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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.
A defective product can cause serious injuries, especially among children. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 18 children under the age of 15 were fatally injured by toys in the United States in 2007. That same year, there were an estimated 232,900 toy-related injuries among all ages that were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments.
The majority of the reported toy-related deaths were linked to riding toys, such as non-motorized scooters, and small toy balls. The CPSC stated in its 2007 report that most of these deaths resulted from airway obstruction from small toys, drowning or motor vehicle accidents during play. The following is a breakdown of the causes of toy-related deaths:
|
Type of Toy |
Number of Deaths |
|
Rubber balls/beads |
4 |
|
Tricycles |
5 |
|
Non-motorized scooters |
2 |
|
Balloons |
2 |
|
Stuffed toys |
1 |
|
Powered riding toys |
1 |
|
Other toys |
3 |
|
Total Deaths |
18 |
On average, 218,700 toy-related injuries have been reported from 2005 to 2007. In 2007, most of the injuries caused by toys were lacerations, abrasions and contusions, with the face and head area being the most affected.
Of the 232,900 toy-related injuries, 170,100 (73 percent) of those injuries were suffered by children under the age of 15 and 80,200 (34 percent) of those injuries affected children under the age of 5.
* Toy related Deaths and Injuries 2007 Report by U.S. CPSC
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