2011

An automobile manufacturers trade group is urging the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to launch a safety campaign to educate parents and caregivers on the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles, report news sources. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has asked the NHTSA to allocate up to $7 million of $124 million of unused… read more

According to news sources, elder abuse in the U.S. is on the rise, leading to more Americans 65 years of age and older being abused mentally and physically, financially exploited, and neglected. Approximately five million elderly people may suffer abuse in some form of abuse annually, estimates the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder… read more

The mother of a blind man killed after falling between cars of Los Angeles’s Metro Blue Line train—having mistaken the gap between cars for a door—was awarded $17 million in a the wrongful death lawsuit, report news sources. The Los Angeles jury unanimously decided that Metro was negligent in the death of 48-year-old Cameron Cuthbertson,… read more

A recent survey found that about 60 percent of individuals in favor of a federal law that sets minimum standards for state graduated driver licensing and that support of the law corresponds to unfavorable opinions of teenage driving ability, report news sources. The survey of 1000 American adults, sponsored by an auto insurer, showed that… read more

The Los Angeles Times has reported on the record $17 million Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP verdict. Here is the Los Angeles Times article concerning the recently decided wrongful death suit of Cuthbertson v. LACMTA. A Los Angeles jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a blind man who died after he… read more

Brian Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP has another successful verdict!.The following was taken from Business Wire. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Announces Record $17 Million Verdict against Los Angeles County for the Death of a Blind Man Killed by a Metro Train Cuthbertson v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency On… read more

In a press release, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in conjunction with Swix Sport USA, announced the voluntary recall of Uvex Funride Ski Helmets because they pose a potential head injury hazard. The company is recalling approximately 800 units of the helmets because it has been determined that they provide insufficient… read more

ITR USA Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain Negotiator Commercial H/T tires, sizes LT265/75R16 and LT235/85R16, produced from April 2009 through May 2011 by China-based Shandong Yongtai Chemical Group Co. Ltd. Potentially, 51,003 units will be affected. According to a recall notice issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation, “Some… read more

Lawrenceville, Georgia-based Flying Food Group is recalling about 204 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken prepared for Starbucks coffee shops in Georgia (GA) and Alabama (AL). The chicken used in some of Starbucks’s “bistro box” meals may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said on Tuesday. The… read more

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court by Brian Panish on behalf of Michael Jackson’s surviving family.  The claim alleges that concert promoter AEG Live should be held liable for their role in the singer’s death. Although Dr. Conrad Murray is at the center of criminal proceedings, the civil… read more