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

SUV Rollover: Why SUVs Are More Likely to Rollover

The reason SUVs, and also pickups, are more likely to roll over in a collision, sudden movement or accident as compared to most cars and station wagons is that SUVs have a higher center of gravity. SUVs ride higher from the ground than passenger cars. While rollover accidents represent about 3% of all crashes in the U.S., almost 33% of deaths on highways occurred in rollover crashes.

SUV Rollover Accident Case

SUV rollover accidents need not result in the death or serious injury of drivers and passengers.

A number of design defects can contribute to the occurance of SUV rollovers and lead to serious injury or death in the event of a rollover accident. Potential safety issues include:
  • The vehicle is defective in its handling and stability because it is top-heavy and prone to heavy oversteering by drivers, making a rollover accident likely;
  • The vehicle is equipped with defective door latches that are too weak to hold the doors shut in a rollover accident, causing passengers to be ejected from these vehicles;
  • The roof-strength of the SUV is deficient, resulting in a collapse of the roof in a rollover accident;
  • The vehicle is not equipped with laminated safety glass which would help prevent passengers from being ejected in SUV rollovers; and
  • The seat belts are defective because they do not automatically retract and tighten during an accident.

SUV Rollover Settlement and Lawsuit

Lieff Cabraser represents persons injured, and the families of loved ones who have died, in SUV rollover accidents. We have filed SUV rollover injury lawsuits in federal and state court across America on behalf of our clients, and obtained favorable settlements for our clients. The rollover lawsuits allege the SUVs at issue are defective in their handling, stability, and roof strength, leading to deadly rollover accidents.

We have profiled several SUV rollover cases and investigations:

Chevrolet Avalanche
Chevrolet Blazer
Chevrolet Equinox
Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Tahoe
Chevrolet Tracker
Ford Bronco
Ford Escape
Ford Excursion
Ford Expedition
Ford Explorer
GMC Yukon
Isuzu Rodeo
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Kia Sportage
Land Rover Discovery Series II
Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Nissan Xterra
Suzuki Grand Vitara

Contact SUV Rollover Attorney | Lawyer

Persons who have been injured in rollover accidents involving SUVs or pickup trucks, or family members of loved ones who have died, should click here to contact a SUV rollover lawyer / SUV rollover attorney at the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser.
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SUVs and pickups have a higher center of gravity than most cars and station wagons and are therefore more likely to roll over in a collision, sudden movement or accident. While rollover accidents represent only about 3% of all crashes in the U.S., almost 33% of all highway deaths occur in rollover crashes.
 

ROLLOVER RESOURCES

SUV Safety Overview

Rollover Accidents & Roof Safety

Rollover Ratings

Government Resources
 

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  • 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.

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