Auto Defects/Product Defects: Seat Belt Litigation
Shockingly, many seat belts have design flaws that allow them to come open just when seat belts are needed most. In a phenomenon called "inertial unlatching," a seat belt latch will let loose when a person's hip bone strikes a certain spot with great force. Of course, a latch is most likely to be struck with great force when a person is experiencing an accident, when it is especially vital that the seat belt hold them in the car.
Seat belt failure often leads to catastrophic injures and can lead to death. In addition to damage caused inside a vehicle, seat belt failure during an auto accident can cause occupant ejection from the car, often resulting in serious or fatal injury.
Auto Defects Cases are Highly Complex
Knowing that seat belts are often manufactured improperly is one thing; proving it in court requires a mastery of the mechanics of seat belt design. The attorneys at our firm have extensive expertise with the deepest details of seat belt design, and know from experience how to present their knowledge to a car company or to a jury. Companies own warehouses full of documents about individual seat belt models; finding the relevant information is a Herculean task. The lawyers at our firm have already accomplished this task and are not intimidated by even the largest opponents and most complex cases.
Our firm is often hired by other attorneys and by individuals across the United States to handle complex auto defects litigation.
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