Tomorrow, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hear oral arguments from Yamaha Rhino attorneys on whether to consolidate and centralize all federal lawsuits filed on behalf of individuals who suffered serious injuries in a Rhino ATV rollover accident. If granted, an MDL, or Multidistrict Litigation, will be… Read more.
While Taser International claims that their popular stun guns, which are used by many law enforcement agencies throughout the country, are safe and deliver a non-lethal shock, at least 334 people in the United States have died since 2001 after being shocked by a Taser gun. Amnesty International has released… Read more.
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S. CPSC) has finally begun investigating the safety issues with the Yamaha Rhino ATV after over 30 deaths have been caused by the side-by-side rolling over. >>INFORMATION: Yamaha Rhino ATV Rollover Problems
There was yet another fatal Yamaha Rhino ATV accident over the weekend, this time resulting in the deaths of two 11 year-old girls. While many people continue to believe that most of these Rhino accidents are the fault of the operator (or in this case the parents), it is not… Read more.
Following our post yesterday about the lack of reliable Yamaha Rhino accident statistics, I received an email from John Sand of Ohio, with a link to a website he has created to honor his 10 year old daughter who was killed on a Rhino. The site contains lots of great… Read more.
We have posted several times about the stability problems with the Yamaha Rhino ATV, which have resulted in a number of serious and fatal accidents for riders and passengers. While the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) does track ATV deaths, there is no reliable data available for the number… Read more.
For the second weekend in a row, a Yamaha Rhino accident has resulted in the death of a young boy. Last week we wrote about the death of an 8 year old from Texas who was ejected from the passenger seat of a Rhino side by side when it rolled… Read more.
Last weekend, another Yamaha Rhino Accident resulted in a tragedy, killing a young boy from Texas. The design of the Yamaha side-by-side ATV has resulted in hundreds of rollovers and accidents throughout the United States, often causing severe fractures when riders arms or legs are trapped under the vehicle. In… Read more.
New research demonstrates the importance of helmet laws in reducing the risk of injury and death in a motorcycle accident. In 2003, the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Helmet law was repealed, allowing motorcyclists to ride with no protective headgear. However, a study published in the current issue of the American Journal of… Read more.
Dangers of bus and truck drivers who have suffered seizures, heart attacks or other medical problems
The Associated Press published a summary of a federal study from the Government Accountability Office, which was obtained in advance of its release later this week. The report highlights a major threat on our nations highways, were hundreds of deaths and serious injuries could have been caused by bus or… Read more.





