safety

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Takata Blames U.S. Division for Faulty Airbags in Internal Report

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a series of reports involving Takata’s defective air bag inflators, around 100 million of which have been declared defective worldwide, with nearly 70 million inflators in the U.S. alone. In the report, Takata also holds its U.S. arm, not the parent company, responsible […]

Takata Corporation President Steps Down Amid Crisis

By Sophie Williams – Takata Corporation president Stefan Stocker, will step down and Shigehisa Takad, the company’s chairman, will become president in order to unify Takata’s response to the recalls of its air bags. Officials with Takata say the executive shift is intended to speed up decision-making related to the […]

Holding Generic Drugmakers Accountable

By Cindy L. Nations UPDATE: March 24, 2014 : Ever since the 2011 Supreme Court ruling in Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing, the American Association for Justice has been working to close the generic drug accountability loophole which largely immunizes generic drug manufacturers from liability for injuries caused by their products. […]