Automobile Accidents

• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds $55 Million Punitive Damages Award Against Ford On Explorer Rollover Case

  Brett Emison | December 01, 2009 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The San Francisco Chronicle has reported that the United States Supreme Court rejected Ford Motor Co.'s appeal of a $55 million punitive damages award to a California woman paralyzed when where Ford...

• Another Toyota Recall: Company Recalls 110,000 Pickups For Corrosion Problems

  Brett Emison | November 25, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Detroit Free Press has reported that Toyota will recall more than 100,000 of its popular pickup trucks amid corrosion concerns on the trucks' frame. Toyota Motor Sales USA is recalling...

• Toyota Sudden Acceleration: Safety Experts Want Toyota Recall Expanded

  Brett Emison | November 28, 2009 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  WSMV is reporting that safety advocates want the Toyota sudden acceleration recall expanded. ____________________________________________________________ Car safety advocates say Toyota's...

• Toyota Finally Ready To Expand Acceleration Recall?

  Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  ConsumerAffairs.com is reporting that Toyota may finally be ready to expand its sudden acceleration recall beyond floor...

• Will Toyota Finally Fix Its Accelerator Problem?

  Brett Emison | November 15, 2009 10:45 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  There are reports that Toyota may issue a massive recall to fix the sudden acceleration problem that has been plaguing its vehicles for more than five...

• Rear-End Collision - Who is at Fault?

  Staff Writer | February 01, 2006 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  If you rear-end another vehicle can you maintain a viable claim against that driver? Recently, a prospective client contacted me with this question. In that case, driver 1's car stopped running and was stationary in the right hand lane of traffic on a bridge. Driver 2, was an SUV that failed to stop in time and struck Driver 1. Driver 3 (prospective client) was in a small car behind the SUV...

• Toyota Acceleration Problem Widespread

  Brett Emison | November 12, 2009 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Toyota says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has thoroughly investigated the sudden acceleration problem. However, reports show that NHTSA has received reports of only 100...

• Ford Recalls 16 Million Vehicles

  Brett Emison | October 14, 2009 12:27 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Ford Motor Company has recalled 16 million vehicles because of the risk of car fires from a faulty switch. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this was the eighth recall,...

• NHTSA Considers Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall For Fuel Tank Defect

  Brett Emison | November 11, 2009 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  In the wake of Ford's recall of 16 million vehicles for a potentially deadly fire defect and Toyota's recall for sudden acceleration problems, reports indicate that a Jeep recall may be next. NHTSA...

• Police Car Accident Lawsuit Settled For $3M

  Staff Writer | January 18, 2006 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The city of Grandview has agreed to pay nearly $3 million to the family of an Overland Park teen who was injured when broadsided by a city police car that went through a red light while chasing a stolen car in Leawood, Kansas.Emma Rothbrust was a passenger in the car broadsided by officer Brian Blessing in November 2004. She was unable to walk until spring 2005, and according to her father:the...