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Deaths from Tractor Trailer Accidents Reach Highest Level in Almost 30 Years
A new blog post from attorney David Brose examines the basics of initiating truck accident litigation, in the wake of recent NHTSA statistics.
Drivers Beware: Toyota, Ford Recall 2.7 Million Vehicles with Deadly Takata Airbags
This week, two major automakers recalled nearly 2.7 million vehicles equipped with the deadly airbags, adding to what was already the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.
Examining Defects in Cars’ Fuel Systems
This blog post examines a few of the most common fuel system defects that we’ve identified in our practice of over 25 years working with this type of case.
Defective Front Seats in Cars Lead to Catastrophic Injuries
The seatbacks for front occupants play a vital safety role in rear-end crashes, similar to seatbelts and airbags in frontal crashes. Seatback failures commonly occur because the seats are constructed with weak materials.
Why Vehicle Roofs Collapse in Rollover Crashes
On July 1, 2016, our law firm’s client was driving a 2004 Mercury Mountaineer in Benton County, Missouri. The vehicle traveled through an intersection and off the roadway, overturning once before coming to rest on its wheels. During the rollover, the roof over the driver’s occupant compartment area crushed inward and struck our client, causing a severe spinal cord injury and rendering her a quadriplegic.
AAJ Issues Statement on SCOTUS Decision Harmful to Workers’ Rights
The recent decision in the U.S. Supreme Court in Epic Systems v. Lewis, Ernst & Young v. Morris, and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. Murphy Oil, is one that the AAJ has highlighted as one particularly damaging to workers, forcing citizens away from the civil justice system and into forced arbitration.