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Siegfried & Jensen is a law firm in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Contact us to speak with one of our defective product attorneys today.
Siegfried & Jensen
5664 South Green St.
Murray, Utah 84123
Phone: 1-866-883-5350
Fax: 1-801-266-1338
Automobile manufacturers are required to meet certain safety requirements in all vehicles. Unfortunately, though, some fail to do so. Siegfried & Jensen has represented hundreds of clients in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah against auto manufacturers whose products were unsafe. As experienced defective product attorneys, our lawyers work to ensure that clients get the compensation they deserve from irresponsible auto manufacturers.
Window glazing is a reinforcing technology that involves sandwiching window glass around a thin layer of PVC plastic. Window glass with plastic glazing is designed to stay in one piece when it breaks, which keeps drivers from being ejected from their vehicles during automobile accidents and prevents dangerous glass shards from forming. This technology has been used in car windows – especially windshields – for many years. Some cars, however, do not have glazed windows, and in other cases the windows are glazed improperly. Passengers in these vehicles can be ejected during crashes, an event that almost always results in catastrophic injury or death. Our defective product attorneys know how to handle these cases. Many Siegfried & Jensen clients have been awarded compensation for injuries that could have been prevented by glazed windows.
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Seatbelts are designed to counteract the inertial forces that tend to throw people violently when a car stops or changes direction on sudden impact. In theory, the seatbelt system should be the most important and effective line of defense between the passenger and serious injury. Unfortunately, auto manufacturers often install poor quality seatbelts in order to save money. In spite of the many technological advances over the last few decades, a startling number of cars on the road today still use outdated seatbelt technology from the 1950's and 60's. These seatbelts are prone to unlatching unexpectedly during accidents, putting the passenger at severe risk of injury or death. Worse yet, evidence presented in past court proceedings indicates that some auto manufacturers have attempted to obscure this information from the public. These issues have formed the basis for many crashworthiness lawsuits in the past, and our defective product attorneys have successfully pursued a number of them.
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Airbags are designed to supplement seatbelts in restraining passengers. A properly functioning airbag system can help prevent a passenger from coming into contact with the steering wheel, dashboard, windshield, or any other hard surface in the vehicle during a crash. Airbags have been credited with saving thousands of lives since their introduction in the 1970's. Like any system, however, airbags have problems. For instance, a malfunctioning unit may fail to deploy altogether. On the other hand, airbags that deploy too quickly, particularly on early-model cars, are responsible for numerous injuries and occasional deaths. Some airbag systems, meanwhile, are designed in a way that makes first response more difficult, dangerous, and time-consuming for emergency personnel. If these conditions lead to injury, the airbag and/or automobile manufacturer may be liable for damages. At Siegfried & Jensen, our defective products attorneys in the Salt Lake City, Utah area can help you decide whether you have a case.
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Automobile door latches are yet another crucial safety feature. Door latches should stay secure even during high-speed impacts, but they do not always do so. If a door latch malfunctions while the car is moving and the door opens, the passenger is much more likely to be ejected and seriously injured or killed. In fact, ejection from the vehicle is one of the biggest factors contributing to automobile injury and death. If you or your loved ones have been harmed by a malfunctioning door latch during an accident, contact the Salt Lake City, Utah-area defective product attorneys at Siegfried & Jensen to find out how we can help.
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The automobile seat back works in conjunction with the seatbelt to form a secure, integrated passenger restraint system. When functioning properly, the two keep passengers firmly restrained, protecting them from serious injury. Just as with seatbelt malfunction, however, seat back failure can lead to catastrophic injury and death when an accident victim is tossed within the car or even ejected through a side or rear window. Spinal cord injuries and brain damage are common results of such an event. Fortunately, the defective product attorneys at Siegfried & Jensen have the skill and experience to secure just compensation for victims of seat back failure.
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Crush-resistant car roofs have been mandatory since the 1970's. A crushed roof during an accident poses a serious hazard to the occupants of the vehicle. Roll cages and other design strategies have been developed to prevent this kind of catastrophe from happening, but sometimes they fail to work correctly. Such a failure can turn an otherwise minor accident into a serious incident with lasting consequences. Thus, improperly designed or installed car roofs can be grounds for a lawsuit. The defective product attorneys at Siegfried & Jensen can tell you more if you discuss your case with them.
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Laws regulating automobile manufacturing and maintenance are in place to protect American consumers. When you buy a car, it should meet or exceed these legal requirements. If a car does not, and you or someone you love sustains injury, you may have a case for a lawsuit. Speak to the Salt Lake City, Utah area's premier defective product attorneys to learn more – contact Siegfried & Jensen today.
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