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More Late Model Luxury Imports Are Being Recalled With the amount of news coverage being devoted to the emergence of the Coronavirus and to the 2020 elections, consumers may be unaware that over one-half million luxury imported SUVs and sedans are being recalled due to concerns that they are at risk of catching fire even though they were not involved in accidents. On February 27th, Kia announced it was recalling 140,000 of its 2013-2014 model year Optima midsize cars and…

In-Flight Passenger to Passenger Violence and Sexual Assault: The Skies Aren’t as Friendly as They Once Were – or as Safe Catastrophic commercial airplane crashes grab international headlines. Airplanes loaded with people left on tarmacs for hours because of a mechanical issue or weather problem are the stuff of media talking heads around the globe. What isn’t garnering the attention deserved is an alarming rise in the number of incidents of passenger on passenger harassment – and passenger on passenger…

Driving Dangers in the Supermarket Parking Lot: Serious Injuries and Fatalities Raise Questions about Store Parking Facilities A successful supermarket or other retailer has an understanding of the importance of providing patrons with an accessible parking lot. A retailer naturally wants its customers to be able to get into and out of its store with relative ease. On the other hand, a retailer typically has something of a mindset that a parking lot presents something of a dead space, at…

9 Former Fraternity Members Plead Guilty to Hazing March 2019 hazing at Miami (OH) University sent 1 pledge to hospital Nine members of the now-closed Delta Tau Delta fraternity chapter at Miami (OH) University have pled guilty to charges related to hazing stemming from a March 2019 that sent one pledge to a local hospital. All the guilty pleas were to a single charge of hazing which, under Ohio law, carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and…

Catastrophic San Diego Tour Bus Accident Kills Three, Injures Almost 20 On a rainy Saturday morning, catastrophe struck on I-15 in northern San Diego County. A horrific tour bus accident killed three passengers and injured almost 20 others. The exact cause of the accident has yet been disclosed, although some general facts are known. At 10:20, the tour bus was traveling on the rain-drenched I-15, just south of the State Route 76 exit. For reasons yet to be discerned, the…