ATV Deaths Top 15,000 Threshold in Latest Government Report
Federal officials concede that the death toll is an undercount. Fatalities involving some trail machines are not included.
Consumer Protection
Transportation Safety
Consumer Protection
Industries Turn to Bracewell Lobbyists to Scuttle Product Safety Rules
Business groups call on well-connected lobbying firm to help thwart unwanted federal standards. They have not been disappointed.
Consumer Protection
Dubious Record for Highway Safety Agency in Public Information Lawsuits
When sued for withholding records, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has fared poorly in court.
Consumer Protection
Apple Has Swatted Away Distracted Driving Lawsuits Without Much Trouble So Far
Garrett Wilhelm was chatting with the Facetime app on his Apple iPhone, police say, as he sped along an interstate highway northwest of Dallas on the day before Christmas in 2014. He crashed his SUV into a sedan carrying a young family, killing five-year-old Moriah Modisette and injuring her parents [...]
Transportation Safety
Deaths Mount From High-Speed Police Pursuits, Despite Calls to Restrict Them
Innocent bystanders and others are killed when police chase drivers at high speeds, often for minor infractions and in risky circumstances.
Labor
Law Puts Big Retailers on the Hook for Pay Owed to Truckers
For years, truck drivers hauling billions of dollars of clothing, appliances and other consumer goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have complained about rampant wage law violations by the trucking firms that hire them. The alleged abuses include failing to pay minimum wages and overtime. But [...]
Consumer Protection
A Lawyer’s Battle to Puncture Secrecy and Legal Misconduct by Goodyear
Attorney David Kurtz's suit for 4 crash victims morphed into a legal fight calling into question the integrity of America’s No. 1 tire maker.
Transportation Safety
Federal Regulators Deflated the Numbers on Tire-Related Crash Deaths, Then Took Victory Lap
Without explanation, officials eventually altered crash data, revealing a death toll more than 3 times higher than previously acknowledged.
Public Health
For Automakers Seeking Mileage Rollback, Trump Plan Too Much of a Good Thing
Car companies got more regulatory relief than they bargained for after they asked the administration to ease mileage requirements.
Consumer Protection
Safety Agency Nixes Tracking Deaths Involving ROVs
Despite mounting casualties from crashes of recreational off-highway vehicles, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has shot down a proposal to track injuries and deaths involving the popular trail machines.