Don’t mess with this kid’s mom (via WFLA). A 17-year-old boy fought off a would-be robber, leaving the latter a bit worse for wear, deputies said. On Sept. 18 the victim and his mother drove to a Sunoco gas station in Lakeland to pick up mom’s check. The boy was sitting in the car, with the …
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VW fined up to $18B, will have to answer to deceived customers who bought vehicles in question NPR says that on Tuesday, German carmaker Volkswagen acknowledged that 11 million of its diesel engine cars sold worldwide were equipped with software to cheat on emission tests. In a video statement, Martin Winterkorn, chief executive of VW, …
In a few weeks FL Legal will be joining Bay area animal lovers in supporting the Animal Coalition of Tampa during their Stride For Strays event. The charity walk starts and ends at the new Ferg’s Live and proceeds will help the coalition recover from an arson at their facility last year. ACT’s mission is …
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In a striking example of the law of unintended consequences, Yahoo News is reporting that a popular automotive convenience feature, push-button start, can lead to accidental death from carbon-monoxide poisoning. A simple technical fix—an attention-grabbing warning audible from outside the car—could head off the problem before it happens. In cars that have keyless, push-button ignition, …
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If you watched a game or two during the NFL’s opening weekend, you might’ve noticed our new TV spot running on several channels. Just in case you missed it (maybe you were sick of the Fan Duel and Draft Kings ads the companies spent more than $30 million on), then you can have a look …
As Mitchell Muñoz sat in his disabled Audi in the emergency lane of I-75 waiting for a tow truck Wednesday morning, he called his girlfriend and told her he was scared sitting along the busy highway. The Dayton Daily News says his girlfriend, Roxanne Fawcett said she told Muñoz to stay in his vehicle with …
An Automobile.com article says that after more than a year of collecting and evaluating more than 4,000 claims, attorneys have determined that General Motors is liable for 124 deaths and 275 injuries as a result of its faulty ignition switches.GM will allocate $625 million in victim payouts on the basis of the report. The voluntary …
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WESH.com wrote that a new sinkhole which opened up over the weekend is causing major problems in Groveland, a small city within Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Crews arrived on scene Wednesday morning, just days after a much bigger sinkhole opened up causing a boil water advisory and forcing the evacuation of a home. Wednesday’s situation …