Air Bag Injuries and Gas Tank Explosion Lawsuits in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and All of California

Airbag malfunctions and gas tank explosion affect motorists and passengers every day, causing thousands of injuries and many wrongful deaths every year. Many of these tragedies could be avoided with more stringent government regulation of automobile manufacture in the United States. At Brady Law Group, we have considerable experience handling a variety of auto product liability claims, and have successfully tried gas tank explosion and airbag injuries lawsuits for clients in San Francisco, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and throughout California. If you believe the injuries you or a passenger sustained in an auto, truck, or motorcycle accident may be the result of faulty auto manufacturing, contact the Brady Law Group today to have a member of our respected legal team review your claim.

Airbag Injuries and Lawsuits
Gas Tank Explosion Litigation

Airbag Injuries and Lawsuits

As safety regulations for automotive manufacturers become more rigid, the majority of new cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in the United States are coming equipped with airbags. While the rapid increase in the use of airbags has led to a reduction in the severity of injuries and fatalities resulting from collisions, the number of injuries and fatalities that result from defective airbags has reached an unprecedented high. Under the leadership of attorney Steven Brady, our lawyers have assisted many victims of airbag injuries in successful lawsuits throughout California, the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. We know that there is a multitude of ways that a driver or passenger can be injured as the result of faulty, malfunctioning, or defective airbags, and can provide representation accordingly.

Failure to Deploy

Drivers and passengers expect airbags to help protect them in the event of an accident, collision, or other dangerous situation. When the airbags are needed but fail to deploy, safety of vehicle occupants is drastically compromised. If you were involved in a wreck where an airbag that should have protected you failed to deploy, you may be entitled to receive compensation for your injuries. Contact Brady Law Group today to speak with one of our airbag injuries attorneys in the San Francisco area, also representing residents of Los Angeles and the entire state of California.

Chemical Burns

Upon deployment, airbags are inflated with a harmless chemical gas, which is generated by a propellant that can be compared to rocket fuel. In some defective airbag injuries lawsuits, victims have been harmed when this propellant was expelled through vents in the inflating airbag, causing serious burn injuries to the head, face, and neck.

Over-Aggressive Airbags

The term “over-aggressive airbag” can be used to refer to two very dangerous airbag malfunctions. First, a deployed airbag can be too aggressive in that it intrudes too far into the occupant’s space, and can cause serious bodily injury. Second, the airbag can be too aggressive for vehicle occupants of smaller stature, especially children, as the typical airbag is constructed to restrain an adult male of average size. Over-aggressive airbag injuries can range from trauma to the face, head, neck, spine, arms, and even legs. Sadly, our attorneys have assisted in over-aggressive airbag injury lawsuits in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and across California where victims have suffered blindness, permanent disfigurement, brain damage, and even decapitation.

Low-Threshold Airbag Deployment

When an airbag deploys after a collision where the vehicle is not moving quickly enough for the occupants to be injured, it is known as low-threshold deployment. This is a serious design flaw in the airbag sensor system, and our attorneys can help victims hold auto manufacturers responsible for their low-threshold airbag deployment injuries.

Airbag System Malfunctions

Sadly, our attorneys are familiar with a number of instances when drivers and/or passengers were injured after an airbag deployed for no reason. This often happens upon ignition, or when the vehicle strikes a bump in the road, hits a curb, or encounters a pothole. Such deployments are usually the result of a faulty computer message due to defective or improperly placed sensors. If your airbag deployed as the result of a system malfunction, our airbag injuries attorneys in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in Los Angeles and representing victims all over California, can hold the party at fault responsible for your injuries and damages.

Gas Tank Explosion Litigation

Gas tank explosion is an all-to-common hazard that kills thousands of motorists and passengers every year. Even in low-speed collisions, if a vehicle’s gas tank is punctured an explosion can quickly ensue and the vehicle can become engulfed in flames within moments. The attorneys at Brady Law Group are experienced in gas tank explosion litigation, and our San Francisco Bay Area team has the knowledge and resources necessary to help victims obtain the compensation to which they are entitled.

Gas tank explosion is most common in older model vehicles, where the gas tanks are mounted outside the metal frame of the vehicle, leaving them vulnerable. These gas tanks are commonly referred to as “outboard” or “side saddle” gas tanks. These types of gas tanks are especially vulnerable during rear-impact collisions, when the gas tank of the front car can be forced forward into the bolts and fasteners on the rear axle. Newer cars and trucks have gas tanks mounted inside the frame, so they are protected from the brunt of the impact from collisions.

Hold Negligent Automakers Responsible

Shockingly, Ford and GM company documents from as far back as 1973 show that the automakers have been aware of the link between side saddle and outboard gas tank positions and explosion for more than 30 years. These and other automakers have chosen to forego the manufacture of safer vehicles with gas tanks placed inside the actual vehicle frame because the cost of implementing such design changes is greater than the cost of settling lawsuits.

If you or someone you love has been burned or killed as the result of a gas tank explosion, our San Francisco-area attorneys can help seek justice from negligent auto manufacturers. Victims may be eligible for compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical bills, and other claims. Contact Brady Law Group today to have your claim reviewed by an experienced attorney.

Contact Brady Law Group for Gas Tank Explosion and Airbag Injury Lawsuits

If you or someone you love was injured in an automobile accident and you feel a gas tank explosion or defective airbag caused these injuries, you need representation experienced in these types of lawsuits. Serving San Francisco, the Bay Area, and beyond, our attorneys will pursue justice from negligent automobile manufacturers, parts distributors, dealers, maintenance professionals, and insurance companies. Contact Brady Law Group today for a consultation, and we will help you discover who is responsible for your injuries and pursue compensation so you can move on with your life.

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For assistance in gas tank explosion and airbag injuries lawsuits in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and beyond, contact the California auto product liability team at Brady Law Group.

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