Former regulators hired by Toyota Motor Corp. helped end at least four U.S. investigations of unintended acceleration by company vehicles in the last decade, warding off possible recalls, court and government records show. Christopher Tinto, vice president of regulatory affairs in Toyota’s Washington office, and Christopher Santucci, who works for…
Four Toyota Motor Corp. units were named as defendants in a racketeering lawsuit that claims the companies collaborated to sell cars they knew were unsafe. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 8 in federal court in Covington, Kentucky, targets Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., as well units that produce…
Legal expenses and damages could add billions to Toyota’s recall costs, with dozens of suits pending over injuries and deaths and at least 30 seeking class-action status over lost use of vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp.’s massive recalls for acceleration and braking problems are creating a huge legal liability for the…
Two defibrillator brands made by Boston Scientific Corp. have a design flaw that can result in the devices delivering potentially life-threatening shocks to the hearts of patients, authors of a medical journal article say. The defect can cause the Cognis and Teligen brand defibrillators to deliver the shocks when they…
A Jefferson County jury has found Christus St. Mary Hospital negligent in its treatment of a 41-year-old woman who died of a heart attack within hours of an emergency room visit. In the verdict, filed Jan. 21, the jury found that the Port Arthur hospital along with Dr. Michael Peterson…
Toyota said that its dealers are working overtime to fix sticking gas pedals on some 2.1 million recalled vehicles at a rate of 50,000 per day and have so far repaired 225,000 cars. Toyota recalled 3.8 million vehicles last fall to repair what it called floor-mat “entrapment” of the gas…
The parents and daughter of a man killed in a car crash have sued the bar that allegedly sold alcohol to the driver who was not only drunk, but also underage. Michael Slay Chapman died on Nov. 27 when the vehicle in which he was riding was struck by a…
A Texas attorney is moving at full speed with a proposed class action against Toyota over accidents allegedly caused by stuck gas pedals, even as the automaker announced it has a remedy to put the brakes on the problem. Representing Corpus Christi residents Sylvia and Albert Pena III and others…
Bayer Healthcare Corp. clearly stated its oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz contained possible side effects, the pills’ maker said in response to lawsuits. More than 50 women in Indianapolis have filed suit against the company, joining dozens of women nationwide who allege the birth control pills caused heart attacks, strokes,…
As she walked toward the supervisor’s office, Tyson Foods employee Gwendolyn Miles says she slipped on a wet floor and fell. Miles claims a leak in the roof caused the floor to become a hazardous condition. Miles filed a personal injury lawsuit against Tyson Foods Inc. on Feb. 2 in…