Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • GDPR
  • Create a Free Account
Return to PRWeb homepage
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • View All People & Culture

  • Hamburger menu
  • Cision PRWeb provides efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels
  • Create a Free Account
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us


      11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday

  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR

Local Attorney Representing GM Recall Victims Speaks out Against Inadequate Safety Response
  • USA - English


News provided by

May 11, 2014, 03:00 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX

Danbury, CT (PRWEB) May 11, 2014 -- Danbury, CT. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D. Conn) has recently called upon the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to force GM to take further action to protect the 2.6 million consumers affected by the ignition switch recall announced earlier this year, including urging GM to warn owners to stop driving the recalled cars until they can be repaired.

In a written response, however, U.S. DOT secretary Anthony Foxx opposed Blumenthal’s request, stating “The NHTSA is satisfied that for now, until the permanent remedy is applied, the safety risk posed by the defect in affected vehicles is sufficiently mitigated by GM's recommended action." The recommended action Foxx is referring to consists of GM informing owners to remove extra keys or devices from their key rings, until the defective ignition switch can be replaced.

Attorney Agostinho Ribeiro, CEO of Fairfield County based Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, is coming forward in support of Senator Blumenthal’s position. Ribeiro has recently assembled a high profile national team of attorneys to represent victims of the GM recall, including Missouri’s Daniel DeFeo, a specialist in automotive litigation, and Louisiana’s Ronnie Penton, a lead attorney in the BP oil spill case. Says Ribeiro of GM’s actions, “For GM to tell owners that it’s safe to continue driving these vehicles, despite knowing they can suddenly shut off while traveling at highway speeds, is to blatantly disregard basic standards of consumer safety.”

In an effort to increase public awareness of the dangers posed by these vehicles, Ribeiro has reached out to Senator Blumenthal, regarding information Ribeiro’s team has uncovered while interviewing clients affected by this recall. Ribeiro states, “What is really troubling is that many of these clients have tried contacting GM regarding ignition switch problems with their vehicles - only to be told they’re on a six month waiting list before anything can be done for them.” Among those clients Ribeiro represents are family members of those who have died due to fatal accidents involving GM vehicles, many of whom have only recently realized that the accident was linked to an ignition switch failure.

Since the Recall was announced in February, GM has publicly claimed that they are offering loaner cars to any GM owners with safety concerns, while owners wait for their dealership to receive of the necessary replacement part. However, Ribeiro adds that his team represents clients across the country who have been turned down for a loaner by GM, being told they have nothing to worry about with their vehicles. Says Ribeiro, “I agree with Senator Blumenthal that GM owners should be extremely concerned for their safety, and can only hope that GM will uphold its duty to consumers and their families who have no choice but to rely on these vehicles for everyday transportation, until GM takes adequate corrective action.”

Attorney Ribeiro started practicing with the firm now known as Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith in 1989. In 1992, Attorney Ribeiro opened a branch office in the World Trade Center in New York City, where he concentrated in Federal Court litigation. After September 11, 2001, Attorney Ribeiro represented, pro bono, victims of the World Trade Center disaster, and was nationally honored for his volunteer efforts in this regard.

Attorney Ribeiro was named "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Connecticut" by the National Trial Lawyers Association in both 2010 and 2011. He was elected by his peers to the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Leader's Forum, a select group of attorneys recognized by the American Association of Justice.

Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith has offices in Danbury, Bridgeport, Hartford and Norwalk, CT and New York City. Tel: 203. 800.8000 http http://www.vrslaw.com

Sources:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/05/senators-request-general-motors-be-forced-to-warn-customers-to-stop-driving-recalled-cars/#ixzz319q33JikLocal Attorney Representing GM Recall Victims Speaks out Against Inadequate Safety Response

Danbury, CT. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D. Conn) has recently called upon the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to force GM to take further action to protect the 2.6 million consumers affected by the ignition switch recall announced earlier this year, including urging GM to warn owners to stop driving the recalled cars until they can be repaired.
In a written response issued today, however, U.S. DOT secretary Anthony Foxx opposed Blumenthal’s request, stating “The NHTSA is satisfied that for now, until the permanent remedy is applied, the safety risk posed by the defect in affected vehicles is sufficiently mitigated by GM's recommended action." The recommended action Foxx is referring to consists of GM informing owners to remove extra keys or devices from their key rings, until the defective ignition switch can be replaced.

Attorney Agostinho Ribeiro, CEO of Fairfield County based Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, is coming forward in support of Senator Blumenthal’s position. Ribeiro has recently assembled a high profile national team of attorneys to represent victims of the GM recall, including Missouri’s Daniel DeFeo, a specialist in automotive litigation, and Louisiana’s Ronnie Penton, a lead attorney in the BP oil spill case. Says Ribeiro of GM’s actions, “For GM to tell owners that it’s safe to continue driving these vehicles, despite knowing they can suddenly shut off while traveling at highway speeds, is to blatantly disregard basic standards of consumer safety.”

In an effort to increase public awareness of the dangers posed by these vehicles, Ribeiro has reached out to Senator Blumenthal, regarding information Ribeiro’s team has uncovered while interviewing clients affected by this recall. Ribeiro states, “What is really troubling is that many of these clients have tried contacting GM regarding ignition switch problems with their vehicles - only to be told they’re on a six month waiting list before anything can be done for them.” Among those clients Ribeiro represents are family members of those who have died due to fatal accidents involving GM vehicles, many of whom have only recently realized that the accident was linked to an ignition switch failure.

Since the Recall was announced in February, GM has publically claimed that they are offering loaner cars to any GM owners with safety concerns, while owners wait for their dealership to receive of the necessary replacement part. However, Ribeiro adds that his team represents clients across the country who have been turned down for a loaner by GM, being told they have nothing to worry about with their vehicles. Says Ribeiro, “I agree with Senator Blumenthal that GM owners should be extremely concerned for their safety, and can only hope that GM will uphold its duty to consumers and their families who have no choice but to rely on these vehicles for everyday transportation, until GM takes adequate corrective action.”

Attorney Ribeiro started practicing with the firm now known as Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith in 1989. In 1992, Attorney Ribeiro opened a branch office in the World Trade Center in New York City, where he concentrated in Federal Court litigation. After September 11, 2001, Attorney Ribeiro represented, pro bono, victims of the World Trade Center disaster, and was nationally honored for his volunteer efforts in this regard.

Attorney Ribeiro was named "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Connecticut" by the National Trial Lawyers Association in both 2010 and 2011. He was elected by his peers to the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Leader's Forum, a select group of attorneys recognized by the American Association of Justice.

Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith has offices in Danbury, Bridgeport, Hartford and Norwalk, CT and New York City. Tel: 203. 800.8000 http http://www.vrslaw.com

Sources:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/05/senators-request-general-motors-be-forced-to-warn-customers-to-stop-driving-recalled-cars/#ixzz319q33Jik

Penelope Forman, +1 (203) 778-3944, [email protected]

Modal title

Contact PRWeb

  • 11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday
  • Contact Us

About PRWeb

  • About PRWeb
  • Partners
  • Partnership Programs
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Resources

Why PRWeb

  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing

Accounts

  • Create a Free Account
  • Log in
  • Contact Us

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2025 Cision US Inc.