In addition to Toyota’s recall of 2.3 million vehicles (see our January 22, 2010 blog), the company has now suspended sale of sales of all models affected: 2009-2010 RAV4 2009-2010 Corolla 2009-2010 Matrix 2005-2010 Avalon Certain 2007-2010 Camry 2010 Highlander, except hybrid models 2007-2010 Tundra, 2008-2010 Sequoia The company claims that it has taken this […]
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On an early spring day not too many years ago, a friend was playing outfield in a corporate softball game. The ball was hit, and my friend scrambled backwards to snag it. He caught the ball, but lost his footing and fell backwards, hitting his head against the hard-packed earth. When he came to after
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In an effort to curb distracted driving and make roads safe for everyone, the U.S. Department of Transportation today made it clear that texting while driving is illegal for drivers of commercial vehicles, including large trucks and buses. Violators could face both civil and criminal penalties of up to $2,750.00. The announcement cited Virginia Tech
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Making the decision to find a care facility for a loved one is difficult and emotionally charged. We would like to think that all nursing homes are clean, caring, and compassionate places. Many are not. There are many tools you can use to try to find a good fit for your family member. While we
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On Saturday, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) awarded a Fundraising Achievement Award to Thomas Henson, Jr. The Tour de Cure is a two-day fundraising cycling event held in 43 states nationwide to help the ADA prevent and cure diabetes…and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. In 2009, 40,000 cyclists in 80
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Some popular brands of salami and other packaged Italian meats have been recalled due to risk of salmonella contamination. The FDA categorizes this as a Class I Recall… Health Risk = High. The recall is in effect in 8 states, including North Carolina. At least 184 people have been sickened from these products, and 35
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Rocky Mount resident Tyler Strandberg has a problem. In the past three years, she had wrecked and totaled three cars. The last one was borrowed from her grandma. Tyler’s father, Buckley Strandberg, worries about her…but admits to having the same problem. He frequently drives impaired. At this point, you have probably come to your own
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After a long “investigation,” Toyota has finally announced that a recall of about 2.3 million Toyotas that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says pose a serious safety issue. According to the NHTSA website, the problem is that “the accelerator pedal may become hard to depress, slow to return to idle, or, in the
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Reducing the number of sports-related head injuries remains a goal and a passion for the lawyers at HensonFuerst. I recently ran across this list of the sports with the highest number of head injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2008 (as reported by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission). We urge all parents
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Medication errors cause at least one death every day, and injure approximately 1.3 million people annually in the United States, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A new alert system designed to inform hospital and health system pharmacists, physicians and nurses of dangerous or life-threatening medication errors hopes to reduce such errors. For more
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