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Vehicle Fires and Explosions |
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| By its nature, an auto fire
can significantly increase the risk of injury and
death in car accidents and other vehicle crashes.
Fire is of particular concern in crashes where
the occupants are trapped in their auto, where
there are jammed doors, or a collapsed roof. According
to the National Fire Protection Association, vehicle
fires account for thousands of deaths and injuries
and over a billion dollars in property damage each
year. |
| You should not assume
that the fire was a "normal" result of
the accident. Vehicle fuel systems are designed
to avoid breaching and not spill fuel in most accidents.
However, car and SUV fires can occur for a variety
of reasons, including ones in which another party,
such as the manufacturer, bear responsibility for
the fire. Fuel leaks, faulty engine switches, and
defective tank placement are some of the safety
defects that may lead to a fire in an accident
and for which the manufacturer of the vehicle can
be held liable. |
| If a fire occurred in
your car accident, you may have grounds for filing a
lawsuit. Persons that have been injured in a fire
after a car, SUV or truck accident are welcome
to contact
Lieff Cabraser to speak with an auto fire attorney and learn more about their legal
rights. There is no charge or obligation for our
review of your auto fire case. |
| We have profiled on
this website alleged defects that may lead
to fire in the following vehicles. Please contact
our auto fire attorneys about these cases or any other involving
fuel-fed car fires. |
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| Lieff
Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP represents persons injured
in vehicle accidents. Click
here to submit your case. |
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| Read
a summary of the legal
rights of persons injured
in auto accidents. |
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| Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, is a national law firm of over 50 lawyers with offices in San Francisco,
New York and Nashville. Our attorneys are recognized
for the successful prosecution of lawsuits involving deaths, personal injuries
and property damage due to defective products, including in the field of vehicle
safety. |
| In 2007, in the case
of Mraz
v. DaimlerChrysler, Lieff Cabraser
attorneys, with local co-counsel, obtained
the fourth largest verdict in California for
the year. At trial, plaintiffs showed that
a defective
transmission was responsible for making
a Dodge Dakota pickup shift into reverse and
run over Richard Mraz. |
| Currently, we are
prosecuting personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits involving cars, vans,
pickup trucks, SUVs, the Yamaha Rhino and other
vehicles. To learn more about the firm, click
here. |
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| Trademark Notice:
Vehicle Injuries.com is an electronic newsletter from Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, a national personal injury attorney | lawyer law firm. |
| Lieff Cabraser is not
affiliated in any way with any trademark owner. The use of any trademarks on
this site is for product identification and information purposes only. |
| About Lieff Cabraser:
Drivers and passengers injured in auto crashes and pickup truck and SUV rollover
accidents, or families of loved ones who died, may be eligible to file lawsuits
against other drivers at fault or against the manufacturer of their vehicle if
the accident was due to a safety defect. Safety defects can include a high risk
of rolling
over, tire tread
separation, seat
belt failures and other defects. Learn
more... |
| We have offices in San
Francisco, New York and Nashville.
Our car crash accident lawyers and auto accident attorneys have represented
clients in personal injury, auto accident, SUV rollover and vehicle safety defect
lawsuits across America, including persons living in Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming. |
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LLP |
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