Automotive Defects
Each year, hundreds of people in the State of Texas as well as across the country are seriously injured or killed in accidents involving automotive defects. At Wigington Rumley Dunn & Ritch, L.L.P., experienced personal injury attorneys are committed to building a safer society through the prosecution of these product liability claims.
Crashes & Accidents Happen Because of Flaws and Defects in the PARTS
There are numerous automotive defects that have caused wrongful death or serious personal injury in all types of vehicular accidents. Because of a flaw in the design, manufacture, repair, installation, etc., of any type of vehicle or roadway transport, the following catastrophes can occur:
- Semi-Truck Wrecks
- Motorcycle Crashes
- Conversion Van Accidents
- Big Rig Crashes
- Car Crashes
- 18-Wheeler Accidents
- Tractor Trailer Wrecks
- Van Wrecks
- Auto Accidents
- Delivery Truck Accidents
- Bus Crashes
- Conversion Van Crashes
- Car Wrecks
- 15-Passenger Van Crashes
- Railroad Crossing Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Commercial Truck Accidents
These flaws in manufacturing, design, or otherwise are associated with myriad car parts, truck parts, or truck/van components which oftentimes result in severe injury or death resulting from rollover or sudden acceleration.
Examples of car, van, and truck parts and components that have caused serious injury and death include:
Airbags – Frontal Airbags, Side-Impact Airbags
Airbag Failure to Deploy
Airbag Switches
Airbag Deployment
Airbag – Untimely Deployment
Airbag – Unnecessary Deployment
Airbag – Aggressive Deployment
Airbag Release of Sodium Azide
Failure of Airbag Crash Sensors
Failure of Airbag Electronic Control Unit
Failure of Airbag On-Off Switch
Seat Belts
Failure of Seat Belt to Properly Extend
Failure of Seat Belt to Properly Release
Failure of Seat Belt to Properly Retract
Failure of Seat Belt to Properly Restrain
Bad Seat Belt Geometry
Roof Crush
Failure of Roof Design
Roof Intrusion
Weakness in Roof Design
Engineering Error Causing Roof Crush
Roof Crush during Rollover Crash
Door Latches
Failure of Door Latch to Hold
Failure of Power Window Locks to Work
Failure of Power Door Locks to Open
Fuel Systems
Fuel Pump Fire
Engine Fire
Fuel Injection System Malfunction
Fuel Delivery System Malfunction
Failure of Sensors
Failure of Injectors
Fuel Tank Failure
Fuel Tank Siphoning
Fuel Tank Integrity
Fuel Tank Placement
Tires
Blowouts
Over Inflation
Under Inflation
Failure of Load Rating
Quality of Rubber
Failure of Valves
Improper Contact Patch
Seats
Child Car Seat Failure
Booster Seat Failure
Harness Failure
Seat Failure
Seat Back Failure
Seat Pan Failure
Automotive Glass
Failure of Safety Glass
Failure of Seal
Failure of Gasket
Improper Quality of Glass – Windshield
Improper Quality of Glass - Doors, Windows
Sudden Unintended Acceleration
Wigington Rumley Dunn & Ritch, L.L.P. is leading Texas sudden unintended acceleration claims against Toyota. Jeff Wigington is the leader of the steering committee in the Texas state multidistrict litigation.
At Wigington Rumley Dunn & Ritch, L.L.P., experienced personal injury attorneys have successfully brought to account those responsible for allowing products with flaws and defects into the marketplace, where they resulted in a crash or accident where people died or were seriously injured. The lawyers at WigRum understand that the only way to build a safer community for us all – a safer society in this country – is through the language of lawsuits, where prosecution of these product liability claims finally brings the big corporations into forced change.
For more information on Car/Truck/Van Defects and Flaws:
American Society of Safety Engineers - ASSE
American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM
Consumer Product Safety Commission - CPSC
SaferCar.Gov of the Nat’l Highway and Traffic Safety Ass’n, US Dept. of Transportation
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