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Faulty Air Bags Trigger Historic Recall

Japan’s Takata Corporation, facing mounting pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has acknowledged a design defect in air bag components present in 34 million vehicles. The defective part, the “air bag inflator,” uses a chemical reaction to...

Bottled Water Recalled for E. coli

Shaw’s  Natural Spring Water sold in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont is being recalled for E.coli. There were no illnesses reported at the time of this recall, but customers who have purchased this water should not drink it as E. coli can...

Heads-up, Oregon motorcycle riders

Although Oregon law requires that all automobile insurance policies written in Oregon include personal injury protection (often referred to by the acronym: PIP) coverage, there is no similar requirement for policies that cover motorcycles. Having said that, most or...