Walking away from a motor vehicle accident involving a rollover or roof cave-in is rare.  If survived, the personal injury which follows is often catastrophic and life-changing.

Rollover Roof Crush

Roof crush refers to the failure of a motor vehicle’s roof structures when that vehicle is involved in a roll over. If the roof crushes, or caves in, then the outside environment as well as the roof itself invades the driver and passenger compartments, causing catastrophic head and neck injuries, such as traumatic brain injury, brain damage, paralysis, spinal cord injury.

When and how a roof will properly survive a vehicle rollover has been the subject of considerable debate over the years. Vehicle manufacturers routinely have failed to heed the call to increase the strength and durability of roof structures, through design and materials, to withstand roll over events. Proper design and construction of roof rails, roof header, and support pillars and beams – including the choice of materials used in these structures – are critical to preventing devastating injuries or death. Foam, reinforcements, and newer, stronger materials can make a big difference in the strength and integrity of roof structures.

Roof Crush Lawsuit

If poor design decisions were made by the manufacturer, and these result in a weaker or inadequate roof structure more susceptible to roof crush, then the manufacturer should be held accountable. It is the responsibility of automotive manufacturers to design and manufacture vehicles which protect the occupants. This includes not only meeting minimal federal tests, but also engaging in more thorough testing and analyses to simulate real-world conditions.

Did a vehicle roof crush or roof collapse cause your loved one’s brain injury, brain damage, paralysis, or spinal cord injury? Did the roof crush accident result in broken bones or head injury?

If harms and losses were serious, were caused by a defective vehicle, and you need compensation to make up for your physical and mental pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, medical bills (past and future), wage loss (past and future), rehabilitation costs, then contact a personal injury lawyer and trial lawyer in our firm to evaluate your restraint system failure claim, promptly and in confidence.

In vehicle defect claims or auto product liability claims, we may co-counsel, or jointly prosecute your serious personal injury claim or wrongful death claim with a defective automobile lawyer whom we know and trust.

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