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| Mazda Recalls Thousands Of Sports Cars Over Gas Leak Risk |  | Mazda North America is recalling nearly 70,000 of its RX-8 sports cars because they are prone to possible fuel leaks that carry the potential to spark fires, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday. The recalled vehicles, which include RX-8s from the 2004 through 2008 models, have fuel pump rings that might deteriorate from engine and exhaust pipe heat, meaning there is a risk of fuel leakage that in the presence of an ignition source can start a fiery blaze, the recall notice said.
Kat Sieniuc, Law360.com 11/16/2016    | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| NHTSA Chief Defends Driverless Vehicle Data Collection | | The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday defended the agencyâ??s plan to collect safety data as part of its proposed automated vehicle technology policy despite resistance from automakers and developers, saying the companiesâ?? confidential business information would be protected.
Matthew Guarnaccia, Law360.com 11/16/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| Weight Watchers Recalls Ice Cream After Listeria Scare | | Weight Watchers is voluntarily recalling its Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sundae frozen desserts, stemming from a possible listeria contamination of the cookie dough pieces. The company said that the issue came to light when Aspen Hills Inc., the provider of cookie dough pieces in the frozen sundaes, reported positive test results for listeria monocytogenes. The bacterium, according to Weight Watchers, can cause fatal infections in children, frail or older people or people with weak immune systems.
Brian Amaral, Law360.com 11/16/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| Mercedes Exec Says Human Drivers Will Bully Robot Cars | | The coexistence of human drivers and robot cars, to be precise. Itâ??s not clear yet how well that will go. Dietmar Exler, chief executive of Mercedes-Benz USA said even if completely driverless cars were available now, theyâ??d be sharing the road with traditional cars for 20 to 25 years. Some people are afraid of robots taking over. Exler is worried that humans will â??bullyâ?? driverless cars. Human drivers already speed, drive erratically and cut in line. Driverless cars will be programmed to be polite and follow the law.
Russ Mitchell, LA Times 11/16/2016 | | Read Article: LA Times |
| Secret Back Door in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say | | Security contractors recently discovered preinstalled software in some Android phones that monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages. The American authorities say it is not clear whether this represents secretive data mining for advertising purposes or a Chinese government effort to collect intelligence. International customers and users of disposable or prepaid phones are the people most affected by the software. But the scope is unclear.
MATT APUZZO and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, The New York Times 11/16/2016 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Texting Teen Named in Lawsuit Over Fatal San Antonio Crash | | A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a 32-year-old Texas man who was killed in a car crash involving a driver who was texting while driving. The lawsuit was filed against the teen driver who was texting at the time of the fatal crash in San Antonio on September 22. The plaintiff's husband was attending to his malfunctioning truck and trailer on the side of Loop 410 when he was struck by the texting teen, the lawsuit contends. Also named as a defendant in the lawsuit is the man's employer, Safeleaf Custom Homes, who is accused of failing to provide their employee with a functioning truck and trailer system.
Emilie Eaton, My San Antonio 11/14/2016 | | Read Article: My San Antonio |
| Parties in Texas Mall Death Lawsuit Reach Settlement | | A lawsuit involving the family of a man who died in a fall and a Houston electric company have settled a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by the family of the man who died after he fell 12 to 15 feet from a ladder at Parkdale Mall in Beaumont, Texas. Recently filed documents in Jefferson County court indicate that the parties in the lawsuit have reached a settlement. However, the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
Brandon Scott, Beaumont Enterprise 11/14/2016 | | Read Article: Beaumont Enterprise |
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