Settlements & Verdicts

Seat Back Failure Settlements & Verdicts

Confidential Settlement Seatback Collapse Paralysis
Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Corolla

  • A teenager was paralyzed when her seat belt failed to restrain her as her seat collapsed. She was thrown into the backseat of the Toyota Corolla and suffered thoracic spinal injury with complete paralysis of the lower extremities. The case was resolved by a confidential settlement.

Confidential Settlement Seatback Collapse Quadriplegia
Daimler Chrysler Corporation Dodge Caravan

  • A thirty-seven (37) year old mother of two was rendered a quadriplegic when another vehicle struck the rear of her 2000 Dodge Caravan and the drivers seat collapsed. The driver was wearing her available seat belt but she still impacted the rear seat violently enough to permanently injure her cervical spine. The parties agreed to a confidential settlement.