all-terrain-vehicle Tagged Articles

Inactive mining areas filled with dangers for recreation seekers

Posted: June 4, 2011 Product Liability

Mines are some of the most dangerous worksites in the United States, but the inherent dangers associated with mines – falling rock, cave-ins, even drowning and falling hazards – linger long after the last bit of ore has been extracted

Bill aims to protect young ATV riders from brain injury

Posted: March 1, 2011 Personal Injury

Charleston, South Carolina’s WCSC reports that one local emergency room physician is giving his support to a proposed bill that would toughen restrictions for young riders of all-terrain-vehicles in that state. Dr. Keith Borg, an emergency room physician at the

Plaintiff wins landmark case in Georgia for Yamaha Rhino injuries

Posted: June 30, 2010 Product Liability

Yamaha Motor Corp. has lost a lawsuit filed against the company by a plaintiff who received extensive leg injuries when his Rhino ATV flipped, pinning him underneath. The case marks the first time a jury has awarded damages to a

CPSC warns Memorial Day weekend among deadliest times for ATV riders

Posted: May 28, 2010 Product Liability

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riders to take precautions to stay safe this holiday weekend and riding season. For the 4-day period surrounding the 2009 Memorial Day holiday, CPSC is aware

ATV crash kills Minnesota woman, injures another

Posted: May 10, 2010 Product Liability

A 31-year-old Minnesota woman died Saturday when the all-terrain vehicle she was a passenger on crashed into a tree. According to the Bemidji Pioneer, Jessica Christopherson was riding on a 2004 Honda TRX 650R ATV driven by Chad Tabaka, also

Five girls injured in Yamaha Rhino rollover

Posted: April 26, 2010 Product Liability

A 5-year-old girl from Iron County, Utah has been hospitalized with injuries she received when the driver of a Yamaha Rhino she was a passenger in lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree. Four other girls ages 5

ATV rollover kills 22-year-old student pilot

Posted: April 13, 2010 Product Liability

A 22-year-old student helicopter pilot was killed early Sunday morning when the all-terrain vehicle she was driving rolled over. Reports say that Aura Corina Dacin, who friends described as a free spirit, “wild child” and thrill seeker, was driving the

Maryland boy drowns after ATV rollover

Posted: March 29, 2010 Product Liability

A four-year-old boy was found dead last Saturday night in a creek bed after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving flipped, pinning him underneath. According to initial reports, the boy was last seen playing outside with a group of children

ATV rollover claims another child’s life in Mississippi

Posted: March 10, 2010 Product Liability

A bill that would have encouraged ATV safety by setting age and passenger limits and requiring passengers to wear helmets died in Mississippi’s last legislative session. Now another child is dead and two others injured following an ATV accident in

ATV rollover claims the life of 19-year-old Illinois student

Posted: March 2, 2010 Product Liability

A 19-year old Illinois man died Saturday evening after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving rolled over and landed on top of him. Authorities investigating the accident said the victim, identified as Leonard Mlynarczyk, a resident of Bloomingdale in the