Louisville Personal Injury Attorney
Causes and Types of Serious Personal Injury:
Defective Vehicle
If you or a loved one has been injured or suffered a wrongful death due to a defective vehicle or defective part, the attorneys at Shelton Law Group can help. Our extensive personal injury experience is enhanced by our product liability skills, allowing us to provide you with the best possible representation for your personal injury claims. The caring attorneys at Shelton Law Group understand that dealing with a significant injury is daunting - you need vigorous and skillful representation in order to obtain fair compensation for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering. Our attorneys are devoted to helping you receive the compensation you deserve in order to help you and your family on the healing path to recovery.
Personal Injuries Caused by Defective Vehicles
Vehicle defects can lead to greater injuries for an individual than if the vehicle design was safe. There are two ways in which vehicle defects can lead to increased incidence and/or severity of personal injuries or death. The first way is when the defects cause or increase the risk of an accident or collision. For example, the defective tires combined with the high center of gravity appears to have caused many rollover accidents in Ford Explorers. The second way a defective vehicle can lead to increased risk or severity of personal injury or death is by either failing to protect or causing injury in an accident. An airbag injury is an example of this.
Some of the most common vehicle defects responsible for causing crashes include:
- Faulty brakes
- Faulty steering
- Defective tires
- Spontaneous acceleration
- Design defects (often SUVs)
- Defective seat belts
- Defective airbags
- Defective car seats
- Defective or inadequate SUV roofs
What to do if you are injured by a defective vehicle.
If you or a loved one is injured by a defective vehicle or part, seeking immediate medical care is of course critical. In addition, it is important to do as much as possible to preserve as much evidence as possible from the accident or incident. Over time, memories fade, conditions may change, and the evidence tends to become harder to gather. Ideally, photos and statements taken at the scene can best establish facts about the case. However, gathering this evidence at the scene may not be feasible due to the injuries involved. In this case, it should be gathered as soon as possible afterward, and photos of the site of the incident under similar circumstances and as soon after the incident as possible may be very helpful.Next, it is important to seek out qualified legal representation as soon as possible after the incident, as there are often statutes of limitations involved in submitting personal injury claims. A skilled attorney can thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, and gather medical information about the case. The skilled defective vehicle attorneys at Shelton Law Group will work hard to help you to gain compensation for medical bills, lost income and pain and suffering, so that you and your family can get on the healing path to recovery.
