Personal Injury Q and A

KTM North America Inc. is recalling its defective motorcycles made for off-road use because of a front fork failure, according to a consumer safety alert issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The front fork inner tube on the off-road motorcycles can crack and separate from the front fork axle posing a risk of [...]

Jose A. Rodriguez, 21, of East Wenatchee, suffered critical personal injuries in a Seattle ATV accident on April 27, 2009, the Wenatchee World reports. Rodriguez was knocked unconscious after falling off a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle in East Wenatchee. He was apparently driving in the 400 block of North Perry Avenue on his way to change [...]

Question: I have a 99 GMC Sierra and the emergency brake hasn't worked for some time. Is there any way I can have GM repair this or do I have to just eat the cost of repair myself? Answer: First go to your GMC dealer and ask them to evaluate the problem and fix it [...]

Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling about 170,000 of its 2001-2003 Elantras and 2003 Tiburons because of a problem with these defective cars front control arm. This recall involves vehicles sold or registered in 20 states and the District of Columbia. According to an article in Consumeraffairs.com, salt used to de-ice roads may result in internal [...]

Question: Hi, I was just reading the article you posted for all GM recalls on vehicles between 1997-2003 posted on 04/14/09... I did have a Chevy S-10 that caught on fire last year, the reason for the fire was undetermined, and the vehicle was running when it caught on fire. We did run away and [...]

Bisnar | Chase is spearheading a $350-million car product defect class action lawsuit against General Motors on behalf of Texas law firm, Heard, Robins, Cloud and Lubel, which alleges that the auto maker installed defective emergency brakes in several models of GM trucks and sport utility vehicles. According to a press release, the Houston car [...]