When a defective vehicle causes a traffic accident or injuries it changes the nature of your case. You now have a product liability case. If the defect was the cause of the accident then drivers once believed to be at fault may be clear of blame. Sometimes vehicle defects are not the cause of the accident, but make injuries worse than they would have been. If you have been injured in an accident involving a defective vehicle our Texas traffic accident attorneys can help.
Defects Which Cause Accidents
Defects which can cause accidents include:
- Faulty tires
- Faulty brake systems
- Defective suspension systems
- Defective fuel systems
- Defects leading to spontaneous acceleration
- Design flaws leading to rollover
- Air bags which deploy too easily
Crashworthiness Defects
Crashworthiness is a vehicle’s ability to protect occupants in an accident. Crashworthiness defects are defects which do not actually cause accidents, but cause injuries to be more severe than they should have been when an accident occurs. Common crashworthiness defects include:
- Defective seat belt
- Defective air bag
- Defective seat back
- Fuel system defects leading to fuel-fed fire
- Defective door latch
- Poor roof crush resistance
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a traffic accident, please call our Texas traffic accident attorneys or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation with our personal injury lawyers is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, in most cases we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a personal injury lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.