When driving, there are many things we cannot control such as road conditions, the actions of other drivers, and the weather. Each one of these can contribute to an accident. Accidents can also be caused by a flaw in the design of the vehicle itself, as is the case in many SUV rollover accidents. In the case of a design flaw, the vehicle may fail to provide adequate safety in a foreseeable accident.
In other words, people are often seriously injured because a vehicle fails to provide reasonable protection in the event of a collision or roll over.
Common issues relating to defects that may cause an accident include:
- Seatbelt failure
- Improperly engineered center of gravity
- Roof crush
- Seatback collapse
- Door latch defects
- Tire failure
- Truck under-ride accidents
- Airbag failure
We advance all costs in our auto defect cases and seek no attorney fees unless we are able to obtain a recovery on your behalf.
Vehicle design and crash-worthiness cases are very complex. Attorneys for the vehicle manufacturer defend cases such as these very strenuously because the design flaw is incorporated in an entire model line. Because of this, the time and expense involved in such claims is often only justified in cases of catastrophic injury, such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or death.
When there is an accident involving wrongful death or catastrophic injury, whether in Chicago or elsewhere in Illinois, and the crash-worthiness of the vehicle is in question, it is critical that our lawyers at Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC perform a complete analysis of potential crash-worthiness claims before other related claims can be addressed. This is particularly true in auto accidents where one or more of the drivers of the involved vehicles may be partially responsible for the accident itself. If related claims are resolved without taking into account possible crash-worthiness claims, the crash-worthiness claim might be adversely affected or unintentionally released before it is even started.
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