Firm News
Welcome to The Cooper Firm's News page. The purpose of this section is to provide you with recent safety issues and news items. We will also be using this section to provide you information and news about the firm.
3/9/10
Safety Alert:
Toyota Troubles - Class Action
Approximately 89 class-action lawsuits have been filed against Toyota in connection with the massive recalls. Toyota owners are suing the manufacture claiming that the recalls have decreased the value of their vehicles, as evidenced by Kelly Blue Book’s decision to lower the resale value of Toyotas an average of 3.5 percent. In some of the lawsuits, Toyota owners seek additional damages because they're afraid to drive what they call "defective and dangerous" cars, while others claim insurance premiums will likely go up.
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3/3/10
Safety Alert:
Toyota Troubles Continue
The witness chairs in the House hearing chambers hadn’t even cooled, when Toyota owners who dutifully took their vehicles into the dealership for a pedal fix were reporting more sudden acceleration incidents to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.On February 24, the president of Toyota Motor Corporation, Akio Toyoda, raised his right hand before an investigative congressional oversight committee and swore: “I’m absolutely confident that there is no problem with the design of the ETC system.”
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3/2/10
Safety Alert:
GM Recalls Chevrolet and Pontiac Models
General Motors has recalled 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac models in North America for power steering failures that are tied to 14 crashes and one injury in the United States, the company said Tuesday.
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2/2/10
Safety Alert:
2010 Most Dangerous Vehicles
The way a car handles itself during a crash determines much about the severity of the occupants' injuries. Some cars hold up better than others: Tiny cars and low-level sedans are especially at risk, according to crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Bigger cars, because of their mass, generally fare better in tests — but may be more likely to roll.
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1/28/10
Safety Alert:
Toyota Recall
The number of Toyotas being recalled now tops 5.3 million vehicles, some of them are among America's most popular cars. Here is what Toyota owners need to know as the carmaker scrambles to find a fix for the problem.
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1/22/10
Safety Alert:
Fingertip Amputations Prompt Stroller Recall
About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at Wal-Mart, Target and other major retailers are being recalled after some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products.
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1/21/10
Safety Alert:
Runaway Toyotas as 2.3 Million Cars Recalled
Toyota, which launched the largest auto recall in U.S. history last fall after incidents of random acceleration resulting in fatalities, has just announced an additional recall of 2.3 million vehicles to correct sticking accelerator pedals. The recall was announced late Thursday afternoon, after ABC News informed the company that the latest in a long series of ABC News investigative reports into sudden unexplained acceleration in Toyotas was about to air.
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1/20/10
Safety Alert:
600,000 cribs recalled
The death of a 6-month old child prompted the recall Tuesday of about 635,000 cribs sold by Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart and other stores.The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 20 models of Dorel Asia cribs with both drop sides and fixed front rails.Some of the Chinese- and Vietnamese-made cribs were recalled because their drop sides can detach, creating a space where a child can be trapped and suffocate or strangle.
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1/11/10
Victim of Medical Wrongdoing?
How many hoops should you have to jump through to get justice? It's a fair question that many people struggle with. Yesterday, the CEO of a Georgia medical services company suggested - in an opinion piece submitted to a GA newspaper - that to be sure that Georgians who have been harmed by negligent medical care are worthy of justice we should subject them to one more hoop. Not coincidentally, it's a hoop that benefits only medical professionals and insurance companies – the only two interest groups that profit when injured patients are prevented from securing justice.
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