Category: Product Liability
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Texas Jury Delivers $124.5 Million Verdict against Audi in Seat Back Failure Case
A Texas jury recently ordered the Volkswagen-owned car manufacturer Audi to pay $124.5 million to a boy who was left with brain damage after his seat collapsed during a 2012 rear-end collision. Auto safety experts say this isn’t an isolated incident and that similar seat back failures could pose dangers to children nationwide.
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Federal Regulators Begin Investigation into Ford F-150 Brake Failures
Federal regulators have opened an investigation into reports of brake failure in Ford F-150 pickup trucks, and as many as 420,000 vehicles could be affected, according to multiple news outlets. The investigation covers Ford F-150 pickups with 3.5-liter, six-cylinder engines from the 2013 and 2014 model years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Read More
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Declares All Hoverboards Unsafe
No hoverboard currently on the market can be considered safe, according to an alarming notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). After months of investigation into the safety hazards posed by hoverboards, the CPSC issued an official notice late in February. The agency’s letter contained new hoverboard safety standards for manufacturers, retailers, and importers; failure to follow the standards could result in Read More