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Firestone Tire Failures and Ford Explorer SUV Rollover
Accidents |
| To date, more than 200 deaths and 700 injuries in
the United States are the result of Ford Explorers rolling over after the tread
separated on Firestone tires with which the Explorers had been equipped. Many
defective tires included in recent tire tread recalls came as standard equipment
on SUV vehicles. For example, Firestone’s Wilderness AT tires were standard
with Ford Explorers in 2000. |
| Since Ford Explorer SUVs have a much higher center
of gravity and are more prone to rollover than many other types of vehicles,
tire failure can become an especially dangerous situation. In many cases involving
Bridgestone/Firestone's tire failure and Ford
Explorer SUVs, this has led to
devastating rollover accidents. |
| Despite the knowledge of this increased rollover risk
and the danger of tire failure, Ford produced many Sport Utility Vehicles with
the defective tires and neglected to ensure high safety standards in the result
of a rollover accident. As a result, both the tire and auto manufacturers may
be held liable for injuries suffered as a result of tire tread defects. |
| Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP has successfully
litigated against Bridgestone / Firestone and the Ford Motor Company in SUV rollover
cases resulting from tire failure. Injured drivers and passengers, and the families
of loved ones who have died in car accidents and rollover crashes, have brought
lawsuits against these companies for claims including, but not limited to: |
- common law negligence;
- strict liability;
- civil conspiracy; and
- breach of implied warranty.
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| If you or a loved one has been in Ford Explorer SUV
and Firestone/Bridgestone tire accident and would like to learn more about your
legal rights, click here to contact
a Lieff Cabraser attorney. There is no charge
or obligation for our review of your case. Alternatively, you may call Lieff
Cabraser toll-free at 1-800-541-7358 and ask to speak to partner Fabrice Vincent. |
| 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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| Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP represents persons injured in
tire and other vehicle accidents. Click
here to submit your case. |
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| Our lawyers have years of experience successfully representing clients in
personal injury cases.
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| There is no charge or obligation for our review of
your case. |
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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
here. |
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LLP, a national personal injury attorney | lawyer law firm. |
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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
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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