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Defective Car Seats and Faulty Passenger Restraints
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It is an unfortunate truth: A typical lawn chair from Wal-Mart is stronger than the seat back mechanism in most passenger vehicles on America's roads and highways. Defective car seats and failure of ratchet mechanisms have resulted in serious injury, lifelong disability and death. When a defective car seat fails, other passenger restraint systems are often rendered totally ineffective.
Real Case Result: $1.3 million in a defective auto products claim in a case of wrongful death caused by seat back failure. A contingent (%) fee charged on the successful recovery resulted in a fee of $520,000.00 and $80,000.00 in litigation expenses, which were reimbursed by the client out of the gross settlement amount.
Defective car seats are not the only safety risk posed by automakers who prioritize profits over the lives of American consumers. Seat belts also fail at an alarming rate. In a head-on collision, a defect in the spooling mechanism can prevent the seat belt from catching quickly enough to prevent a driver or passenger from being thrown into the windshield, A-pillar or steering column. The resulting injuries can be life threatening or fatal. In a rollover and roof crush accident, seat belt failure can allow the full or partial ejection of a vehicle's occupants.
Failure to deploy is only one result of a defect in a vehicle's air bag system. Late deployment can exacerbate injuries in a crash. Overly powerful deployment can pose serious risk of face, head and neck injuries, especially in smaller passengers, women and the elderly. In addition, the gases that power air bag deployment may cause serious chemical burns to the face, neck and chest.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) attributed more than 200 deaths to faulty airbag deployment in low-speed or low-severity auto crashes from 1990 to 2001. Other serious injuries included tooth loss, eye injury, broken noses, whiplash, blindness, quadriplegia, and partial decapitation. NHTSA also reports that over half those killed or injured by over-aggressive airbag deployment are children.
If you suffered a serious injury in an automobile accident or a loved one died and you believe a defective car seat, seat belt or airbag was to blame, we invite you to call the experienced trial attorneys of Miller, Curtis & Weisbrod at 214.987.0005. We serve clients throughout Texas and across the country.
Your initial consultation with an experienced personal injury trial lawyer will be free. If we represent you in a claim or lawsuit, there will be no legal fees or costs for you to pay until we obtain a settlement or jury award on your behalf.
If you live in New York, Washington, Kansas, Colorado, Florida, Oklahoma, Georgia, California or anywhere outside the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, please call us toll free at 888.987.0005 or contact us by e-mail to schedule an appointment.
