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According to a Wall Street Journal article (2-1, Linebaugh) Toyota Motor Corporation is going forward with a publicity campaign to discuss solutions to the manufacturer’s massive recalls. The company is seeking to appease consumer concerns over sudden acceleration in its vehicles. It is hoped by Toyota that this publicity campaign will resolve a crisis that is truly damaged its reputation and left millions of drivers wondering wether their cars are safe.

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According to January 21, 2010, press release issued by the US Food and Drug Administration, the Nipro Medical Corporation has voluntarily recalled all of its Gluco Pro Insulin Syringes because of a defect that may cause the needle to detached from the syringe, resulting in it’s being stuck in the insulin vial, pushed back into the syringe, or lodged in the plaintiffs skin.

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Dianese (Motorcycle Apparel Company) is currently developing two different platforms for their “D-air system”, one purely for the track and one design for street riders. One of the person’s involved in developing the product, Alessandro Bellati, “since we started developing the system in 2006 it has changed massively. Initially, the air bag sat on the rider shoulders, outside of the leather suit, and once inflated was designed to protect the rider shoulders and collar bones in the event of a crash. …… but we soon found that it wasn’t practical so we started looking at building a system into the riders leather suit. The latest D-air design ….. is completely incorporated into the suit. We have developed a special leather for the shoulder areas that stretches when the air bag goes off, meaning that the suit looks the same as a normal set of leathers and isn’t bulky and un aerodynamic, yet has the air bag built in. Another advantage is that the rider can re-mount and race on after a crash if the air bag is built into the suit, it deflates quickly and doesn’t affect the suits’ structure at all.” Fast Bike Magazine January 2010.

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Florida Today-January 25, 2010-A 24-year-old woman from Merritt Island was killed in a truck crash on South Tropical Trail according to this article. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers pronounced the woman dead after the 5:36 a.m. crash near the crocked mile road interaction the South Tropical Trail. Unfortunately, the deceased was a passenger in a pick-up truck whose drivers lost control of the vehicle, over corrected and slammed into an oncoming truck. As reported, the passenger died and the two-vehicle drivers were taken to Holmes Regional Medical with serious injuries.

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Florida Today-December 29, 2009-J.P. Gallop-According to this article, a fatal accident occurred during early morning hours on Interstate 95. Multi vehicle crash left one person dead and another critically injured. The crash occurred about mile north of the Malabar Road exit in Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida. Apparently a Georgia man was killed in the accident and another Georgia man received critical injuries.

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A bill has been filed that will attempt to reverse a current Supreme Court holding and force courts to compare the fault of cause of the initial crash would be the fault of the manufacturers for the second crash. Mr. Charpentier and along with other members of the Florida Justice Association, is currently working to defend against this measure and protect Florida’s drivers.

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Florida Today-December 28, 2009-Rick Neal-According to this article a Titusville man with Cerebral Palsy was killed when struck by an allegedly drunken driver while the man was crossing Highway 50 in Titusville, Brevard County, Florida. The pedestrian died at the scene of the crash which took place about 2:15 a.m. The crash scene was the intersection was State Road 50 and Key Largo Drive. The driver of the car that struck the pedestrian, had apparently just left a Sports Edge Bar & Grill on US Highway 1. Reportedly the driver failed a sobriety test and submitted to a breath test which revealed his blood alcohol content was .10, (he’s above the legal limit).

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According to the article a product was one of the largest scale recall (in terms of the number of units recalled) in 2009 was a series of inflatable baby floats manufactured by Aqua-Leisure Industries based in Massachusetts. The CPSC received 31 reports of leg straps on the baby floats that had torn, causing children to fall into the water. While no injuries were reported, the CPSC found the product caused a drowning risk. Aqua-Leisure recalled 4 million of the baby floats and owners were offered a full refund. Florida Justice Association November/December 2009-No.541 Pg. 18.

There is significant additional information about this recall, as well as all the consumer products recalled under the authority of the CPSC on the CPSC website. For additional information please go to www.cpsc.gov

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