State Of Connecticut Stop Selling Of Fake Airbag Covers By Hick Air Bags. Just in case you thought you had heard about every sleazy way there is to make a buck, consider this one. The state of Connecticut is taking legal action to stop the selling of fake replacement air bag covers by Hicks Air Bag Covers of Alabama which markets … [Read more...]
State of Connecticut Outraged by Sale of Bogus Air Bag Covers
Jury Awards $3.3M In Air Bag Case
Jury Found Ford Negligent Over Defective Air Bags. A jury found Ford Motor Co. negligent and awarded $3.3 million to the 7-year-old son of a woman killed when the air bag of her Ford Taurus deployed in a low-speed accident. Mayling Semidey, 29, a single mother, hit a concrete retaining wall at about 9 mph in 2000. The air bag went … [Read more...]
Opening Arguments Delivered In Air Bag Death Case
Death In A Crash Resulted From Aggressive Air Bag. A girl's death in a minivan crash resulted from "a terribly aggressive air bag" by an automaker more concerned about sales even the cost of test dummies than proper testing of the device, an attorney argued Friday. The family made the claim on behalf of Alison Sanders' family, … [Read more...]
Drivers Detail Air Bag Horrors
Ross Kelley Was Parked When His Airbag Suddenly Burst Open. WASHINGTON (AP) - Ross Kelley was sitting in his 1994 Chrysler minivan, parked in a driveway with the motor on and waiting for a friend, when his air bag suddenly burst open with a bang. ``The air bag just blew up in my face,'' Kelley recalled. ``It felt like someone … [Read more...]
Air Bag Injuries Plentiful
Research Painted A Grim Picture Of Airbag Injuries. Anyone looking for reassurance that air bags are good for you won't find much in injury studies recounted this week at the Society of Automotive Engineers Congress in Detroit. Heads nearly torn from necks. Brain trauma. Multiple rib fractures. Facial abrasions. Eyelid, shoulder … [Read more...]
Report: Air Bag Caused Death of Fetus
Air Bag Caused The Death Of A Fetus In A Car Accident. Federal safety officials have concluded that an airbag caused the death of an 8-month-old fetus in a 1994 car accident, according to a report in USA Today. The fetus died after a low-speed car crash in Georgia. The pregnant woman was driving the vehicle. Airbags Killed 28 … [Read more...]
