Pennsylvania’s texting ban tough to enforce
About a month after the state of Pennsylvania passed a law prohibiting drivers from sending and receiving text messages, some state law enforcement officials say they are having a difficult time enforcing the traffic safety regulation. Throughout the state, law enforcement officers have issued 37 citations for violation of the law since it took effect. … read more
Distracted Driving Summit tells motorists to pay attention
The state of Texas is holding a Distracted Driving Summit in an effort to provide drivers with safety information regarding to distracted driving practices and reduce the number of distracted drivers on the state’s roadways. The Summit is the result of a joint effort between private businesses, the Shriners Hospital for Children and the Texas… read more
Michelin recalls 77,000 tires due to blowout risk
Michelin North America Incorporated, at the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has issued a voluntary recall for more than 77,000 bus tires distributed under three different model numbers. The tires affected by this recall were manufactured at a plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina between 2005 and 2011. This recall has been issued… read more
Steering control defect prompts Terrastar truck recall
Navistar incorporated, in response to a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has issued a voluntary recall for more than 230 of its International Terrastar trucks. These vehicles, manufactured between August 2011 and November 2011, have been equipped with a Sheppard M83 Steering Gear. These gears, bearing feature code 05PSN, may have been… read more
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Defeats Summary Judgment in Significant Pain Pump Case.
On April 18, 20012, Judge William Martinez, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, denied defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment in the case of Pritchett v. I-Flow, and ordered that the matter will proceed to trial on plaintiff’s claims for negligence, strict product liability, fraud and negligent misrepresentation. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP… read more
FDA Says Fish Affected By Oil Spill Don’t Pose Safety Risk
On the heels of an oil spill that many people feared would cause long term damage to the environment, the Food and Drug Administration has said that consumers shouldn’t worry about the safety of fish currently on the market. Consumers have recently grown concerned about the issue following the release photos which showed fish from… read more
NHTSA To Hold Meeting to Discuss Electric Car Battery Safety
Potential defects surrounding electric car batteries have caused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to convene a summit designed to look into the safety of such components. This summit will take place in Washington on May 18. Announced today by the NHTSA, the meeting aims to bring together representatives from the automotive industries and battery… read more
FDA Issues Follow Up Warning About Brilliant Blue G Drug
Reports of eye infections have prompted the Food and Drug Administration to offer a follow-up warning on a drug that they began alerting consumers about just over a month ago. On March 19, The FDA warned physicians to immediately cease using a drug known as Brilliant Blue G, which may be administered during eye surgery. … read more
Trucking Mentors Program Educates Teens on Big Rig Safety
A non-profit organization dedicated to educating children about trucker safety is expanding its purview. Trucker Buddy International has announced a program wherein truckers will be paired up with high schools in an effort to teach students at those high schools the importance of big rig safety. This program is going to be called Trucking Mentors…. read more
NHTSA Hopes New Program Will Eradicate Traffic Fatalities
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other highway safety organizations are hoping that technology combined with new policies can make automobile accidents a thing of the past. This incredibly ambitious goal actually has a name, and that name is Toward Zero Deaths, or TZD. Using data from across the country in order to aid… read more
FDA Wants Oversight of Nanotech in Food and Cosmetics
You know you’re living in an era of widespread technological innovation when the Food and Drug Administration is instituting new rules regarding the advancement of nanotechnology. Today, the FDA has issued draft guidance meant to govern how cosmetics companies and food producers implement nanotech. Nanotechnology, for those that are unaware, is a fabricated material that… read more
Virtual reality simulates texting dangers for teen drivers
Traffic safety advocates are hoping to combat the distracted driving dangers posed by handheld communication technology with another high tech innovation: virtual reality. The Peer Education Summit on Distracted Driving is attempting to instruct high school students on the risks posed by sending text messages while behind the wheel of a moving automobile, by inviting… read more
