Minor Impact Car Accident Causes Over Aggressive Airbag to Deploy Late, Blinding Woman
Normal force of an airbag deployment is over 200 miles per hour. Many times airbags deploy at a greater velocity and often deploy late. Frequently this is a failure of the airbag sensor or other components involved in the deployment of the bag. Recently we completed a car accident case involving an over-aggressive and late airbag deployment causing the phenomena known as “bag slap” which resulted in the loss of an eye of our client despite a minimal impact. When we think of airbags, we normally do not consider the case of individuals getting killed or seriously injured. However, due to defective airbags, many times catastrophic injuries and fatalities occur.
Reiff and Bily has had experience litigating defective airbag cases involving non-deployment, late deployment, and over-aggressive deployment. If you or a loved one has suffered from a serious or catastrophic injury, or a wrongful death due to a defective airbag, please contact one of our experienced car accident and product liability lawyers at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
