Issues

Federal Register Notice: FTC Consent Agreements with Nissan and TBWA

February 18, 2014

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Nissan North America, Inc., Advertising Agency TBWA Worldwide, Inc., Settle FTC Charges that Nissan Frontier Dune Buggy Rescue Ad Was Deceptive

February 18, 2014

 

Fair Warning Commentary from Ben Kelley

February 18, 2014

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2014 Car Book “Best Bets”

February 11, 2014

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STATEMENT BY CLARENCE DITLOW ON NHTSA ANNOUNCING APPROVAL OF SHAM JEEP TRAILER HITCH RECALL

January 17, 2014

 

 

Strickland Takes Express to Lobbytown – 1/10/14

January 10, 2014

Well, we cracked open our virtual newspaper the other morning and found a bunch of non-news – winter is cold, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s a bully, and such. On the inside page, however, was a non-news story of particular interest: Former NHTSA Administrator David Strickland is leaving public service to re-enter public service as a lobbyist for the venerable firm of Venable LLP, which describes its business thus:

NHTSA fines GM $90,000 over Opel Windshield Mountings

January 8, 2014

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School bus seat belt proponents encouraged by new federal rule – 12/16/13

December 18, 2013

A proposal to require seat belts on school buses – perennial legislation that never makes it through the Legislature – was before lawmakers again Thursday.

Consumer Groups Seek Walker Veto of Bill to Gut Wisconsin Lemon Law: Sour Deal for Wisconsin Car Buyers – 12/13/13

December 13, 2013

 

Lawsuit Settled Over 2007 Connecticut Van Drowning – 12/9/2013

December 11, 2013

The families of a woman and three children who drowned when a van rolled into a Bridgeport, Conn., pond in 2007 have settled a lawsuit against the dealership that sold the van.

The van was parked at Beardsley Park on July 4, 2007, when it began rolling down a hill. Michelle McIntosh, 39, ran after the van but couldn’t stop it and drowned, as did the children inside the van. An investigation determined one of the children had shifted the transmission into drive.