Confidential
Key Details
Settlement Amount:
Confidential
Location:
Ohio
Practice Area:
Product Liability / Car Accident / Wrongful Death
Preview:
A defective seatbelt allowed its stitching to tear loose during a rollover, releasing an extra 15 to 20 inches of webbing and resulting in the wrongful deaths of both a husband and wife.
Content:
A husband and wife were killed in a rollover accident when the seatbelt stitching tore loose, resulting in an additional 15 to 20 inches of seatbelt webbing being released. This catastrophic failure of the seatbelt's structural integrity allowed the husband to be ejected from the vehicle while still wearing his seatbelt — the very device that should have kept him safely restrained.
Lowe Trial Lawyers argued that the seatbelt assembly contained a design or manufacturing defect that directly caused both deaths. The evidence demonstrated that a properly constructed seatbelt would have prevented the ejection and the fatalities that resulted.
The case was resolved for a confidential settlement amount, providing the surviving family members with compensation for the wrongful deaths of their loved ones caused by a defective automotive safety component.