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Saturn VUE SUV Safety Investigation |
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| Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, is investigating alleged design defects in
Saturn Vue sports utility vehicle. As reported
on July 27, 2004, the suspensions on two Saturn
Vue SUVs failed during rollover tests performed
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
("NHSTA"), causing the left rear wheels
of the vehicles to collapse. The suspension failures
occurred in separate tests of the two- and four-wheel-drive
versions of the Vue, which is made by General Motors. |
| In response, the NHSTA
has commenced an investigation as to why the
failures occurred. NHSTA investigations routinely
take more than a year to complete. Consumer
advocates have said that the test results suggested
a flaw in the SUV's design. |
| General Motors announced
it would recall nearly all of its VUE sport
utility vehicles. The recall by the General
Motors division affetcs 246,433 VUEs in the
2002-2004 model years, including 231,123 in
the United States and 15,310 in Canada. |
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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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| The law permits drivers
and passengers and the families of loved ones who
have died in rollover crashes or suffered injuries
in rollover and other accidents caused in whole
or in part by design defects in the vehicle. |
| Damages sought have
included damages for: |
- Wrongful death;
- Past and future physical pain and suffering,
mental anguish and physical impairment;
- Past and future medical, incidental and
hospital expenses; and
- Past and future loss of earnings and
earning capacity
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| Lieff Cabraser is
a national injury law firm that represents
persons who have been injured or killed in
accidents involving allegedly defective vehicles.
Please click
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you may call Lieff Cabraser toll-free at
1-866-313-1973 and ask to speak to partner
Kathryn E. Barnett. |
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have a nationwide
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of the claims of our
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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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| 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,
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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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