SUV Rollovers
SUV Rollover: Why SUVs Are More Likely to Roll Over
Compared to most cars and station wagons, SUVs and pickups are more likely to roll over in a collision, sudden movement or accident, because 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 Cases
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 Lawsuits and Settlements
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.
Our experience in rollover cases includes Ford SUV rollovers and Mitsubishi SUV rollovers.
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 contact a SUV rollover lawyer / SUV rollover attorney at the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser for a free, no-obligation review of your case.
