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In litigating automobile product defect cases
Results Are All That Count
The impressive results obtained by BISNAR CHASE against automobile manufacturers – including Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Suzuki, Toyota and Nissan – are directly attributable to the firm's diligent research, probing discovery and testing by industry experts.
Do Not Settle For Less
Most auto product liability cases are settled out of court, resulting in confidential settlements. This is because of Bisnar ChaseÕs formidable national reputation with the auto manufacturers, who know Bisnar Chase has done the crash tests to back up their claims. Bisnar Chase has settled cases in days that other law firms had been working on for months.
Bisnar Chase has personal relationships with some of the most respected experts in the field. They have well-oiled machinery for locating, acquiring and storing vehicles involved in an accident. This is significant. ItÕs something most other attorneys don't have. And Brian Chase is one of the most knowledgeable attorneys auto product liability area of legal practice.
A SAMPLING OF OUR AUTO PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE STUDIES
15-Passenger Van - Confidential Settlement:
Case against Daimler Chrysler Motor Co. and the rental car agency that rented a 15-passenger van to a group of friends going from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for a birthday party. The 15-passenger, Ram 350 van rolled over, roof crushed, seat belts failed and passengers were ejected, resulting in multiple deaths and serious injuries.15-Passenger Van - Confidential Settlement:
Case against Ford Motor Co. and the rental car agency that rented a 15-passenger van to a church group traveling from Southern California to Northern California for a church function. The15-passenger, F350 van rolled over, roof crushed, seat belts failed and the passengers were ejected, resulting in multiple deaths and serious injuries.Roof Crush - Confidential Settlement:
Case against General Motors for the death of an adult daughter killed when the roof of a Chevrolet pickup crushed during a rollover accident in Mexico.Roof Crush - Confidential Settlement:
Case against Ford Motor Co. and TRW, the maker of a failed seatbelt. A child was paralyzed and eventually died as a result of a three-vehicle collision involving two Ford Explorers. Both Explorers rolled over, a seat belt failed (false latching) and the roof crushed in one of the Explorers, injuring the driver. This case included two negligence claims, one against U-Haul, which rented the truck that caused the accident, and one against the driver of the U-Haul truck.Rollover and Roof Crush - Confidential Settlement:
Case against General Motors for the rollover and roof crush of a Tahoe resulting in the death of the driver and a passenger.Roof Crush - Confidential Settlement:
Case against General Motors for roof failure and against a brake shop for brake failure in a Chevrolet pickup. The driver sustained a spinal injury when the trucks brakes failed and the truck went off the side of a mountain road and the roof crushed in on the drivers head.Seat-Belt Failure - Confidential Settlement:
Case against General Motors for seat-belt failure in a Chevrolet pickup resulting in a passenger being thrown through the front windshield when the truck went into a ditch. Injury: concussion and facial scarring.Seat-Belt Failure - $1.25 Million + Confidential Settlement
Auto-versus-auto accident that included a failure of the clients (the driver) restraint system (seat-belt anchor). The seat-belt anchor system was designed so weakly that it evidenced a conscious disregard for the safety of the seat-belt user. Within fifty days of being hired, and through the diligence and tenacity of the law firms staff, insurance policies were located and policy limit settlements were arranged. (This was partially due to BISNAR CHASE'S reputation with the insurance companies and their attorneys.) We subsequently obtained a settlement from Nissan Motors for the products liability claim.Product Design Failure - Confidential Settlement
Case against Suzuki Motors. Winds caused the driver to lose control of a Suzuki Samurai, resulting in the vehicle rolling over and killing a teenage passenger.Seat System Failure - Confidential Settlement
Case against Ford Motor Co. for failure of front seat system, which resulted in the death of a child rear-seat passenger in a 30-mile-per-hour, rear-end-impact auto accident.Auto-versus-auto accident that included a failure of the clients (the driver) restraint system (seat-belt anchor). The seat-belt anchor system was designed so weakly that it evidenced a conscious disregard for the safety of the seat-belt user. Within fifty days of being hired, and through the diligence and tenacity of the law firms staff, insurance policies were located and policy limit settlements were arranged. (This was partially due to BISNAR CHASE'S reputation with the insurance companies and their attorneys.) We subsequently obtained a settlement from Nissan Motors for the products liability claim.