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Explanation of Danger Posed by Aging Tires |
| Even without any defect limiting service life, like all rubber products,
tires degrade over time. The tire's internal structure degrades, reducing adhesion
between the belts, which in turn facilitates tread separation. This internal
degradation occurs regardless of tread use and wear. |
| Tire manufacturers have long known that tires more than six years old, regardless
of tread depth, pose a substantial safety hazard to consumers. Tire age degradation
has been an "open secret" within the industry, but the public has only
recently started to take notice as the number of crashes caused by "aged" tires
has grown. |
| In 2002, the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Safety Administration
("NHTSA") proposed a tire-aging test that tire manufacturers would
be required to perform on their products. The proposal recognized auto-safety
advocates' long-held concern that government test requirements ensured only short-term
durability and did not protect against catastrophic tire failures from long-term
chemical degradation. |
| Overwhelming industry opposition and the industry's lack of consensus on
an aging standard led NHTSA to shelve the proposed rule-making until it completed
research on potential test protocols. |
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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. |
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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
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| Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP represents persons injured in
tire and other vehicle accidents. Click
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| Our lawyers have years of experience successfully representing clients in
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| In death and serious injury cases, we are pleased
to visit you where you live, at no cost, to discuss your legal rights and answer
your questions. |
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| We have retained automotive safety and medical experts
nationwide to assist our clients with their claims. |
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| Lieff
Cabraser has participated
in thirty-five $100 million-plus settlements & verdicts since 1992.
To read a summary, click
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| 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
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