Unfortunately, your browser does not support our menu script. Click here for our full sitemap.

INJURY LAW

Read a guide to the legal rights of the injured.

SUBMIT YOUR CASE

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, represents people injured in tire and other vehicle accidents. Click here to submit your case.

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.

Vehicle Safety News

December 15, 2005

The Galveston County Daily News, "Ford hit with historic $16.6M Explorer verdict"

A 405th State District Court jury hit the Ford Motor Co. with a $16.6 million judgment in the case of a rollover crash that killed a boy, 13.The April 2003 wreck involved a Ford Explorer purchased at McRee Ford in Dickinson. Dianne Reding rolled the vehicle after what she said was a series of swerves that started when she tried to avoid hitting a deer near Canyon Lake.

Defense attorneys for Ford said Reding's reckless driving caused the resulting crash that killed Andrew Reding, the driver's son. However, Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee, representing plaintiff Reding, said Ford had known for years that the Explorer's tires were too narrow to be safe. During the two-week trial that ended Wednesday night, Buzbee produced former Ford engineers who had told executives as far back as 1986 that the tires should be two inches wider to provide more stability.

DEFECTIVE VEHICLES - PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS

We are committed to providing the very best representation and support possible for our vehicle injury clients, and to obtaining the highest compensation available under law for their claims.

Contact an attorney at Lieff Cabraser to discuss your legal rights at no cost or obligation.

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.

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.

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