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The Center for Auto Safety Claims that Jeep Cherokee model years 1993 through 2004 have a design defect, notably a  defective fuel tank design that can cause the gas tank to rupture in a crash. Clarence Ditlow, the Director for Auto Safety claims that these Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokees are the most dangerous vehicles on the road and additionally claims that at least 55 people have died in crashes where fire was [...]

As an experienced Philadelphia car accident and vehicle defect lawyer for over three decades, I have investigated tens of thousands of car accident cases with many involving a single vehicle. Unfortunately single vehicle crashes tend to occur when there is a product defect or an unpredictable car handling characteristic in an accident avoidance maneuver. It may surprise some to learn that over 60% of all fatalit [...]

A woman and her two children survived a 60 foot fall when their car was bumped on I-79 near Waynesburg, an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Another driver had moved into the left lane on the highway and bumped the rear of the woman’s car, which sent it onto a jersey barrier where the car continued to travel for 30 feet. The vehicle then sailed 100 feet over the edge of the bridge before rotating in [...]