A Florida Uber passenger died after one of the ride-hailing company’s drivers allegedly punched him during a dispute. [More]
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Twelfth Death Linked To Ruptured Takata Airbag In Honda Accord
By 7.10.17
A twelfth death has been linked to the deployment of a shrapnel-shooting Takata airbag, marking the 11th such incident in a Honda vehicle. [More]
SCI, Operator Of 1,000 Funeral Homes, Doesn’t Pass Savings On To Bereaved
By 3.7.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Did you know that there’s a Walmart of death care? That’s often a comparison used to describe Service Corporation International, which uses the public-facing brand Dignity Memorial, and operates more than 1,000 funeral homes across the country. That kind of economy of scale should mean Walmart-style discounts, right? Only a recent price survey shows that SCI-owned funeral homes charge more than their independent counterparts. [More]
Fourth Child’s Death Linked To Recalled IKEA Dressers
By 11.4.16
Federal safety regulators have confirmed a fourth death linked to nearly 29 million recalled top-heavy Malm dressers and chests sold by IKEA. [More]
Eleventh U.S. Death Linked To Takata Airbags
By 10.21.16
An eleventh person has died in the United States as a result of a shrapnel-shooting Takata airbag, according to federal safety regulators. [More]
Anton Yelchin’s Parents Sue Fiat Chrysler Over Actor’s Death
By 8.2.16
Six weeks after the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was potentially linked to the confusing gear shifter in recalled Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler vehicles, the man’s family has filed a wrongful death and product-liability lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler. [More]
Jeep Recalled For Gear Shift Issue Linked To Star Trek Actor’s Death
By 6.20.16
When Fiat Chrysler (FCA) recalled 811,000 Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles in April over concerns about the cars’ confusing electronic gear shifter, the carmaker said it was aware of more than 100 crashes, including 41 injuries, resulting from drivers inadvertently leaving their vehicles in gear with the engine running. The issue is now being linked to the death of a young actor over the weekend. [More]
FDA Issues Warning That Misuse, Abuse Of Imodium Can Cause Heart Issues
By 6.8.16
Following reports that some opioid addicts are taking potentially lethal doses of over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medication, the Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about the dangers of abuse and misuse of these seemingly innocuous products. [More]
Massive Frozen Vegetable Recall Linked To 2 Deaths, 8 Illnesses
By 5.6.16
Federal health and safety regulators have opened an investigation into a listeria outbreak related to the recent recall of more than 350 different varieties and brands of frozen vegetables after eight people from three states — two who later died — became infected with strains of the bacteria. [More]
Tenth Takata-Related Death Reported In Texas
By 4.6.16
The death last month of a Texas driver has been ruled to be the tenth in the U.S. — eleventh worldwide — related to the massive recall of Takata airbags that can shoot shrapnel at drivers and passengers upon deployment. [More]
After Takata Airbag Death, Ford Recalls 391K Ranger Trucks
By 1.26.16
Just days after federal regulators said another five million vehicles would be recalled because of defective, shrapnel-shooting Takata airbags, Ford has stepped up to announce that this recall now includes 391,000 Ranger trucks. [More]
Takata Airbag Recall Increases By 5 Million, Ninth U.S. Death Reported
By 1.22.16
The December death of a Georgia man prompted federal regulators to increase by five million the number of vehicles recalled because of defective Takata airbags that can shoot shrapnel at drivers and passengers upon deployment. [More]
Eighth U.S. Death Linked To Takata Airbag Defect; Additional Vehicles Added To Recall List
By 12.23.15
Yet another death has been linked to Takata airbags that can explode and spew potentially lethal shrapnel at passengers, federal regulators said on Wednesday, increasing the number of fatalities in the U.S. to eight, and nine worldwide. [More]
Suspected Shoplifter Runs From Security, Dies After Jumping Off Ledge
By 7.17.15
A woman at a mall in Providence, RI was suspected of shoplifting, and she ran away from security guards who were pursuing her. She might have thought she was escaping through the parking garage, jumping over a railing to escape the building. What she didn’t know is that the first level of the parking garage isn’t on the ground. [More]
Being Declared Dead By The Social Security Administration Is Very Inconvenient
By 5.4.15
Being dead is very inconvenient, but having the government believe that you’re dead when you aren’t is even more inconvenient. Yet the Social Security Administration accidentally declares about 9,000 people living in the United States dead every year. Yet when this happens to someone, they struggle to find help and to get anyone to believe them so they can be brought back to life financially. [More]
Legislation Would Require Private Student Loans Be Forgiven If Borrower Dies
By 3.16.15
Shortly after the death of their daughter, a New York couple’s grief was interrupted by a battle with an entity they never imagined: her private student loan lender. Inheriting a dead child’s student loan debt is a problem too many parents have had to face, and one that a new piece of legislation aims to eliminate. [More]
McDonald’s Sued For $10M After Man Dies Of Heart Attack In Locked Bathroom
By 3.5.15
The family of a New York man who died of a heart attack in a McDonald’s bathroom locked from the inside filed a lawsuit against the fast food company claiming workers failed to get the man help that might have saved his life. [More]
Why Don’t We Use More Cheap Caskets Imported From China?
By 2.20.15
Caskets: they’re boxes that we use for a funeral service and maybe a wake, then either stick in the ground or burn up. Why do we spend so much money on them? More importantly, why are 95% of all caskets used in the United States made in this country when everything from the device you’re using to read this post to the sweater I’m wearing right now was made in China? [More]
