My Seatbelt Unlatched during an Accident

How Is the Seatbelt Supposed to Keep You Safe in an Accident?

Seatbelts are used in cars, to keep you safe during an accident. The seatbelt components are put together, to keep you safe in a car crash. The seatbelt system works together, to keep you safe behind the wheel or in the seat where you are riding.

The seatbelt components include:

• Anchor point
• Tongue and buckle that the belt snaps into
• Webbing or the straps
• D-Ring that works with a retractor for the seatbelt

During an accident or car crash, the last thing that you want is to flop around the car inside the cabin during the car accident. That is when you will be hurt by hitting the console, dashboard or flying through the window to be cut to bits by the windshield. The seatbelts in a car have to work properly to save you from further injuries during the car accident.

If the seatbelts are defective or they unlatch during an auto accident, the chances that you will be seriously injured during that accident will skyrocket. You need to have seatbelts that are form functioning and keep you safe during an unexpected accident in a vehicle you are driving, or where you are riding in as a passenger.

Typical Injuries from a Defective Seatbelt

The typical injuries from a defective seatbelt are many, and include serious injuries. If the seatbelt does not work on account of a defect, you can be thrown from the vehicle during a car crash. If you are pregnant, the defective seatbelt may harm your unborn baby during an accident with another car.

Other injuries that can be sustained from a defective seatbelt include the following injuries:

• Abdominal injuries
• Compression injuries
• Internal injuries
• Whiplash
• Lumbar spine injuries
• Seatbelt syndrome
• Damage to spleen
• Liver damage
• Damage to bowels
• Hyperflexion
• Compression
• Neck hyperextension
• Neck injuries
• Sprains and strains
• Spinal fracture
• Broken ribs
• Cervical spinal injury
• Chest injuries
• Lung injury
• Lumbar injuries
• Thoracic cage injuries
• Fracture of sternum
• Contusion to chest wall
• Vascular injuries
• Blunt carotid injury
• Cerebral infarction
• Heart injuries
• Disruption and dissection to blood vessels
• Broken hip
• Broken pelvis
• Broken limbs
• Hollow viscus injury
• Death

When a seatbelt malfunctions, it rides up on your lap, and can crush your internal organs during the car accident. This can wreck-havoc on your internal organs, and cause you to experience many different types of complications related to the accident.
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Can I File a Lawsuit for Defective Product and Product Liability for Broken Seatbelts That Detached?

Yes, we can sue the at-fault parties such as the manufacturers of the defective seatbelt product that injured you in a car accident. To get more information on this type of personal injury claim, you need to call our Los Angeles case lawyers at the Normandie Law Firm today. We can file a lawsuit on your behalf, and our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue for you to get the recovery compensation that you need to be whole in this type of injury claim.

When a seatbelt malfunctions because of a defect, it means that the car that you are driving or traveling in is less safe. Many accidents and fatal crashes occur within an area of around 25 miles from your home. It is also possible to have a crash with fatalities of going at speeds of under 40 miles per hour. That means that having a working seatbelt is critical to being safe and having a safety measure working in the vehicle that you are traveling in.

Remember, seatbelt systems are made up of several critical components, that work as one unit in your vehicle. For example, there is a seatbelt reminder system in many vehicles, which can malfunction as part of a defective seatbelt system. Also, there is a sensor in the passenger seat that will manage the seatbelt restraints, in conjunction with the airbag deployment during a crash. If this system does not work properly, it may not cinch the seatbelt into place during an automobile accident, thereby not restraining the passenger during a car accident. Seatbelts that malfunction because of seatbelt defects will not properly protect the driver or any passengers in the vehicle during a car crash. This can allow the people traveling in a car during an accident to hit the steering wheel, windshield or even hurt each other by bumping around during the moments of impact characterized by the car accident.

Average Value of a Broken Seatbelt / Seatbelt Defect Injury Accident Lawsuit?

Each case is unique and different, but the average value of a seatbelt defect injury accident may be between $500,000 – $6,5000,000, depending on the injuries presented in the case. Your case needs to be reviewed by our attorneys, but we can give you that information when we discuss your case with you regarding this claim.

How Much Do These Cases Settle for with a Defective Seatbelt?

These cases with a defective seatbelt can settle for an amount upwards of $500,000 – $6,5000,000, depending on the injuries. It will also depend on any lost wages, additional treatments or additional surgical procedures that you will need to heal from your personal injuries.

How Long Does It Take to Settle These Cases?

This type of case can take anywhere from several months to nearly a year to settle. It will depend on the severity of your personal injuries, whether you have suffered a debilitating injury or are permanently disabled or whether you need additional surgical procedures to heal from the accident.

You Will Need a Lawyer with Expertise Experience in these Cases

The reason that you will need a lawyer with significant expertise in this type of case, is because any type of defect on a seatbelt will make it a hazard in the car if you are in a car accident. A defective seatbelt can have many issues with it that make it a hazard for the rider during a crash, including:

• Fraying on the edges of the seatbelt
• Areas where the fabric splits
• Holes in the seatbelt
• Damage to the buckle on the seatbelt
• The buckle malfunctioning
• The buckle not staying together
• The retractor not working properly
• The seatbelt components breaking off before the crash
• The car pillar loops breaking off the seatbelt
• The shoulder harness not working on the seatbelt

If you are working with an attorney who does not understand the nature of the seatbelt, the components and how they work to provide safety during a crash, how to settle out a case with a defective seatbelt, or how to work with the big insurance companies – then it is going to be an uphill battle for you to win your case related to a defective seatbelt case.

Beware of Seatbelt Failures in Ubers – Lyft – Rideshare – Rental Vehicles – Taxis – Used Cars Purchased – Friend’s Vehicle – U-Haul Truck

You may be a rider in another type of car or vehicle that may also experience a seatbelt becoming unlatched during an accident. Seatbelts become unlatched during an accident when they are defective or broken, and that can cause the passengers to experience serious personal injuries as a result of this type of defective seatbelt component.

You can bring an action if you are in an accident where the seatbelt came unlatched because of a defect, while you were a passenger:

• In an Uber car
• In a Lyft
• In a rideshare vehicle
• In a rental vehicle
• In a taxi
• In a used car you bought
• In a friend’s car
• In a U-Haul truck that you rented

If you have been injured in any other vehicle besides your own on account of a defective seatbelt that unlatched in an accident or car crash, you need to call us. We are here at the Normandie Law Firm, and we can discuss your case with you today when you give us a call now.

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If you have experienced your seatbelt unlatching during a car accident, you can call us to discuss your product liability case today. We are here at the Normandie Law Firm, and we can give to you a free consultation when you give us a call today about your case.

The personal injuries associated with your car accident with a defective seatbelt may be serious. If this is the case, you will need help with the medical bills. We are here to help you get the lawsuit started, but nothing will happen until you make that first phone call to us. You can call us today, because we are here for you.

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