Baseball player's estate settles auto accident case

Ford Motor Co. has settled a defective seat belt lawsuit with the estate of a former New York Mets minor league baseball player who was ejected from his Ford Explorer in a 2001 auto accident. The settlement came recently just after a jury in Mississippi had handed down a $131 million verdict in the case and was about to consider additional punitive damages. Brian Cole, 27, was killed while he was

Lexus SUVs recalled over rollover problems

Virtually lost amid the massive Toyota/Lexus recalls over sticking gas pedals in recent months was another, smaller recall by Toyota Motors. This one came in late April as Toyota rushed to recall 9,400 Lexus SUVs, specifically GX 460 models that went on sale in December. The latest recall was over concerns the vehicle was prone to rollover accidents. Toyota has a fix for the problem: an update