Rollover‑fired seat belt pretensioners were developed in the past 10 years to address many of the retractor issues related to rollovers. They are activated when a rollover is sensed and automatically pull in and lock the seat Read More
Car Accidents
Occupant Protection in Rollover Crashes – The Safety Cage and Roof Structure
There are a number of vehicle aspects that are designed to keep occupants safe in the event of a rollover. The safety cage and structure are two of the most important of these aspects. The Safety Cage Different parts of the occupant protection Read More
Rollover Restraint System – Seat Belt Protection
Along with a secure vehicle structure to protect occupants in a rollover, properly designed seat belts are necessary to reduce injuries and prevent partial or complete ejection. However, many seat belts are not designed to keep occupants from Read More
Rollover Protection from Window Glazing and Door Latches
In a rollover accident, the side and rear windows may break out because they are usually made of tempered glass designed to break into small pieces. This creates the potential for a belted occupant to be partially ejected. Technology that Read More
Seat Belt “Energy Management Loops” or “Rip Stitching” Failures
The misleadingly labeled “energy management loop” consists of a portion of the seat belt webbing that is folded over itself and sewn together so that the stitching rips during a collision, adding several inches of slack to the seat belt. It was Read More
Seat Belt Latch Failure
A seat belt latch should never unlatch inadvertently. The only time it should unlatch is when the user chooses to unlatch it by pushing whatever apparatus is required to disengage the latch. Sometimes a buckle will disengage on its own. Sometimes Read More
Rollover Protection from Interior Padding and Side Curtain Air Bags
Vehicle occupants in rollovers can sustain serious injury and death because their heads strike the vehicle’s hard upper interior parts. In 1995, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) acted to require passenger cars and other Read More
Other Truck Information Sources
As part of your truck accident case, I will likely seek information from other places where rules of the road can be found and used to further your injury case. These sources of information include other trucking industry documents, manuals, videos, Read More
Negligent Entrustment
Negligent entrustment is a legal basis for recovering against a person who negligently provided a second person with a dangerous instrument (such as a truck) that caused injury. The basis of this claim is that the person was negligent in providing Read More
Using Medical Personnel and Records to Document Pain and Suffering
As a car and truck accident injury lawyer, in proving the pain and suffering aspect of a client’s case, we may call as witnesses those professionals involved in the care and treatment of our client if we feel that these professionals can help our Read More
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