Sentences with phrase «about safety defects»

Mr. Azar's pro bono work has also included successfully persuading the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow a disabled prisoner's federal civil rights case to proceed, resulting in a published decision on a matter of first impression; assisting tenants in disputes with their landlords; and assisting a translator in defending against contempt proceedings relating to her alleged whistleblowing about safety defects in automobiles.

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Information about baby car seat recalls can be found on the website of the Office of Defects Investigation, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

-- To permit ODI to review complaints about defects in motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment in order to identify trends that could result in defect investigations, and ultimately in safety - related recalls.

Possible legal theories that can be argued in a products liability case include negligence (lack of reasonable care in the manufacture or sale of the product or in warning about the product), breach of warranty (failure to fulfill the terms of a promise regarding the product's performance), misrepresentation (giving consumers a false sense of security about a product's safety), and strict liability (under which the product's defect, although not the fault of the defendant, rendered the product unreasonably dangerous and the defendant is therefore responsible).

However, the Gurley family accused Janssen Pharmaceuticals of «operating in a culture of secrecy, intentionally withholding concerns about Topamax known to the company at the time, together with safety reports that suggested an association between Topamax and birth defects, dating back to 2003,» according to Bloomberg News.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates about 2 percent of vehicle crashes can be attributed in whole or in part to a vehicle defect.

In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fined the company a record $ 16 million for its delayed response in notifying the government about defects.

We have been reading about Toyota's safety defects for many years now, along with the more important violation of trust: the Japanese automaker repeatedly failed to warn the public about safety problems.

First, the buyer's agent must disclose knowledge of a material defect or condition about the property that affects health or safety and that defect is not known or readily observable to the buyer.