Defective Seat Belts
Did a Defective Seat Belt Injure You?
Seats belts are intended to save lives and prevent injuries in auto accidents. Yet sometimes they do just the opposite. Defective seat belts can cause vehicle occupants to suffer serious personal injuries and wrongful death.
Failed Seat Belts Can Cause Serious Damages
If you have been injured because a vehicle's seat belt failed, was defective or did not perform as it should have in an accident, please contact an attorney at the Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates. Our product liability attorneys help injury victims throughout Georgia recover financial compensation for damages caused by defective seat belts. We would like to help you, too.
Not There When You Need Them Most
Seat belts failure can occur because of a variety of product defects. Those with a release button on the front face of the buckle can become unlocked in an accident, leaving passengers unprotected. This so-called "inertial unlatching" is a significant risk in rollover accidents. With an unlatched seat belt, passengers can easily suffer serious head injuries, including traumatic brain injury.
Seat belts in 14 million Chrysler vehicles made between 1993 and 2002 have the release button that protrudes above the main part of the latch mechanism. During a wreck, the button can be accidentally depressed by contact with an elbow, car seat or other object.
Defective Seat belt Tensioners
The mechanism that keeps seat belts at the correct tension can also be defective. If the seat belt fails to lock up in a crash, the vehicle occupant will be left unprotected and at risk for serious injuries or worse.
Cars with only lap belts not only fail to prevent injuries, they can directly cause injury including fatal internal injuries.
Do not assume that the injuries you suffered in a car accident could not have been prevented. Our product liability lawyers will undertake a thorough investigation to determine what happened and what caused your injuries. Then we will build a compelling case and pursue full monetary compensation for damages.
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To discuss your injury claim with an experienced Georgia attorney, please contact our office in Atlanta or Athens, Georgia. Let us put our experience to work for you.
