Tesla Is the Most-Recalled Car Brand—By Far—of All Cars, Trucks, and SUVs AUTO WEEK Tesla has set another record, but not one you’re likely to see touted in ads by the company, if the company ever decided to run ads. Turns out Teslas are recalled more than any other brand in America—and by a long shot. read more » Subaru Ascent, Range Rover SUVs among 5,000 vehicles recalled this week. Check recalls here USA TODAY
US Supreme Court to weigh key standard in whistleblower fraud cases REUTERS The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Tuesday to consider a bid by whistleblowers to revive lawsuits accusing pharmacy operators of pocketing millions of taxpayer dollars by knowingly overbilling government health insurance programs for prescription drugs. read more »
VW Atlas Recalled, Owners Told Not to Let Passengers Ride in Front CAR AND DRIVER Volkswagen of America is recalling 143,053 of its 2018–2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport SUVs to fix a defect in the passenger-side front airbag system. The occupant detection system in the affected vehicles could erroneously fail to detect a passenger is present and deactivate the airbag. It would then not deploy in the event of an accident. read more »
German court expects conviction for former Audi boss in diesel scandal REUTERS Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler is likely to become the first top executive to be convicted in the diesel emissions scandal, with a Munich court giving a preliminary assessment on Tuesday that an accusation of fraud had been substantiated. read more » Jeep Recalls 58,000-Plus Wranglers Over Fuel Leak Risk CARS
Former Goldman banker must forfeit $35.1 mln in 1MDB corruption case REUTERS A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) banker Roger Ng to forfeit $35.1 million, after sentencing him to 10 years in prison for helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. read more »
Washington moves to end child sex abuse lawsuit time limits MY NORTHWEST People who were sexually abused as children in Washington state may soon be able to bring lawsuits against the state, schools or other institutions for failing to stop the abuse, no matter when it happened. read more » Pope Francis expands Catholic Church sexual abuse law to cover lay leaders CNN
U.S. agency opens probe into 50,000 Tesla Model X vehicles over front seat belts REUTERS U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday they are opening a probe into 50,000 Tesla Model X vehicles after receiving two complaints reporting front seat belt failures. read more » Over 807,000 cars from Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and GM under recall: Check recalls here USA TODAY