Do you know the difference between limited tort auto insurance and full tort auto insurance? Do you know what rights you give up by selecting limited tort? Are you aware of the benefits of selecting uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, contact our firm for a free…
Mattiacci Law recently recovered $150,000 in underinsured motorist benefits for a client injured in a car accident in Philadelphia. Attorney John Mattiacci was able to obtain UIM coverage for the client even though the client had specifically rejected UIM coverage through with her own insurance company. John was able to secure UIM benefits by showing that…
You can find a list of the vehicles affected by the recent airbag recall here. The list includes the following models: Note: The list below corrects the list that accompanied NHTSA’s Oct. 20 advisory, which incorrectly included certain vehicles. The numbers cited for potentially affected vehicles below are subject to change and adjustment because there may be…
Nationwide was ordered to pay $18 million in punitive damages for acting in bad faith in a long-suffering property damage case decided in Berks County, Pennsylvania last month. Judge Jeffrey K. Sprecher slammed Nationwide for following a “litigation strategy” that called for it to unfairly fight smaller claims tooth and nail. In this case, a couple insured…
Ford is recalling 100,610 vehicles due to various manufacturing defects. The largest recall is for a defect that may allow the front right axle to disengage. The models affected by the axle defect include the 2013-2014 Ford Taurus, Flex, and Interceptor and the 2012-2014 Ford Edge. Also affected are the 2013-2014 Lincoln MKS and MKT models and the 2014 Lincoln…
A roller coaster car derailed at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Reports indicate that a tree branch derailed the first car of the Ninja roller coaster. About two dozen people were stranded on the ride for nearly three hours while 40 feet above the ground. Thankfully the injuries to passengers appear to be minor. Two riders…
The FDA has issued a firm warning that indoor tanning raises the risk of melanoma. The use of indoor tanning increases the risk of developing melanoma by 59 percent, according to the American Academy of Dermatology and the World Health Organization. Also, the risk increases with each indoor tanning session. The American Cancer Society estimates that 13,000…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed that Ford Motor Company (Ford) has issued a recall for model year 2013-2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured from October 5, 2011, through April 10, 2014. According to the NHTSA, the Ford Escape recall was issued because these vehicles may have doors that are difficult to close or that may open…
Soft drink manufacturers Coca-cola and PepsiCo are working to remove the chemical ingredient BVO, brominated vegetable oil, from their soft drinks. BVO is patented as a flame retardant and is not approved for human consumption in other parts of the world, including in Europe and Japan. Excessive consumption of BVO has been linked to health issues such…
On May 2, 2014, the FDA warned that people should not use aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke unless that person has already had a heart attack or stroke. According to the FDA’s warning, the FDA stated the evidence does not support the general use of aspirin for primary prevention of a heart attack or stroke for…