Defective Car Seats

Get Experienced Legal Help from Our Longview Personal Injury Attorney

Child car seats are designed and manufactured to keep a toddler safe while riding in a motor vehicle, as well as required by law in every state. Although such seats have saved countless of children from serious injury or death, some have actually caused such injury or death.

If your child suffered an injury due to the use of a defective car seat, Erskine & McMahon are prepared to help. With more than 100 years of combined legal experience, our Longview personal injury lawyers can thoroughly review your case and determine all of your legal options in order to obtain the most favorable outcome possible. Let us recover your entitled compensation on your behalf immediately.

Who is At Fault?

When a car seat doesn’t work like it’s supposed to, it can result in catastrophic injuries, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, internal injury and others. If the defect was caused by the car seat’s manufacturer, the parents or legal guardians of the injured child can seek compensation for medical bills, physical rehabilitation, constant medical care, as well as pain and suffering.

The following are several causes of car seat defects:

• Manufacturer negligence
• Poor construction materials
• Failure to meet accident regulations
• Unclear instruction manual that results to improper installation
• Harness defects
• Handle malfunctions
• Sudden release of accident latches
• Carrier separation from base