U.S. Child Safety Seats Attorney
Thousands of children each year are catastrophically injured or killed on America's roadways, parking lots and driveways. In some situations, no design principle would have prevented the tragedy. In the vast majority of others however, child safety seat designs would have prevented these tragedies. Yet, the vehicle and child safety industries refuse to take responsibility for these needless injuries and deaths. Instead, they choose to routinely blame parents and others for safety problems they have created. Who should be held responsible when a child dies or is maimed after a child seat fails to provide adequate restraint?
At the Tracy Firm in Dallas, we have seen too many children who should have walked away safely from accidents if it were not for defective child safety seats. Who should bear the financial burden when a seven-year-old, rear seated passenger submarines under the lap belt or rolls out of the shoulder belt and is paralyzed because the restraint system was designed for a 170 lb. adult male, rather than a 70 lb. female child? Who is to blame when a child safety seat that you trusted to protect a helpless infant has led to the injury of your child?
National Vehicle Safety Defect Product Liability Attorney
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At the Tracy Firm, one of the most important things we do is educate families about defective child safety seats, so everything can be done to prevent serious injuries. Most of our staff has small children, so we are eager take these issues to manufacturers and parents to help people make safer choices and avoid needless accidents and injuries. From air bag injuries to defective child car seats, we want to make the roads safer for children.
Defective Child Safety Seats
From defective baby car seats to seats designed for toddlers, a broad range of potential problems with child safety seats can place kids in danger. The following is just a small sample of common defects that often contribute to child injuries in auto accidents:
- Angle of Recline: No child should be seated horizontally, whether in a front or rear facing child vehicle seat.
- Chest Clip: When a chest clip is too far down, it could lead to ejection even when worn properly.
- Shoulder Harness Slots: These slots are often poorly labeled and as a result, used improperly, leading to major injuries in an accident.
- Three-Point Harness: A three-point harness gives a child no pelvic support, which makes the child more susceptible to ejection.
- T-Shield: In an accident, a T-shield could impact the top of child's throat, and neck forces are 40% higher in these car seats.
- Plastic Shell Fracturing: When the plastic in a child safety seat breaks, it can no longer perform the task for which it was designed.
- Booster Seats: When children get older they often transition to booster seats that offer no upper body support and often lead to ejection.
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With almost two decades of experience handling auto product liability claims, we have the technical resources necessary to handle these complex cases. We accept referrals and act as primary counsel for clients nationwide. If a defective child safety seat or other system was a major contributing factor in your child's injury, contact us today for more information.
