Automobile Safety Features and Injury Claims

Houston Auto Accident Lawyer

All vehicles have safety features which are expected to protect drivers and passengers from injury. These include seatbelts, air bags, reinforced crash zones, as well as the braking system, accelerators, tires and all other parts that should function properly in any hazardous situation. When a safety feature fails to function as it should, such as when a seatbelt does not hold, an airbag fails to deploy, or when a tire unexpectedly blows out at high speed, can lead to a serious or fatal injury. When the underlying cause of the accident is determined to be the failure of a vital safety feature, a lawsuit can be filed against the auto manufacturer, parts manufacturer or other liable party. A Houston car accident attorney from Kennedy Hodges, LLP has extensive experience in legal action in cases of injury that result from the failure of an automobile safety feature. A collapsing seat back, roof crush, rollover or any other system failure can lead to permanent physical damage or the tragic loss of life.

Car Accident Claims: Automobile Safety Features

When an airbag fails to deploy, the outcome of even a slow speed impact can be deadly. In some cases, the air bag itself causes the injury. The speed with which they inflate, at between 100 - 200 mph or faster , and the force of the inflation can lead to severe or fatal injuries, particularly if the driver is unconscious and is slumped over the steering wheel, or has been thrown forward in a rear-impact crash. Infants and young children have been killed in minor collisions when an air bag deploys, and should always ride in the rear seat to protect them. When a seatbelt fails and an airbag deploys, the outcome can be very serious injuries or death.

Product liability cases are often complex and difficult, and will require engaging the services of professional investigators to evaluate the vehicle and safety systems. Our firm has respected experts in the field to assist in these cases, and is prepared to evaluate your injury case. It is important that you contact our firm as early as possible after the accident so that no evidence is lost or destroyed. The supporting evidence must be obtained and preserved immediately. We are committed to pursuing the compensation deserved in any case of injury that is the result of a faulty, defective or failed auto safety feature, including tires, airbags, brakes, seatbelts or any other system.

Contact a Houston car accident lawyer for immediate assistance in auto product liability claims.