Car and Truck Fires
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Most automotive engineers agree that an occupant should not suffer a burn injury in an otherwise survivable car or truck accident. Unfortunately, there are still vehicles on the road with fuel systems that cause, in moderate to severe motor vehicle accidents, car fires. Attorneys at Evans & Kuhlman have extensive experience in evaluating these cases to determine whether a viable claim exists. Any accident resulting in a fire and serious injury should be fully investigated. If you would like to speak with one of our lawyers about the possibility that a poorly designed or defective fuel tank or fuel line is responsible for a burn injury or death please contact our Kansas City, Missouri, law firm. We welcome attorney referrals and our automotive product liability representation is nationwide. Dangerous fuel system designIn some car accidents the fire that occurs after the accident could have been avoided if the fuel tank was properly located or protected. Automotive engineers have long acknowledged that placing the tank in a location protected from impact is a primary goal of fuel system design. Vehicles with fuel tanks behind the rear axle or outside the frame rails are examples of dangerous designs susceptible to rupture in an accident. Vehicle fires can also be the result of failure of the fuel lines. This can be due to the location of the lines in a foreseeable crush zone or the failure to shield vulnerable fuel lines. Once these lines are ruptured gasoline can flow out of the tank due to gravity ("siphoning"), and feed the fire. Many vehicles on the road today do not possess these simple safeguards and are susceptible to fuel siphoning. Truck and car fire cases our lawyers have successfully handled:
Vehicle Fires - Settlements & Verdicts
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