Blog Posts in September, 2014

The majority of people believe that driving ultra-fast cars means that owners of Porsche or Camaro vehicles are more likely to be pulled over for a speeding ticket. This is a misperception however, because speeding depends on the driver rather than ...

Something very interesting is happening in the auto manufacturing landscape. The juggernauts of auto manufacturing are rapidly losing ground to the faster, smaller and more innovative companies such as Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors is a Palo Alto, ...

A legal battle involving a June 2011 accident in which a truck collided with an Amtrak passenger may soon be coming to an end. On September 17, 2014, a federal grand jury in Reno, Nevada awarded $5 million to Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad for the ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated an investigation into Dodge Caravan minivans produced by Chrysler Group LLC. The NHTSA announced the investigation on September 9, 2014. The NHTSA launched an investigation ...

The litigation over AstraZeneca’s Type 2 diabetes medication Byetta is still ongoing. The biopharmaceutical drug giant reported that there are 400 Byetta lawsuits pending in state and federal courts across the United States. Patients who have been ...

Several conflicting studies have questioned the safety and effectiveness of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Reports of heart disease, heat attacks and other negative side effects have caused increased scrutiny into TRT. In response to claims ...

On September 4, 2014, Michigan State Attorney General William Schuette announced that Michigan was heading an executive committee of 45 state attorney generals who are investigating the General Motors (GM) ignition switch defect recall debacle of ...