| Oct 22 |
Toyota recalls over brakes, accelerator failures may mandate defective products lawsuits
At this rate, Toyota will be recalling more cars than it continues to sell. It seems like whenever Toyota recalls cars over safety concerns, a slew of new Toyota TV ads run, urging people to buy the cars despite all the bad news. And people keep on buying, perhaps expecting a better deal due to the bad publicity and perhaps guessing the odds are in their favor. |
After Toyota recalled almost 10 million cars in recent months, you’d think that would have about covered the Japan-based automaker’s 
| Aug 07 |
Houston fails to get uninsured drivers off roads, and you pay the price
Some Texas cities are doing something about it — but Houston isn’t one of them. According to a report on KHOU Channel 11 News, more than 15,000 drivers annually for the past two years were ticketed in Houston for driving without car insurance — a legal offense. And some uninsured drivers were ticketed repeatedly. In fact, more than 100 people got ticketed five times for the same offense. |
Why is it so hard to collect a car accident insurance claim, even when you weren’t at fault? Because insurance companies are stingy–and are getting even stingier due to uninsured motorists on the road. When an uninsured driver is at fault in a car accident, then the claim goes to the innocent driver’s insurer, who doesn’t want to pay. And that’s a huge problem.| Jul 17 |
Cruise ship accidents, deaths prompt new laws
A cruise, after all, is supposed to be about fun. Yet from murder, robbery and sexual assault to food poisoning, medical maladies and slip and fall accidents, a cruise ship can be a risky place. That’s why new legislation is being proposed in Washington, D.C. to enhance cruise ship safety and accountability. Introduced by Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 would require cruise lines to report on-board crime allegations to the FBI and the U.S. Coast Guard. |
Today’s news that a man is charged with killing his wife on a cruise ship off the coast of Mexico is a grim reminder that cruise ship passengers are far more vulnerable than cruise lines’ carefree and romanticized marketing suggests.