Begam & Marks members Steve Friedman and Richard Traulsen have successfully settled a claim on behalf of a young Native American girl who was severely burned when she came into contact with an electical transmission line that had been negligently installed near her home on the Gila River Indian Community. The governmental agency who had installed the line denied any liability, and the case was hard fought in Federal Court right up to the eve of trial. Ultimately, the Federal government increased its offer to sufficient level to compensate the young girl and her parents. Richard and Steve are both extremely proud to have had the opportunity to help this wonderful family.

Honda Motors has issued another recall of more than 430,000 vehicles to replace a faulty airbag deflator that could rupture and significantly harm the driver. The airbag defect has been linked to one fatality and 11 injuries in the United States. This is the 3rd time Honda has issued a recall for this problem. Honda issued a recall in November 2008 and then again in June 2009. This new recall applies to 2001 and 2002 model-year Accord, Civic, Odyssey, CR-V, Pilot and 2002 Acura TL and CL vehicles in the United States.