http://www.psblawblog.com by Panish, Shea & Boyle LLP Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:31:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A bus accident outside of Phoenix, Arizona has claimed the lives of six (6) individuals, while injuring the remaining sixteen (16) occupants, according to an Associated Press article. The crash occurred approximately 25 miles south of downtown Phoenix on the Gila River Indian Reservation near the community of Sacaton at ... http://www.psblawblog.com/wrongful-death/phoenix-bus-crash-accident-injury-kills-6/ A recent CBS News article reports that the United States Transportation Department has released updated consumer complaints connecting 52 deaths to Toyota sudden acceleration dating back to incidents from the year 2000. The government had previously announced receiving allegations of 34 deaths due to unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles in ... http://www.psblawblog.com/auto-product-liability/52-deaths-linked-toyota-sudden-acceleration-recall-attorneys-injury-lawyer/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Press Release) - Los Angeles, California, February 22, 2010 Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter J. Polos, 45, will join prominent plaintiff’s firm Panish Shea & Boyle LLP in an "Of Counsel" role following his retirement from the bench on February 19, 2010, the firm said Monday. "The firm ... http://www.psblawblog.com/current-events/judge-peter-polos-to-join-panish-shea-boyle-llp/ According to a Los Angeles Times article, a new federal safety regulation announcement reveals that at least 34 people have been killed within the last decade in Toyota auto accidents involving vehicles that allegedly accelerated out of control. Since the initial reports of 13 fatalities connected to the gas pedal ... http://www.psblawblog.com/personal-injury/toyota-lexus-sudden-acceleration-attorneys-gas-pedal-defect-lawyer-wrongful-death/ On Saturday, February 13, 2010, four people were killed in a multi-vehicle pile-up after a passenger car was sandwiched between two large tractor-trailers in Ontario, California. According to a Los Angeles Times report, the smaller passenger vehicle erupted in fire, and the four individuals inside, including two children, died at ... http://www.psblawblog.com/personal-injury/catastrophic-lawyers-multi-vehicle-ontario-wreck-tractor-trailers-takes-4-lives-truck-accident-attorneys/ After an ABC News’ report that discussed incidents of Toyota vehicles random acceleration, some of which involved wrongful deaths, the automaker has stopped sales of eight of its most popular models. Dealerships across the United States have been told to suspend sales of the following models: RAV4, Corolla, Matrix (2009-2010 Models) Avalon ... http://www.psblawblog.com/auto-product-liability/toyota-accelerator-defect-attorneys-results-in-announcement-to-stop-sale-of-8-models/ Separate from the continuing recall of 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles, Toyota announced a new recall on January 21, 2010 of 2.3 million vehicles for gas pedals becoming stuck without the presence of floor mats. The issue in the previous recall was attributed to loose floor mats; however, the ... http://www.psblawblog.com/personal-injury/toyota-new-recall-lawyer-vehicles-gas-pedal-sticking-without-floor-mat-auto-product-liability-attorney/ After several reports of Toyota vehicles undergoing unintended acceleration, and a resulting  recall of practically four million autos, Toyota has announced that it will install brake override systems by the end of 2010 in all new Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles. According to a U.S. News & World Report article, ... http://www.psblawblog.com/product-liability/toyota-defective-accelerator-prompts-installation-of-new-brake-override-systems/ The only two people aboard a Royal Air cargo jet, tail number N720RA, have been killed in a Des Plaines plane crash on January 5, 2010. According to a Chicago Breaking News Center article, the tragic collision took place south of the Chicago Executive Airport in northwest suburban Wheeling. The ... http://www.psblawblog.com/personal-injury/chicago-royal-air-cargo-jet-plane-crash-attorneys-lawyers/ The LA Times has reported that three biologists from the California Department of Fish and Game have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Sierra National Forest. The crash which occurred on January 5, 2010 also appears to have claimed the life of the pilot. The biologists were conducting ... http://www.psblawblog.com/personal-injury/sierra-helicopter-crash-kills-3-biologists/