Seat Belts and Airbags Settlements & Verdicts
Confidential Settlement Seatbelt Buckle Failure Paralysis
Ford Motor Company Ford Explorer
- During a rollover accident of a 1993 Ford Explorer, the drivers seat belt buckle inertially unlatched, allowing the driver to be ejected from the vehicle. The client suffered serious injuries that included paraplegia. The case was settled for a confidential amount.
Confidential Settlement Rear Seat Lap Belt Injuries Paralysis
Ford Motor Company Ford Taurus
- A twelve (12) year old child seated in the middle of the back seat and restrained only by a lap belt suffered serious and permanent spinal injuries that would have been prevented if the restraint system had included a shoulder strap. The parties agreed to a confidential settlement.
Confidential Settlement Rear Seat Lap Belt Injuries Paralysis
General Motors Corporation Cadillac Seville
- A five (5) year old child was paralyzed when the lap-belt only restraint system in the rear seat of a 1987 Cadillac Seville failed to keep his upper torso from swinging violently forward during an accident. The injuries would have been prevented if the restraint system had included a shoulder harness. General Motors equipped other vehicles with rear lap/shoulder belts in 1987. The case was resolved when the parties agreed to a confidential settlement.
Confidential Settlement Rear Seat Lap Belt Injuries
Daimler Chrysler Corporation Chrysler LHS
- A rear seat passenger of a 1994 Chrysler LHS suffered severe spinal and abdominal injuries during an accident because the vehicles rear center seat restraint system was equipped with only a lap belt. The case was resolved with a confidential settlement.
Confidential Settlement Automatic Belt Wrongful Death Ford Motor Company Mercury Topaz
- During a head-on collision, a passenger in a 1994 Mercury Topaz suffered fatal injuries because Ford equipped the vehicle with an automatic shoulder belt but a manual lap belt. The belt system failed to provide adequate restraint during the accident. The case was resolved with a confidential settlement.
Confidential Settlement Restraint System Failure Ejection/Rollover
Ford Motor Company Ford Escort
- A sixteen (16) year old front seat passenger was ejected because the automatic shoulder belt system installed on the 1994 Ford Escort gave a false sense of security when it secured the shoulder harness, but did not latch the lap belt. During the rollover, she was ejected. The case was resolved with a confidential settlement.
