Breaking down on the road is never a fun experience, but if you are properly prepared for it you can turn a potentially horrible experience into a simple annoyance. Here are some tips on what to pack in your emergency roadside kit to ensure you have everything you need when trouble strikes. Emergency Roadside Kit …
Kenmore Dehumidifiers Recalled for Fire, Burn Hazards – VA Recalls
A number of Kenmore dehumidifiers have been recalled because of an overheating hazard that poses burn and fire risks to consumers, reports the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Around 795,000 dehumidifier units, manufactured by LG Electronics Appliance Co. in China, and sold exclusively at Kmart and Sears (both in-store and online) between 2003 and 2009 for …
Ford Fined $17.35 Million For Delaying Escape, Mazda Tribute Recalls
The National Highway Safety Commission (NHSC) has fined Ford Motor Co. upwards of $17 million after the automaker took too long to recall almost half a million Ford Escape SUVs last year, reports the Los Angeles Times. Ford and the NHSC agreed to the settlement deal of $17.35 million in order to avoid the possibility …
Manassas Community Comes Together To Help Injured Police Officer
A new campaign spearheaded by the Manassas City Police Association is aimed at supporting Police Officer Heather Munsterman, who was struck by a vehicle earlier this month, as well as other officers injured in the line of duty, reports the Manassas Patch. The campaign will take place in Manassas over the next few weeks, with …
SouthPeak Interactive Whistle Blower Wins $950,000 Under SOX
A whistleblower in Virginia who exposed financial wrongdoings and was terminated for it has won $950,000 under the anti-retaliation provision of the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), reports Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Andrea Gail Jones, once the chief financial officer at SouthPeak Interactive – a video game publisher and developer based in Midlothian – was terminated for …
Corporate Management Litigation Closes With $55 Million Settlement
A $1.88 billion lawsuit against the directors of a Mclean-based consulting firm that went bankrupt has settled for $55 million, reports The VLW Blog. After BearingPoint Inc. filed for bankruptcy, creditors quickly filed a lawsuit in Fairfax County Circuit Court claiming mismanagement against the directors of the company once the judge lifted restrictions that forced …
Virginia Texting and Driving Lawsuit Nets $800,000 After Fatal Accident
A recent fatal texting and driving case involving an ambulance and a concrete truck settled for $800,000, reports Virginia Lawyers Weekly. An ambulance driver was transporting the plaintiff’s 82-year-old relative to a nursing home in Buckingham County after undergoing successful heart surgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center, when the driver steered into oncoming …
FDA Warns of Flammable Sunscreen After Five Seriously Burned
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers against using certain flammable sunscreens near open flames. The FDA’s statement, released this week, says that certain spray-on sunscreens can pose the risk of catching fire if the person is standing near an open flame. The agency is aware of five separate incidents in which …
Woodbridge, Virginia Man Stages Hit-And-Run, Wanted For False Police Report
Update: The hit-and-run reported by a man who claimed he was struck and dragged 15-feet by a Chevy sedan has been found to be staged incident, reports the Manassas Patch. Danys Alexander Guevara, 21, of Woodbridge, VA apparently staged the event with his friend, who was driving the vehicle when Guevara jumped onto the hood …
Alcohol Containers Kept Out of Deadly Virginia Trailer-Truck Accident
A federal appellate court has ruled that beer bottles found in the cab of a trailer-truck involved in a four vehicle collision that killed three people could be kept out of evidence in a lawsuit, reports Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Three commercial trailer-trucks were involved in an accident on Interstate 81 in Shenandoah County on April …
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