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Automotive manufacturer Ford recently announced a recall of nearly 420,000 vehicles because of a seat belt defect that may cause an injury in the event of a crash. Vehicle owners who have suffered injuries due to a vehicle defect should turn to the product liability lawyers of Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C. Our ...
On November 11, 2017, Francis Amagasu’s life changed forever when the seat belt in his 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT failed to restrain him during a 45-mph rollover crash in Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania. As a result, he suffered catastrophic spinal cord injuries that left him unable to move his arms or legs. But almost exactly six years later, o...
Stewart Eisenberg, Nancy Winkler, and Dan Sherry recently secured a confidential nearly eight-figure settlement in a lawsuit on behalf of the mother of a 25-year-old man who died after succumbing to injuries he suffered in a single commercial vehicle crash. Our client alleged a defective tire on the steer axle of the vehicle her son was driving c...
A recent civil lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleges that a FedEx truck driver is liable for more than a dozen injuries and multiple deaths following a devastating Pennsylvania turnpike accident in 2020, according to news reports. According to the complaint, the truck driver might have avoided the crash if they weren’t wearing noise-canceling headphone...
It seems like not a week passes without manufacturers and CEOs like Elon Musk saying how fully self-driving cars are just around the corner and are safer than human-operated vehicles. Nor are reports about such self-driving vehicles that uncommon. A post exposé is calling into question whether Autopilot is actually safer… or not. This is an issu...
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, there were 6,344 crashes involving heavy trucks statewide in a recent year, with 110 of those crashes involving at least one fatality. Many of these crashes are blind spot accidents, as trucks have more areas of low visibility compared to other vehicles. Truck drivers have a responsibil...
It is that time of year again. Parents and family members are running around purchasing toys to give to the little ones in their lives. These presents are expected to bring nothing but joy and happiness. Unfortunately, that is not always the way it works. Sometimes, toys are dangerous and end up hurting the children who play with them. Fortunate...
While driving her family in her Saturn Relay, a woman was forced off the road as a concrete mixer’s tire exploded. The tire blowout resulted in the tread becoming separated and left to dangerously remain on a busy highway. This led to the Saturn Relay crashing into the huge tread and eventually caused a rollover crash that left the woman’s daug...
Guardrails are supposed to save lives by helping absorb the impact forces during car accidents. Ironically, certain models of guardrails may increase the chances of death or serious injuries during collisions. Recent deaths across the country were reportedly caused by guardrails, such as the X-Lite. This telescoping guardrail system is manufactured...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics show that child car seats reduce the risk of death during a motor vehicle accident by 54 percent for passengers between 1 and 4 years old. Compared to regular seatbelt use, booster seats reduce the risk of serious injury by 45 percent for children between 4 and 8 years old. Safety seat...
