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Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Pedestrian in Arizona.

Posted on: March 21, 2018. Category: Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, News, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Safety

A woman was killed after a self-driving Uber car struck her. The woman was crossing the street outside of the marked crosswalk. Reports say that the self-driving Uber car was traveling 40 mph when it struck the woman. The car was in self-driving mode but had a safety driver. The safety driver is a person who is supposed to step in and manually drive the...

Amazon Recalls their AmazonBasics Portable Chargers due to a Potential Burn Risk

Posted on: March 20, 2018. Category: Product Liability, Safety

Amazon has recalled their AmazonBasics portable chargers due to a potential burn risk. The recall involves 260,000 portable chargers sold by Amazon from December 2014-July 2017. They ranged in price from $9.00 to $40.00. Six versions of the portable charger are involved in the recall: 16,100 mAh; 10,000 mAh; 5,600 mAh; 2,000 mAh...

Fatal Accident in Pine Township Involving Two Tractor-Trailers and Two Pickup Trucks.

Posted on: March 15, 2018. Category: Car Accidents, Truck Accidents

A man was killed after a tractor-trailer hauling log equipment crashed into his pickup truck in Pine Township. The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. on Gibsonia Road at Karring Drive. Reports say that a tractor-trailer, hauling log equipment, crashed into the back of a flatbed truck and then crashed into the victim’s pickup truck. That flatbed truck...

KitchenAid Recalls 40,000 Electric Kettles due to Defective Handles.

Posted on: March 15, 2018. Category: Product Liability

KitchenAid has recalled 40,000 of their electric kettles due to a defective handle. The handle can loosen and separate from the kettle causing the hot contents inside to spill. The handle defect presents a burn risk for those using the electric kettle. KitchenAid’s manufacturer, Whirlpool, is advising all consumers...

Increase in Injuries at Trampoline Parks

Posted on: March 9, 2018. Category: Premises Liability

With an increase in injuries at trampoline parks, it is important to understand the dangers these parks can possess and what you can do to help ensure your loved one’s safety. Each year, emergency rooms see roughly 100,000 trampoline injures that occurred at home or at a trampoline park, according to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance...

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