Report: Honda wins Acura RL collision warning system class action lawsuit appeal

Filed under: Sedan, Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Acura, Luxury

Honda can thank Wal-Mart for the automaker’s recent victory in a class-action lawsuit over Acura RL models equipped with the company’s Collision Mitigation Braking System. The system was designed to warn drivers of a potential crash, tighten the vehicle’s seat belts and automatically apply the brakes. However, lawyers [...]

Report: Technician sues Ferrari shop after being paralyzed in high-speed accident

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Ferrari, UK, Luxury

In 2008, a technician at The Ferrari Centre in Kent, England took a customer’s Ferrari 348 TS for a test ride. The tech, Shane Harris, said he was told by the shop owner, Roger Collingwood, to “open her up” and do 100 miles per hour. So Harris opened [...]

Breaking: Carroll Shelby accused of sexual assault by former receptionist

Filed under: Government/Legal

TMZ is reporting tonight that automotive legend Carroll Shelby has been accused of sexual assault by a former receptionist. Angelica Smith, who reportedly began working for Shelby back in 2005, filed her lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court earlier today. In it she claims that Shelby ran a “pervasively hostile work environment” and [...]

Report: Husband of wrong-way motorist who killed seven sues state, others

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal
Here’s your warning: this appears to be a case that will have people again howling for legal reform. According to USA Today, on July 26, 2009 Diane Schuler drove her minivan the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway in New York, eventually colliding head-on with an SUV. Schuler was killed, along [...]

Report: Chevy Impala owners file class-action suit against GM

Filed under: Sedan, Government/Legal, Safety, Chevrolet, GM, Police/Emergency

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The Detroit News is reporting that a group of Chevrolet Impala owners have filed a class-action lawsuit against General Motors over claims that the automaker addressed rear-end alignment issues on law enforcement 2007-2008 Impala models, but [...]