ABC News Investigation Discovers Dangers Of Old Tires...

14 April 2009

There is an interesting article at ABC News website about the danger of old tires and how some states are trying to pass laws to disclose the age of tires. Outdated tires can be responsible for catastrophic failures...



The article can be read here:







http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7327783&page=1



U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Advises consumers to not use certain Rhinos unless repaired

31 March 2009

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has released a notice today that lets conumers know that Yamaha Rhino 450 and 660 models should be taken in to a dealer right away for repairs to address safety issues.



CPSC says the Rhinos should not be used until the repairs are made.



The full release can be read online at:  www.cpsc.gov



























Ammons chosen to participate in Rhino Multi-District Litigation

27 March 2009

Rob Ammons was recently named to the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee of the in re: Yamaha Motor Corp. Rhino Multi-District Litigation (MDL), one of only six other law firms in the country chosen to participate.



The other five firms are The Tracey Law Firm of Houston, Texas; Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein of NY, NY and San Francisco, CA; Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Echsner & Proctor, of Pensacola, FL; Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball of California; and Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, of Birmingham, AL.



The MDL will be held before Judge Jennifer B. Coffman, in the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division.



All Rhino cases that are filed in Federal Court nationwide will be consolidated to her court, and she will preside over all pretrial issues and disputes. Cases will be remanded to their original court of filing for trials.