Sitemap | Search         
 
 
  
 

Image: Submit your case

SUBMIT YOUR CASE

Lieff Cabraser represents people injured in car, SUV and other vehicle accidents. Click here to submit your case.
 

Video clip: $54 Million Verdict Against Chrysler

VIDEO

Lieff Cabraser attorneys Robert J. Nelson and Scott Nealey discuss a wrongful death lawsuit based on a transmission defect in millions of Chrysler vehicles.
 

Recommendations for Minimizing Rollover Risk

Below are tips for drivers to minimize the risk of a rollover crash and serious injury:

  • Avoid conditions that lead to a loss of control. Never drive while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Make sure you are well rested and attentive, and always slow down if the roads are wet or icy.
      
  • Drive cautiously on rural roads. Be particularly cautious on curved rural roads and maintain a safe speed to avoid running off the road.
      
  • If your wheels drop off the roadway, or pavement, gradually reduce speed and steer back onto the roadway when it is safe to do so.
      
  • Make sure your tires are properly inflated and the tread is not worn down because improper inflation can cause handling problems and can lead to catastrophic tire failures, such as blowouts and worn tires can cause your van to slide sideways on wet or slippery pavement.
      
  • When a 15-passenger van is not full, passengers should sit in seats that are in front of the rear axle.
      
  • More than 15 people should never be allowed to ride in a 15-passenger van.
      
  • Because a 15-passenger van is substantially longer and wider than a car, it:
      
    1. Requires more space and additional reliance on the side-view mirrors for changing lanes,
        
    2. Does not respond as well to abrupt steering maneuvers, and
        
    3. Requires additional braking time.

If you’d like to read NHTSA’s full recommendations on passenger vans, please click here.
Graphic: van rollover dangers
 

15 PASSENGER VAN SAFETY

Van Rollover Accidents
Overview of 15 & 20 passenger vans accidents.

Rollover Accident Liability
Manufacturers’ liabilities regarding van accidents.

Van Safety Information
Facts on the danger associated with 15 & 20 passenger vans.

Awareness Campaign
A family’s fight to prevent more deaths from van rollovers

Minimizing Van Rollover Risks
Tips to lower the chance of rollover accident

 
 

OUR PROMISE TO YOU

  • Our lawyers have years of experience successfully representing clients in personal injury cases.
  • There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.
  • In death and serious injury cases, we are pleased to visit you where you live, at no cost, to discuss your legal rights and answer your questions.
  • We have retained automotive safety and medical experts nationwide to assist our clients with their claims.
 
 
About Lieff Cabraser

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is a national plaintiffs' law firm of over 50 lawyers with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. Our attorneys are recognized for the successful prosecution of lawsuits involving deaths, personal injuries and property damage due to defective products, including dangerous and defective vehicles.

In 2007, in Mraz v. DaimlerChrysler, Lieff Cabraser attorneys, with local co-counsel, obtained the fourth-largest verdict in California for the year. At trial, plaintiffs showed that a defective transmission was responsible for making a Dodge Dakota pickup shift into reverse and run over Richard Mraz.

To learn more about the firm, click here.
 
graphic: bottom boundary graphic: shadow
graphic: bottom shadow graphic: corner shadow

Attorney Advertising Disclaimer | Privacy Statement | Offices | Lieff Cabraser Network

Copyright © 2008 Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

  
Link to Home page