Federal judge signs off on $1 billion settlement over Kia/Hyundai car fires
Engine issue brought to light by ABC Action News I-Team
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and last updated 2021-05-13 13:54:57-04
TAMPA, Fla. â A federal judge approved a $1 billion settlement for four million KIA and Hyundai owners to settle a case over an engine defect first brought to light by ABC Action News I-Team Investigator Jackie Callaway in 2018.
The settlement is estimated at $1.3 billion over the engine defect that was linked to cars and SUVs spontaneously bursting into flames. The money from the settlement, first announced in 2019, would cover reimbursement for past repairs and expenses, free repair or replacement for damaged engines, denied warranty coverage and loss of vehicle value.
Report cites serious violations after Tampa Bay daycare staffer released 2 children to a stranger
Grandmother made call for action after daycare didnât check ID
Call for action leads to investigation of local daycare accused of releasing two little girls to a stranger.
and last updated 2021-05-06 17:27:42-04
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. â It was Victor Colon s first day at the Milestone Academy in Temple Terrace, but when his grandmother arrived in the afternoon to pick up the three-year-old; she said a staffer handed over two little girls she d never seen before. Liz Colon says they never even checked her ID.
Insurance company denies claim for couple rear-ended in car crash
Local man canât load walker into damaged SUV
The crash caused about $3,000 in damages leaving Nick, who has a disability, unable to get his walker in and out of the SUVâs rear hatch.
and last updated 2021-05-06 14:31:45-04
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. â Pasco County retiree Nick Catalano never saw the other vehicle coming. The driver slammed into the back of his SUV at a New Port Richey intersection last October.
âAll of a sudden something hit us so hard we went across the three lanes of the oncoming traffic,â said Nickâs wife Mildred, who was in the passenger seat.
Olympus Pools continues to dispatch work crews out to customer projects in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties after an I-team investigation, but now some worry unpaid contractors will file liens against their homes.
Olympus Pools continues to dispatch work crews out to customer projects in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties after an I-team investigation, but now some worry unpaid contractors will file liens against their homes.