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Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation to review a potential "sticky accelerator pedal problem" in Chrysler Group LLC's 2007 model-year Dodge Caliber cars. Reports of the accelerator pedal becoming stuck and not returning to the idle position when released have been made to the agency. The company that supplies these pedals, CTS Sorp., is also the supplier of the pedals involved in the Toyota Motor Corp's recall of more than 2 million vehicles in January of this year.

After one month of investigation, Chrysler has decided to initiate a voluntary recall of 34,631 Dodge Caliber and 90 Jeep Compass vehicles from the 2007 model year in order to address a potential issue with sticking gas pedals.

If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident in the 2007 model-year Dodge Caliber car or Jeep Compass, call the law office of Miller & Falkner so that an experienced personal injury attorney can help protect your rights.

A recall has been issued for the popular weight-loss products line Hydroxycut as federal drug regulators warn of reports of a death due to liver failure and other serious instances of health problems associated with its use.  

Hydroxycut products are dietary supplements marketed for weight loss as fat burners, energy-enhancers, low carb diet aids, and for water loss under the Iovate and MuscleTech brand names.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received 23 reports of significant adverse health effects.  The report includes the death of a 19-year-old man in 2007 as well as other serious liver problems including liver failure, jaundice, seizures, cardiovascular problems and liver damage resulting in a liver transplant.  The FDA warning states that symptoms of liver damage include jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) and brown urine.  Other symptoms include vomiting, nausea, excessive fatigue, weakness, light-colored stools, stomach or abdominal pain, itching and loss of appetite.   

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On March 31, 2009 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Yamaha Motor Corporation issued a recall for more than 120,000 of its Yamaha Rhino ATVs model 450 and 660 which have been sold since 2003.  The recall is due to an inherent design flaw that makes these vehicles unstable and susceptible to low-speed rollovers.  These rollovers have resulted in 46 confirmed deaths and hundreds of injuries including the legs and arms of occupants being crushed by the roll cage as the vehicle crashes to the ground.  Many of these injuries occur even if the occupant is wearing a seat belt.  These rollovers also occur on level or near-level ground and can occur even if the driver does not turn the vehicle sharply. 












Yamaha Rhino 450
(without doors)                      
                                                                                         Yamaha Rhino 660
                                                                                         (without doors)

Yamaha is offering a free repair of this design defect.  Yamaha has also agreed to voluntarily suspend the sale of these models starting immediately until all are repaired. The CPSC warns that consumers should immediately stop using these recreational vehicles until the repair is made by a dealer.

Yamaha is also voluntarily suspending the of sale for the Rhino 700 model and implementing the same repair program. The CPSC also warns that consumers should stop riding the 700 model until it is repaired. About 25,000 Rhino 700s are part of this repair program.

View the recall in its entirety. 

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