Automobile Products Liability
Despite decades of research that outline unnecessary risk of serious injury and death due to inadequate or reduced standards and known defects within the automobile manufacturing industry, little measurable progress has been made.
While pressure by consumer advocacy organizations calling for stricter regulations and changes to existing laws has increased, the National Institute of Highway Safety (the government agency charged with industry oversight and consumer protection) continues to disregard sound and just engineering recommendations, and instead, supports guidelines that effectively offer immunity of liability from gross negligence by the automobile manufacturers.
Until such a time in which the NIHS becomes an agency of the people, by the people and for the people, the people themselves, individually and collectively, must enlist the power of the courts and the wisdom of the jury system to force reasonable change. Only when the cost of restitution following serious injuries and death outweigh the costs of acceptable negligence will true and purposeful change occur in the name of consumer protection.
Personal Injury Attorneys at Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates are committed to prosecuting cases in which serious injury or death has occurred due to a known defective automobile product or accessory.
General Motors' Deadly Cutbacks (GoLeft Tv)
Michael Carter talks with Mike Papantonio of Air America's Ring of Fire about the deadly decisions that have been made by General Motors regarding your safety. Apparently to GM, your life isn't worth an extra $9 a car.
Michael is representing victims who have been injured or killed by "roof crush" in rollover accidents.
Auto Products Liability - Articles
- Rollover - One-third of all motor vehicle deaths are attributed to rollovers [More]
- SUV Rollover - The combination of traditional truck chassis, narrow frames, weakened roofs and added passenger loads increase the risk of rollover and account for 60% of deaths in SUV accidents [More]
- Child/Occupant Restraint Defects - Sometimes these live-saving devices can cause severe injury rather than preventing it. [More]
- Side Impact Protection Failure - Defective child safety seats may provide no protection at all in these deadly collisions [More]
- Airbag Failure -- Airbags sometimes deploy at the wrong time, or fail to deploy altogether, which can cause serious injury or even death. [More]
If you or a loved one have been seriously injured due to an auto-product failure, please contact our office for a free consultation.
