Accusing the Victim of Not Wearing a Seat Belt
Accidents where people get ejected from their car do not happen much anymore. It is not that accidents are any less violent today than they were 40 or 30 or even 10 years ago. It is mostly because increasing numbers of people wear seat belts. In fact, nearly every state has made seat belt use mandatory.
When people do get ejected from vehicles, it is commonly assumed that they were not wearing their seat belt. The problem with this assumption is that it is often not true. In many cases, people are thrown from vehicles because the seat belt they were wearing failed to do its job.
Our Experience and Resources Make a Difference
Evidence of seat belt failure is not an easy thing to recognize, and when there is an accident where an ejection from the vehicle takes place, insurance companies are quick to drown out any thoughts that anyone other than the victim is at fault.
We do not leap to conclusions about what happened and why and we do not listen to those who tell us we have to accept their version of events as true. Simply put, we never give up.
We are O'Reilly Collins and as a law firm, we have been helping injured people in California and throughout the United States since 1987. Individually, the experience and track record of results our attorneys have established goes back more than 40 years.
What can that mean to you? In short, you will have the confidence and comfort that comes from working with a firm that has had success with cases very much like your own. We have even handled cases involving people ejected from airplanes. We encourage you to take advantage of the knowledge and resources we have to offer by getting in touch with us today.
If you believe that seat belt failure may have been responsible for the injuries a family member suffered after being ejected from their car, our lawyers can help. To learn more, contact us online or call our San Francisco area law offices at 888-696-5371.
