Saturn VUE SUV Safety Investigation

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is investigating alleged design defects in Saturn Vue sports utility vehicle. As reported on July 27, 2004, the suspensions on two Saturn Vue SUVs failed during rollover tests performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHSTA"), causing the left rear wheels of the vehicles to collapse. The suspension failures occurred in separate tests of the two- and four-wheel-drive versions of the Vue, which is made by General Motors.

In response, the NHSTA has commenced an investigation as to why the failures occurred. NHSTA investigations routinely take more than a year to complete. Consumer advocates have said that the test results suggested a flaw in the SUV's design.

General Motors announced it would recall nearly all of its VUE sport utility vehicles. The recall by the General Motors division affetcs 246,433 VUEs in the 2002-2004 model years, including 231,123 in the United States and 15,310 in Canada.

Legal Claims of Injured Persons in SUV Rollover Accidents

The law permits drivers and passengers and the families of loved ones who have died in rollover crashes or suffered injuries in rollover and other accidents caused in whole or in part by design defects in the vehicle.

Damages sought have included damages for:

Wrongful death;
Past and future physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment;
Past and future medical, incidental and hospital expenses; and
Past and future loss of earnings and earning capacity

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