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Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into
the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road,
he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle
of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from
a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction.
The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire
and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and
disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million
Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury
after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver
was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing
in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000
Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road
when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel.
The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his
motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and
ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven
fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000
DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a report last month titled, "How Often Do Front Airbags Fail to Deploy in Fatal Frontal Crashes?" The study addresses safety questions that many consumers have regarding the devices which are intended to provide additional safety measures in vehicles during an automobile collision.
The report identifies two common problems with airbags - unnecessary and injury-causing deployment in low-speed crashes, and failure to deploy as intended.
The study focused on the latter problem and compiled data from two main sources. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) maintains a census called "FARS" on fatal crashes on US public roads in which death occurs. FARS data comes from police crash reports and contains information on airbag deployment if included in the report. NASS/CDS reports were another database source for the study.
A primary objective of the study was to "estimate the incidence of front airbag non-deployment in frontal crashes in which drivers or right-front passengers died."
FARS data suggested that airbags failed to deploy in 18% of frontal crashes, and NASS/CD case reviews indicated non-deployment in 8% of the crashes.
Authors of the study made several conclusions based upon their research.
Conclusions relevant to the consumer include the following:
The personal injury attorneys at The Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:
We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts & Salem, New Hampshire
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.
Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.
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