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All-Terrain
Vehicle ("ATV") Dangers and Defects |
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| The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that ATV-related
injuries in the U.S. have doubled in a recent 5-year
period and deaths also continue to climb. ATV injuries
requiring an emergency room visit increased by
over 100 percent from an estimated 52,800 in 1997
to 110,100 in 2001. In 2001, about a third of these
victims were under 16 years old. In this same period
the estimated number of ATV drivers increased 36
percent, driving hours grew 50 percent and the
number of ATVs increased 40 percent. Commission
staffers estimate that there were 634 deaths associated
with ATVs in 2001. This is up from 291 deaths in
1997. |
| The major ATV manufacturers
agreed in Consent Decrees in 1988 and in subsequent
voluntary action plans that they would not manufacture
three-wheel ATVs; they would place engine size
restrictions on ATVs sold for use by children under
16; and they would offer driver-training programs. |
| The law in most states provides individuals with legal
claims and the right to compensation for injuries they suffer as a result
of a defective product or the negligence of another. The injured person
may file a lawsuit seeking compensation for his or her pain and suffering,
medical expenses, lost past and future wages and punitive damages. |
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| Lieff
Cabraser represents persons
across America injured by
defective products. Click
here to submit your case. |
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| If you have been injured
by a defective ATV, please click
here to contact an experienced personal injury
attorney at the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser
Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. |
| Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is an over fifty attorney
law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last five years,
the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser
as one of the top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms in America. |
| For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced
lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have
on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case
clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click
here. |
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About Lieff Cabraser: We have
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represented clients in personal injury, wrongful death and
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Among the cases our personal injury
attorneys are prosecuting are the Medtronic heart lead recall, the
AMO contact lens solution recall, the Peter Pan peanut butter recall, Guidant
pacemaker defects, SUV
rollover accidents, popcorn
workers lung injuries, and Ford
switch fires.
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