and ice near the truck ramp, according to ABC of Denver . Averty injured her back, requiring three surgeries and medical bills of almost […]
Ford Motors Settles for $73 Million
A California jury ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay $73 million to two people who were injured, and to one family of a person who was killed, in a van rollover accident. On April 9, 2004, a 15-passenger Econoline van was transporting the Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church musical youth group when the tread on the […]
TV Star Awarded $156,000 by Georgia Court
The actor-husband of Valerie Harper, better known as Rhoda Morgenstern on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Rhoda” in the 1970s, has been awarded $156,000 in a Georgia court this week. The case began in 2008 when Harper’s husband, Tony Cacciotti, tried to enter a car driven by a volunteer at the Atlanta Jewish Film […]
Semi Truck Company Settles for $5.6M
A 25-year-old man hit by a tractor-trailer carrying an oversized load through North Georgia won a settlement for $5.6 million. A Peterbilt tractor and the plaintiff collided on the afternoon of April 19, 2006 on Georgia Highway 53 near Marble Hill. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff fractured his hip and a lower leg. […]
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