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more_legal_areas suvAn SUV rollover accident lawsuit can be filed on behalf of any person who sustains injury in an SUV rollover accident against the manufacturers of defective SUVs. By design, SUVs are three times more likely than passenger cars to rollover in vehicle accidents. Rollover is the most fatal type of vehicle accident on our nation''s roadways. This is because rollover accident injuries commonly include serious head, brain, spinal cord, and back injuries.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an SUV rollover accident, you may be eligible to seek relief for your damages. A SUV rollover accident lawsuit can help victims recover out-of-pocket medical expenses, loss of income, property damage, and pain and suffering damages. In a SUV rollover accident lawsuit, vehicle manufacturers can be held liable for injuries caused by faulty SUV design.
SUV automakers have known about SUV rollover risks for years, but have forgone safety modifications for increased sales profits. SUV makers have had several chances to voluntarily modify their vehicles to make them more stable and less likely to rollover in accidents, but have negligently chosen to avoid such safety measures.
In 1989, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named the Ford Bronco II the most deadly vehicle on the road. The government launched an investigation of this vehicle''s safety but chose to take no action to mandate a recall or the implementation of design modifications. In 2000, Ford Explorers became the focus of nationwide scrutiny after tread separation of Firestone tires mounted on these SUVs caused at least three hundred deaths. The Firestone-Ford scandal prompted the recall of millions of tires. The rollover propensity of the Ford Explorer was called into question though Ford made no improvements to the Explorer''s safety and came out virtually unscathed from the whole debacle.
In 2002, a California jury agreed that there was a design defect in the manufacturing of the Ford Explorer. This judgment was reached in a SUV rollover accident lawsuit filed after a couple was seriously injured in a 1997 rollover crash. Despite jury findings, Ford was not required to make any safety changes to the Explorer''s design. Another 2002 SUV rollover accident lawsuit was filed against Ford, charging this company with intentional concealment of Explorer design defects. Since 2002, both Ford and Firestone have faced the possibility of class action SUV rollover accident lawsuit charges throughout the country.
Government experts state that 63 percent of all SUV fatalities and 46 percent of all serious SUV injuries are caused in rollover accidents. Prominent news organizations and consumer advocacy groups have exposed numerous cases of SUV rollover accidents and the industry''s ceaseless effort to conceal these facts. SUVs are more likely to rollover because they are narrower and sit higher than passenger vehicles. Minor changes in SUV design could result in a drastic increase in SUV safety, but the industry has yet to make these crucial modifications, putting thousands of lives at risk every year.
A California court of appeals ordered Ford Motor Company to pay a jury award of $82.6 million to a woman left paralyzed after a rollover accident in 2002.
In June 2004, Benetta Buell-Wilson and her husband were awarded $369 million, including ...
The first Congress attempt to mandate a standard for SUV rollover protection was in the mid-1980s right after SUVs began to grow in popularity. The auto industry has been able to block any SUV rollover standard thus far, though pressure for congressio...
A San Diego County jury awarded $369 million to a woman left paralyzed when her Ford Explorer rolled over, marking one of the largest personal-injury awards ever against an automaker.
Benetta Buell-Wilson was awarded $246 million in puniti...