Car Seatbelts
Dallas car seat belt accident attorney can help if you have suffered from car seat belt injury.
Car seatbelts are meant to help save lives in the event of an auto accident or issue on the road. However, when seat belts are defective, they can pose a great danger to accident victims and cause life-threatening injuries, or even make existing ones worse. Accidents caused by defective seat belt systems may warrant compensation under the law for damages sustained by accident victims from those involved in the manufacturing or design of the vehicle component.
Types of Seat Belt Defects
Seatbelt defects include those in the restraint systems, devices created to relieve shoulder tension, adjustment mechanisms, or other design or construction features. In certain older model vehicles, seatbelt systems do not include restraints for the upper torso area, which have led to severe injuries of the head, spine, abdomen, and other areas of the body. With some tension relieving components, if there is a retracting malfunction, which prevents proper restraint, occupants are put at risk for severe injury during an accident. Strangulation, damage the rib cage or organs, and pulling or force to the neck are some examples of injuries that may be sustained in these instances. Despite the aforementioned risks associated with defective seatbelts, properly working seatbelts have proven to have life saving capabilities, and should therefore always be worn for safety as well as legal purposes while driving or being transported in an automobile.
On Contacting and Attorney
If you or a loved one suffered an injury due to a defective or hazardous product in Texas, it is important to protect your legal rights to receive just compensation by preserving the defective product in its current condition, if possible.
It is also important to contact Dallas car seat belt accident lawyer of Eberstein & Witherite, LLP, immediately for a free consultation with a Texas defective seatbelt attorney. With the aid of our bilingual staff, you will receive straight answers about your case and legal rights in plain English or Spanish, if needed. It costs you nothing to discuss your legal matter with us and you will not pay any legal fees or out-of-pocket expenses unless and until we recover compensation for your injuries.
