National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Orders Recall Of 7 Million GM Motor Vehicles Due To Dangerous Airbags
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…
New Precedent In Veterinary Negligence
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 specialized knowledge that veterinarians and their…
NYPD’s Accepted Culture Of Reckless Driving In New York Costs Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Each Year
Statistics from the New York State DMV show that of the 2 million vehicles present and operating in New York City, over 9 thousand are police vehicles. Accounts of reckless driving by New York police department members have increased over the years. From 2013 through August 2019, the City of New York paid out $228…
