Common but Deadly: Identifying Dangerous Aftermarket Parts & Vehicles | LE
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.
Safe Crossing Advocacy Highlights the Need for Vigilance at Railroad Crossings
Railroad crossings are incredibly dangerous and all railroad companies must take more steps to protect children, pedestrians and motorists.
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.
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.
Can You Hold the Bar Accountable in Drunk Driving Cases?
In 2016, nearly 15,000 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. When evaluating a drunk driving case, consider the possibility of a “dram shop claim” if the defendant driver was potentially overserved by a bar or restaurant.
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.
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.
Exoneration Project Earns Key Victory in Kentucky Wrongful Conviction Case
The University of Chicago’s Exoneration Project continues to gain success in the realm of representing those least able to defend themselves.
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.
Avoid Common Mistakes When Installing Child Car Seats
Safety experts at the are helping parents to keep their child from becoming one of the thousands of children who are injured or killed each year because they are not properly secured in their child seat.
Drivers Beware: Everyday Dangers of Railroad Crossings
Defective Goodyear tires installed on thousands of recreational vehicles (RVs) allegedly caused crashes that injured or killed nearly 100 people in the past two decades.
New Program Connects MO Trial Attorneys to Legislators
The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) has developed a way for trial attorneys from the state to be connected with legislators, to be more involved in matters pertaining to access to the civil justice system for the state’s citizenry.