Monday, November 23, 2020
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Orders Recall Of 7 Million GM Motor Vehicles Due To Dangerous Airbags
Posted in Product Liability
Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a major US recall affecting 7 million General Motors (GM) pickups and SUV’s worldwide. The recall targets GM motor vehicles equipped with defective airbag inflators which have caused explosions and personal injury. In one motor vehicle incident in September of 2013, one of the airbags manufactured by…
Monday, November 2, 2020
New Precedent In Veterinary Negligence
Posted in Dog Bites
Last week, the New York Court of Appeals created new precedent in animal bite cases, modifying the requirements to prove liability in veterinary negligence cases involving animal attacks. In Hewitt v. Palmer Veterinary Clinic, PC, decided on October 22, 2020, the Court of Appeals determined that due to the knowledge that veterinarians and their support…
