Warning! Defective Airbags Linked to Accident Fatalities
Posted July 28th, 2016 by Anthony Carbone, PC.
Categories: Personal Injury.
It seems somewhat ironic that safety devices can have an opposite effect. Such is the case with certain defective airbags. If your car is equipped with a Takata airbag in particular, you should really pay attention. These defective airbags have been linked to accident fatalities. How do you know if your car is equipped with […]
Read MoreWhy You Should Actually Pay Attention to Product Recalls
Posted July 7th, 2016 by Anthony Carbone, PC.
Categories: Personal Injury.
There’s a reason for product recalls. Although they may be issued for a variety of reasons, product recalls have a common theme. They are designed to prevent accidents. In some cases, a product may be deemed dangerous because it has resulted in someone’s death. Take the recent product recall issued by IKEA. It concerns dressers […]
Read MoreRental Car Agencies Must Fix Recall on Vehicles
Posted June 20th, 2016 by Anthony Carbone, PC.
Categories: Auto Accidents.
It seems like more and more vehicles are being recalled these days. From the GM ignition switch issues to Takata airbag recalls, it seems like every day another recall is announced. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were up to 900 vehicle recalls affecting 51 million vehicles nationwide in 2014. When you […]
Read MoreThe Latest Safety Recall Notice Actually Sounds Scary
Posted May 26th, 2016 by Anthony Carbone, PC.
Categories: Personal Injury.
Recall notices all have a purpose. Manufacturers recall products for safety reasons. Sometimes, the warnings do not seem so worrisome. Not necessarily the case when a car manufacturer implores you NOT to drive your vehicle AT ALL. Sounds pretty scary. In case you missed it, recent news reports indicated that Subaru warned certain drivers to […]
Read MoreNJ files lawsuit against Volkswagen for cheating emissions tests
Posted February 8th, 2016 by Anthony Carbone, PC.
Categories: Personal Injury.
Did you buy a Volkswagen recently in New Jersey? Watch out, it may be defective. According to recent news reports, New Jersey authorities have filed a lawsuit against the German carmaker after it was revealed millions of diesel-fuled cars had software installed to cheat US emissions tests. According to the suit, more than 17,000 vehicles […]
Read MoreWhy your Volkswagen is making you sick
Posted November 9th, 2015 by Anthony Carbone, PC.
Categories: Personal Injury.
Earlier this fall, we all learned the Volkswagen had installed a bit of software into its “CleanDiesel” vehicles in an effort to avoid the federal emission regulations. So instead of having a clean vehicle like you were promised, a “CleanDiesel” vehicle are actually emitting nitrous oxide gases of up to 40 times the standard limit, […]
Read MoreDid you take Xarelto? You better read this.
Posted November 5th, 2014 by Anthony Carbone, PC.
Categories: Personal Injury.
When the doctor prescribes medicine to us, we expect that the drugs will help us stay healthy. But what happens when the prescription has the opposite effect? In October, drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson had recalled approximately 13,500 bottles of the drug Xarelto after it was discovered the blood thinner had been contaminated. The recall […]
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