Injuries Caused by Defective Car Parts

Car accidents are an unfortunate fact of life. When an accident is the result of another's negligence or recklessness, the law holds the person responsible. When the accident is due to defective car parts, there are responsible parties that should be held accountable too.
Car accidents can be traumatic and devastating with the potential for serious injuries. Sustaining a back or neck injury in a car accident can affect the rest of your life. A lot of back and neck injuries result from car accidents, and lawsuits that are subsequently filed often allege that a defect in the vehicle is what caused the accident. Some accidents are caused by reckless drivers, some are caused by defective vehicle components, and sometimes a combination of these two elements presents the perfect storm situation for potentially serious injuries.

After one recent lawsuit, Ford Motor Co. was ordered to pay $2.9 million to a man who had been injured in an accident. The man was d
riving his SUV when he was rear-ended by another vehicle. When his car was hit, the impact caused his seat to fall back into a horizontal, fully reclined position. This caused him to eject backwards, headfirst, into the backseat. As a result of the accident he has had neck and head injuries, and cognitive and visual problems.

If an accident results from a defective product or vehicle part, you should consult a personal injury attorney who can help you to sort through the details of your case and get justice. A jury sided with his claim that the seat in his vehicle was defective and he was awarded $2.9 million for his permanent injuries, economic losses, and non-economic losses.

In another recent lawsuit a man was awarded $4.2 million in his case against Nissan. This shocking case details the story of a man driving his vehicle when a runaway tire came crashing down onto the roof of his car. The roof of his vehicle immediately caved in from the force of the tire onto the driver, and his neck was fractured by the impact. He sustained extremely serious injuries, and had to learn to walk again, suffers spasms, and is no longer able to play sports. The rest of his life has been changed. His lawsuit alleged that the header panel in the roof of his Nissan Altima was defective, and this allowed the roof to cave in.

Nissan denied the man’s claim that the roof of his vehicle was defective, arguing during the lawsuit that any vehicle roof would have caved in if presented with the force of the tire falling into it. They are now reviewing their options.

Accidents that are caused by negligent drivers are common, but after experiencing an accident regardless of what caused it, people do not always realize that their injuries might have been made worse by defective components of their own vehicles. It is extremely important to contact a personal injury attorney following an accident. Experienced car accident lawyers can review your case, investigate, and present you with your options in moving forward. If you have sustained serious injuries in an auto accident, you have a right to seek damages from any responsible party, whether it is the parts manufacturer, another driver, or another party altogether.