Legal News & Consumer Rights

BMW Gets More Time to Replace Faulty Driver’s Side Air Bags

Automakers are having a hard time keeping up with air bag recall replacements. Millions of vehicles have been recalled to replace potentially defective Takata air bag inflators that may explode upon deployment, causing serious and sometimes life-threatening injuries. But Takata has been unable to ke

By Steven Cohn

/ 10 May 2016

New Study Shows Some IVC Filters Tilt More Than Others

Though inferior vena cava (IVC) filters were designed to capture and dissipate blood clots before they can reach the lungs or the heart, they have been linked with a number of complications over the past few years. They look like little spiders, and their “legs”…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 9 May 2016

Early Olympus Duodenoscope Lawsuits Started in 2015

In March 2015, a woman filed an Olympus duodenoscope lawsuit in King County Superior Court, in Seattle, Washington, on behalf of her husband who suffered a life-threatening bacterial infection after going through a procedure in which doctors used the medical device. A few months later,…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 6 May 2016

DES Demanding Remedies from Saint Gobain for Water Contamination

On November 25, 2015, Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sent a letter to Mayor Borge of Hoosick Falls, New York, reiterating that PFOA water contamination had been discovered in the village of Hoosick Falls. She recommended that bottled water…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 4 May 2016

Town Meeting Reveals a Community Nervous About PFOA Contamination

On April 5, 2016, the people of Petersburgh, New York, had a town meeting to discuss the water contamination crisis in their community. It started in nearby Hoosick Falls, when samples collected from the public water supply in June 2015, were found to contain more…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 3 May 2016

Honda Offers Financial Aid to Dealerships Dealing with Recall Delays

It was back in January 2016 that we learned Takata was hoping to receive financial aid from automakers as it struggled to get through its air bag debacle. According to Bloomberg, Takata detailed its business outlook at a meeting in January, and hoped to gauge…

By Steven Cohn

/ 28 Apr 2016

Study Adds Evidence to Call for Sleep Apnea Screening in Truck Drivers

A new study has reported that sleep apnea in truck drivers can be particularly dangerous. According to a press release by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, truck drivers who fail to get treatment for obstructive sleep apnea “are a public safety threat on U.S.…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 21 Apr 2016

Was Honda Aware of a Takata Air Bag Design Defect as Far Back as 2009?

Reuters recently confirmed with Honda that the automaker requested a design change to Takata air bags back in 2009—long before the encompassing recalls that have occurred over the last year. According to a timeline of events created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),…

By Steven Cohn

/ 20 Apr 2016

Mack Trucks Recalls Over 20,000 Models Over Driveshaft Defect

On February 25, 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a safety recall affecting more than 20,000 Mack trucks. According to the alert, the recall has been implemented to replace a faulty cap nut on the driveshaft that may loosen prematurely, increasing risk…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 13 Apr 2016

Paralympian Gold Medalist Stephani Victor to Speak at Taylor Allderdice to Help End Distracted Driving

WHAT: Juniors and seniors at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School will be given a dose of reality Wednesday when it comes to the dangers of distracted driving. In observation of Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April, Paralympian Stephani Victor, the spokesperson for the Chaffin Luhana Foundatio

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 12 Apr 2016

VW Faces $3.57 Billion Lawsuit from Investors Worldwide

Volkswagen (VW) lawsuits are increasing in California, where they were consolidated last December in a multidistrict litigation. But the automaker’s problems don’t end in the United States. According to Money magazine, the company is facing an increasing number of lawsuits in its home country of…

By Steven Cohn

/ 11 Apr 2016

Paralympian Stephani Victor and Oak Glen Grad Eric Chaffin Bring Home Dynamic Message to End Distracted Driving

WHAT: The statistics are grim: motor vehicle accidents caused by distracted driving kill thousands of people and have injured more than 387,000. Texting, talking on a cell phone, and other distractions put everyone at risk – especially young drivers who are less experienced behind the…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 7 Apr 2016