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April 1, 2010
Commercial Appeal (TN), Families sue over deaths of 2 DeSoto County girls
Cite flaws in design of Yamaha ATVs

The families of two DeSoto County girls killed nearly two years ago in an ATV accident have filed a lawsuit against the company that makes the all-terrain vehicle. Wednesday, Melissa and Richard Lee Bates, the parents of Emily Bates; and Aundria and Thomas Dilworth, the parents of Lauren Dilworth, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Yamaha Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. of America.

"The lawsuit charges that the Yamaha Rhino is dangerously unstable and contains multiple design and engineering flaws increasing the likelihood of fatal injuries to occupants in the event of an accident," said Nashville attorney Mark Chalos with Lieff Cabrasher Heimann & Bernstein, the law firm representing the families.

Read the full article on the Commercial Appeal website.

Lieff Cabraser represents victims of Yamaha Rhino accidents in personal injury lawsuits across America. Learn more about the rights of victims of Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents.

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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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