Blog Posts in April, 2014

GM's airbag manufacturer knew defects could cause car crash

Continental Automotive Systems, the airbag manufacturer that made the airbags in General Motors automobiles, is a defendant in the litigation involving the GM ignition-switch defect. Continental is being blamed for contributing to GM safety issues because its airbags are said to disarm when the ignition switch is turned off. The GM ignition switch recall has affected 2.6 million motor vehicles and ...

2 Massachusetts workmen fatally injured on the job

Workplace safety investigators are currently looking into an accident that resulted in the death of two Massachusetts men. The men had been performing their job duties on behalf of a utility company when they were fatally injured on the job. The men were in an aerial lift, which had been attached to their truck, when the entire assembly toppled over. The weight of the lift caused the truck to flip ...

Woman faces DUI manslaughter charge after car accident death

A Massachusetts woman has been arrested and charged in the death of a 7-year-old pedestrian. Allegedly, the woman was driving under the influence of alcohol last November, when her vehicle was involved in a car accident with a parked car and the young pedestrian. The collision caused her car to fly over a curb, crash into a fire hydrant and hit the little girl. The allegedly drunk driver was taken ...

2 injuries and 1 death in Massachusetts car crash

One injury and one death have been reported in a Massachusetts car crash. According to authorities, the car crash happened at approximately 5:45 p.m. in Hanover, and it involved four different vehicles. The tragedy will impact the parties involved for the rest of their lives, especially the family of the victim who died. The two injuries and the death happened to individuals in two of the vehicles ...