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March 25, 2019

“Embrace Life” Video Approaches One Million View Mark

Seatbelts are arguably one of the easiest safety devices that we can use in today’s cars; this video produced by Rome Reports is still one of the best ones that address the issue.

Bob Langdon
February 4, 2019

Identifying Tire Defects in Catastrophic Accidents

Every vehicle accident resulting in catastrophic injury or death should be screened for tire defects as a potential cause of the accident or source of recovery. Defects that can cause a tire to fail may not always be apparent.

Bob Langdon
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January 12, 2019

Drivers Beware: Toyota, Ford Recall 2.7 Million Vehicles with Deadly Takata Airbags

This week, two major automakers recalled nearly 2.7 million vehicles equipped with the deadly airbags, adding to what was already the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.

Brett Emison
January 10, 2019

Examining Defects in Cars’ Fuel Systems

This blog post examines a few of the most common fuel system defects that we’ve identified in our practice of over 25 years working with this type of case.

Kent Emison
Case-to-Remember
January 2, 2019

Defective Front Seats in Cars Lead to Catastrophic Injuries

The seatbacks for front occupants play a vital safety role in rear-end crashes, similar to seatbelts and airbags in frontal crashes. Seatback failures commonly occur because the seats are constructed with weak materials.

Mark Emison
December 27, 2018

Why Vehicle Roofs Collapse in Rollover Crashes

On July 1, 2016, our law firm’s client was driving a 2004 Mercury Mountaineer in Benton County, Missouri. The vehicle traveled through an intersection and off the roadway, overturning once before coming to rest on its wheels. During the rollover, the roof over the driver’s occupant compartment area crushed inward and struck our client, causing a severe spinal cord injury and rendering her a quadriplegic.

Bob Langdon
December 10, 2018

Common but Deadly: Identifying Dangerous Aftermarket Parts & Vehicles

In most instances, an aftermarket modification is not completed properly. Common acts of negligence include failing to comply with safety standards (which are often not required in the case of aftermarket vehicles to the same extent that they are in “original equipment” vehicles), inadequate quality testing and other poor service practices.

Brett Emison
November 28, 2018

When Should an Airbag Inflate?

In recent months, our law firm has seen an increasing number of airbag non-deploy cases resulting in severe injuries and fatalities. These cases typically involve catastrophic failures of passenger presence sensor systems that fail to recognize the passenger seat is occupied, which in turn, disables the airbag.

David Brose
November 19, 2018

Self-Driving Cars Rushed to Market at the Expense of Human Safety

The race to bring self-driving cars to market has turned roadways into testing labs and humans into guinea pigs—and the consequences have been deadly.

Mark Emison
November 2, 2018

Defective Front Seats Cause Catastrophic Injuries in Rear-End Crashes

The front seat in your vehicle plays a vital safety role in rear-end crashes – the same as airbags and seatbelts in frontal impacts. When seatbacks are weak and defective, they can collapse and fail in rear-end crashes and cause catastrophic injuries to the seat occupant or rear passengers.

David Brose
October 8, 2018

Deadly Limo Crash Highlights Lack of Design Oversight

A deadly limousine crash in New York has again highlighted something I have been fighting for years – the complete lack of oversight and regulation of the limousine and “modified vehicle” industry.  There has been a deadly limousine crash in the United States every year since 2000.

Brett Emison
October 2, 2018

Top 5 Reasons Deadly Guardrails are on U.S. Roadways

Defective guardrails installed on U.S. roadways are maiming and killing motorists. While the defects are well-established, the story behind them tells a much darker tale of deceit and corporate misconduct.

David Brose