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jgomez November 30, 2009
November 30, 2009 – The mayor of a small Arkansas town says the police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl has been fired for violating department policy — not for using the Taser but for failing to use the camera attached to it. Ozark Mayor Vernon McDaniel says Officer Dustin Bradshaw’s termination was effective Friday. The mayor says he received notice of Bradshaw’s firing on Monday morning. According to a police report, Bradshaw used the Taser on the girl on Nov. 11 after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance. The report says the girl’s …. »
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November 30, 2009 – The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” — better known as the Senate health care overhaul bill — is chock full of interesting but little publicized provisions affecting consumers. Sure, the bill is mainly a blueprint for overhauling the insurance system. But look closely and you’ll see a variety of items that would affect people from the cradle to old age — from breast pump use to retiree health benefits. It’s a congressional tradition, adding pet interests that otherwise might not pass to a big bill that at least will be put up for a vote. …. »
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November 30, 2009 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Toyota is recalling Model Year 2000-2003 Tundra vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Excessive corrosion of the rear cross member may cause the separation of the spare tire stowed under the truck bed, which would present a road hazard that could cause a crash. Also, corrosion of …. »
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November 30, 2009 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Toyota is recalling the following certain Model Year (MY) 2004-2010 passenger vehicles: Lexus ES350 MY 2007-2010, Lexus IS MY 2006-2010, Toyota Avalon MY 2005-2010, Toyota Camry MY 2007-2010, Toyota Prius MY 2004-2009, Toyota Tacoma MY 2005-2010, and Toyota Tundra MY 2007-2010. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver’s floor mat. A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to …. »
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November 30, 2009 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Mitsubishi Fuso is recalling certain Model Year 2005 through 2010 FE83D, FE84D, FE85D and FG84D vehicles. The weather resistance properties of the air intake duct rubber cushions is insufficient. During normal vehicle operation, the rubber cushions deteriorate and crack, causing abnormal noise. All of the rubber cushions could crack, allowing the air intake duct to fall off of the truck increasing the risk of crash. This recall affects approximately 16,384 vehicles. At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of …. »
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November 30, 2009 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), certain Model Year 2006 through 2010 Blue Bird Micro Bird single rear wheel model school buses manufactured from August 31, 2005 through September 27, 2009, fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, “tire selection and rims.” If the vehicle is not equipped with a spare tire, then the tire and loading placard should indicate “none” under the size and recommended tire inflation pressure. The placard listed inflation pressure for a spare tire that was the same as the …. »
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November 30, 2009 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Daimler Trucks is recalling certain Model Year 2008 and 2010 Freightliner M2, Custom Chassis, MT55 and Sterling Acterra vehicles manufactured between April 4, 2007 and July 15, 2009, equipped with Cummins ISC CM2150 and ISL CM2150 model diesel engines. The vehicles may be designed with a hard wired, dash-mounted switch that enables the vehicle operator to inhibit after-treatment diesel particulate filter regeneration in environments where the operator believes it may be unsafe for elevated exhaust temperatures. Due to an issue with the …. »
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November 30, 2009 – The Supreme Court has left in place an $82.6 million award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over. The justices on Monday rejected Ford Motor Co.’s challenge to the portion of the award, $55 million, that was intended as punitive damages. F ord argued that it should not be punished because its design of the vehicle met federal safety standards. A California state appeals court earlier rejected Ford’s contention and upheld the award to Benetta Buell-Wilson. She was driving on an interstate east of San Diego in January …. »
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November 30, 2009 – A man suspected of trying to break into a car Friday at a Wal-Mart parking lot in Chula Vista, then assaulting the car owner and hitting him with a vehicle, surrendered and was in custody, police said. Reymundo Gomez, 29, allegedly tried to break into a car shortly after 9 a.m. at the Wal-Mart on 75 North Broadway, by C Street, said Chula Vista Police Lt. Eric Thunberg. The owner of the vehicle walked out of the store and tried to stop the burglar, who hit him and then jumped into a nearby Chevy Malibu. When …. »
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November 30, 2009 – A 45-year-old woman crossing a street outside of the crosswalk was struck and killed Wednesday evening, police said. Edna Virginia Martinez De Cedillo, of San Diego, was crossing Bernardo Heights Parkway near Pomerado Road about 6 p.m. when she was hit by a vehicle, San Diego Police said. Paramedics were summoned, but the woman died on the road. If you or someone you know has been injured in a pedestrian accident, call or write an experienced personal injury attorney at The Gomez Law Firm today.
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