We've all seen the archetypical image of a man or woman in court with a serious neck injury. There is usually a puffy white brace wrapped around the neck in these images because the individual is suffering from whiplash.
The 3 elements of a breach of fiduciary duty in legal malpractice
Many professional relationships involve a fiduciary obligation on the part of one individual performing a service for another. The fiduciary obligation requires the person who is giving the service to act in the best interests of the client or give advice and recommendations in the best interest of the client. When the fiduciary acts in a way that hurts the client -- and especially when it is done to benefit or enrich the service provider -- a breach of fiduciary duty has likely occurred.
Takata air bag recalls never seem to end
If you thought we were done with the Takata air bag inflator recalls, you were wrong. Ford surprised the world by issuing a recall notice for an additional 953,000 cars in the United States and Canada. These vehicles have the same problem that millions of other recalled vehicles had relating to Takata air bags: The inflation devices are prone to exploding like little bombs in the passenger compartments of the vehicles.
5,400 Mercedes recalled for due to a seat belt detector problem
One of the benefits of buying a new luxury vehicle like a Mercedes-Benz is that it will be equipped with many cutting-edge safety features. These features could save you and your family members' lives, so they provide an enormous sense of peace of mind while navigating traffic. The problem is, from time to time, new safety features are also prone to having serious defects that inhibit their use.
