Audi Q7 Recalled for Seats
Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 19,205 2017-MY Audi Q7 SUVs because the third-row seat backs may not remain in position during a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.
The recall covers Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured from Aug. 30, 2015, to July 10 of this year. The third-row seat backs may move forward...
Uphold veto on 9/11 lawsuits: Our view
The urge to find justice for the families of 9/11 victims is so strong that it’s hard to stand in the way of anything that seems to help them.
That emotional appeal persuaded Congress, which is normally bitterly divided, to pass a measure that its bipartisan supporters said would ease the way for those families to sue
Give 9/11 families a legal avenue: Opposing view
The Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to override the president’s veto of our bill, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). As the authors of this legislation and firm believers in its purpose, we believe the Senate should confidently vote to override the veto.
JASTA was written for one main purpose: to clarify...
Sun recalls more product, this time from plant in Hungary
Sun Pharmaceutical, which has been dealing with FDA concerns over plants in India, is now recalling more than 12,000 bottles of a beta blocker made at a plant in Hungary.
According to the most recent FDA Enforcement Report, Sun is recalling 12,109 bottles of Carvedilol tablets manufactured at its Alkaloida Chemical site...
FDA closes SM Fish; Listeria at facility matches sick people
Federal officials have effectively closed down a New York company after repeatedly finding Listeria in its food production plant, reporting that one of the seven strains of the pathogen in the facility genetically matches infections in at least four people.
The Food and Drug Administration has suspended the food facility registration of SM Fish Corp....
Volkswagen Shareholders Seek $9.2 Billion Over Diesel Scandal
A German court has been flooded with new lawsuits against Volkswagen from investors who say they lost billions as the value of the carmaker’s shares plunged after its diesel emissions scandal.
The surge could add to the company’s financial woes as it deals with the fallout from...
Blue Bell recalls ice cream for Listeria; blames supplier
Within days of heralding their products’ return to grocery stores in three states, officials with Blue Bell Creameries LP quietly recalled two flavors of cookie dough ice cream from 10 states because of Listeria concerns.
Discovered to have had Listeria monocytogenes problems at its production facilities in recent years, Blue Bell remains under federal investigation...
Racial Bias Among Jurors at Heart of Supreme Court Case
Things got ugly during jury deliberations in a 2010 sexual assault trial in Colorado.
“I think he did it because he’s Mexican, and Mexican men take whatever they want,” a juror said of the defendant.
The juror, identified in court papers as H. C.,...
U.S. Signals Backing for Self-Driving Cars
Federal auto safety regulators on Monday made it official: They are betting the nation’s highways will be safer with more cars driven by machines and not people.
In long-awaited guidelines for the booming industry of automated vehicles, the Obama administration promised strong safety oversight, but sent...
Florida man sues Samsung, says Galaxy Note 7 exploded
Samsung Electronics Co ) was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket.
The lawsuit by Jonathan Strobel may be the first in the United States by a Samsung phone user against the South Korean company over a...
