Confidential
Key Details
Settlement Amount:
Confidential
Location:
Ohio
Practice Area:
Product Liability / Car Accident
Preview:
A young woman was rendered quadriplegic when her vehicle rolled over and her seatbelt — attached to the door — came open during the rollover, taking the seatbelt with it and leaving her completely unrestrained.
Content:
A young woman was rendered quadriplegic when her passenger automobile rolled over and she was ejected because her seatbelt was attached to the door. When the door came open during the course of the rollover, it took the seatbelt with it, leaving her entirely unrestrained at the moment she needed protection the most.
This catastrophic design flaw meant that the seatbelt — intended to be the primary safety restraint — became the mechanism of the occupant's ejection from the vehicle. The young woman suffered devastating spinal injuries that left her a quadriplegic.
Lowe Trial Lawyers pursued the vehicle manufacturer for the defective door-integrated seatbelt design and secured a settlement on behalf of the young woman and her family to address her lifelong medical and care needs resulting from the paralysis.