When the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case against Mazda Motor of America Inc. over a death allegedly caused by the lack of a shoulder strap in a minivan, it could put automakers on the hook for a wide range of state law claims that courts have long deemed preempted by federal regulation, experts say.
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In 1995, he represented Acorn in a key case upholding the new Motor Voter Act -- the very law whose mandated postcard registration system Acorn workers use to flood election offices with bogus registrations.
In this case, however, the front electric motor-which is now supplied with energy by the TDI engine-operates exclusively as a generator and a power source for the electric motor at the rear.
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It is in some respects similar to what happened in the case of another iconic American business, Ford Motor Company.
Kevin had never been able to do this job because of one part requiring fine motor skills he was lacking, inserting the chain into the case.
The case requires the high court to determine whether the motor vehicle safety standards established by the federal government effectively preempt a products liability claim under state tort law.
The day ends with an adjournment debate led by the Conservative Nick de Bois on motor insurance fraud and the death of Ricky Burlton - a constituency case about a young man run over and killed by an illegal immigrant who, it turned out, had no driving licence but who had procured car insurance.
In 1995, he became Acorn's attorney, participating in a landmark case to force the state of Illinois to implement the federal Motor Voter Law.
The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division cancelled all the driver's licenses issued in this case after the arrest of Leong and three of his alleged customers, who prosecutors say flew into New Mexico to pick up their licenses.
As well as all the expected mega-yacht accessories such a helipad, Jacuzzis, cinema, motor-launches and interior design by a famous stylist -- in this case Britain's Terence Disdale -- she also possesses a number of unique extras, notably an indoor swimming pool covered by a glass roof.
"Now you drop the motor into the frame, attach a couple of bolts and you're done, " Case says.
General Motors and Ford Motor shares tend to trade in tandem, even though we all know GM is the basket case that needed a federal bailout, while Ford sailed through the economic crisis without any taxpayer assistance.
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