After a two day bench trial to address whether Arizona’s two-year statute of limitations barred plaintiff’s suit, a judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix, Arizona found in favor of Yamaha in a case involving a 2004 Yamaha Rhino 660. Matthew Robles, Plaintiff vs. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, [...]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the termination of the All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Action Plan for SunL Group, Inc., of Irving, Texas. Effective immediately, it is unlawful for any importer or distributor to import or distribute into commerce any ATV subject to the SunL Group ATV Action Plan. An ATV Action Plan [...]
Mar 30 2011 | Posted in
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The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by American Suzuki Motor Corp in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the KingQuad ATV immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Suzuki KingQuad ATVs Units: About 29,000 Manufacturer: Suzuki Manufacturing of [...]
Cub Cadet Recalls Utility Vehicles Due to Risk of Loss of Control The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Cub [...]
Nov 24 2010 | Posted in
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For the fourth straight time in less than three months, a jury has returned a complete defense verdict in a trial involving the Yamaha Rhino off-road vehicle. On Friday October 22, 2010, a Montgomery County, Alabama jury returned a 12 – 0 verdict for Yamaha in Jacklyn McMahon and Donald McMahon v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, [...]
Nov 1 2010 | Posted in
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All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are associated with a significant and increasing number of hospitalizations for children in the U.S., according to a new report by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Over a nine- year period (1997-2006) hospitalizations for ATV injuries increased 150 percent among youth [...]
Oct 16 2010 | Posted in
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With four wheels rather than two, all-terrain vehicles (ATV) would seem to be safer than motorcycles for off-road traveling or sports. However, a study presented at the 2010 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) found that ATV riders were far more likely to die or need aggressive trauma care than motorcyclists [...]
Oct 8 2010 | Posted in
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The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Suzuki QuadSport ATVs Units: About 1,355 Distributors: American Suzuki Motor Corp., of Brea, [...]
As the prime ATV riding season kicks into gear, so does the increase in deaths. Just last month, CPSC staff was aware through media reports of at least 40 fatalities between April 1st and April 30th, including 12 involving children younger than 16 years of age. CPSC data indicates that ATV-related deaths jump on average [...]
Jun 2 2010 | Posted in
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Chesterfield County Police are investigating a crash involving an all terrain vehicle which killed the driver and injured his passenger. Police responded to the 14700 block of Beach Road shortly after 12:30 a.m. on July 10 to investigate a vehicle crash. Police said that Mark E. Lafoon Jr., 18, of the 13200 Block of Balta [...]
Nov 25 2009 | Posted in
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