Auto Defects’
Deadly Accident Brings Attention to 15-Passenger Van Risks
Friday, October 8th, 2010
A devastating 15-passenger van accident last week is once again underscoring to Houston product liability lawyers the dangers of these vehicles.
The accident occurred in New York, and involved a van that was carrying members of a Bronx church to a religious event. According to news reports, the left rear tire of the van blew out, causing the van to flip over. Several of the passengers were ejected, and six of them sustained fatal injuries.
Consumer safety groups like Public Citizen have once again raised questions about the fact that these vans are still operating on our roads in spite of...
Texas Tire Dealer Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Friday, August 27th, 2010
A tire dealer is named in a wrongful death lawsuit arising out of a fatal hydroplaning accident in Texas in 2009. The victim had just purchased two new tires for the front of her Chrysler Sebring. The rear tires remained worn out. As she was driving during a rainstorm, she lost control of her car, and crashed into a school bus.
Her children claim in the lawsuit that the tire dealer, South Gateway Tire Company should have warned her that having two new tires installed in the front and leaving the rear tires unchanged, could increase the risk of an...
