Defective Car Seat and
Seat Back Accident Lawyers
Defective Seats
In the event of a car accident, the functioning of the car's seats, seat backs, headrests and other car seat components can have a significant impact on the severity of occupant injuries. This is particularly true in rear-end collisions, and even if the occupants are wearing seatbelts.
Defective car seats injure and/or kill thousands of motorists every year, despite the fact that car manufacturers are well aware of better and safer technology. Driven by the desire for increased profits, automakers allow defective car seats and seat backs and substandard car seats to remain the norm on many vehicles.
Most car seat back and/or headrest problems occur when the front car seats collapse backward from the impact of a rear-end collision. If the car seat back does not maintain its upright integrity upon impact, front car seat passengers can be thrown backward, then upward, and then thrown forward, resulting in severe and/or fatal injuries not only to the front car seat occupants but also to the rear car seat occupants who are struck when the front passenger is thrown rearward. (See visual illustration at Smartmotorist.com ). This can and does occur even when the front car seat occupants are wearing seatbelts.
Stronger car seat backs could prevent many of these injuries. If the car seats and headrests remained upright, they would properly cushion and protect motorists and prevent them from being thrown around the car. This could not only prevent additional injuries, but can also prevent occupants from being ejected from the vehicle, which often results in death.
Although U.S. seatbelt requirements are stringent and require extensive crash testing, car seat back safety requirements are quite lax and crash testing is not required. One would hope that car makers would voluntarily improve car seat functioning to prevent injury and death of their customers, but this is not the case. For example, General Motors' front car seats collapse upon even mild impact or speed change, and GM's own tests confirm this. While the technology for improving performance is readily available, profit motives prevent many car makers from instituting changes. In the meantime, the driving public remains at risk for injury and death.
If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident in which defective car seats, defective seat backs, or defective headrests may have contributed to injuries or death, please call our defective seat and seat back accident lawyers for more information.
The law firm of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, P.A. has a long history of jury verdict awards and has been nationally recognized as one of the top firms in jury verdicts and claims. Our attorneys specialize in product liability cases and settlements.
If you or a loved one has been harmed by a defective car seat or a defective car seat back, please call or email our experienced defective car seat and seat back accident injury lawyers today. We'll evaluate your claim for free and help you get the justice you deserve.
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