Cars and Motorcycles

Motley Rice represents victims of car crashes in complex vehicle defect litigation, utilizing document and liability discovery and experts in vehicle engineering and safety. Our attorneys have represented clients in product defect cases involving vehicle rollover, occupant protection, ABS malfunction, window glazing, roof crushing and tire de-treading. Our vehicle defect litigation team is composed of lawyers, paralegals, investigators and support staff.

If you or someone you know is interested in seeking legal recourse as a result of a car crash involving one or more of the above vehicle defect indicators, contact attorney Kevin Dean by email or call +1 800.768.4026.

Victims of car crashes are often unaware that a defective vehicle or component part may have contributed to or caused the incident. The following are indicators that defective vehicle manufacture or defective vehicle parts may have been a central factor in a passenger vehicle crash or incident:

• a fire or explosion occurred during or immediately following the crash
• a tire blew out, separated or failed just prior to or during the crash
• air bags did not deploy, indicating a defective airbag
• car seats and car seatbacks are not in their normal location or position
• doors, hatchbacks or tailgates came open during the crash
• occupants were thrown from the vehicle during the crash
• one vehicle in the crash had significantly more severe damage than the other
• the passenger area lost its integrity and did not adequately protect the vehicle occupants
• the steering wheel is bent or misshapen as is the air bag compartment, indicating late deployment of the air bag
• the vehicle rolled over
• the vehicle roof is crushed, caved in or collapsed
• cruise control stuck or suddenly accelerated