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What Some Jury Members and Clients
-Michael G., Former Client
Houston, Tx
-Veronica A., Former Client
Houston, Tx
"I would like to thank you all, for all your help in our case on behalf of my family and myself, ya'll did a great job and are great persons! Thank You"
Carrolton, Tx
"I just want to thank you for all the hard work on my case. The case moved efficiently and everyone involved made sure my every need was met. I do want to say that Anjali Nigam was one of the best advocates I had. She was perfect in every aspect. I have a new lease on life now because of what you and The Ammons Law Firm achieved for me. Thank you, that’s all I have to try and explain how grateful I am. Thank you for fighting as hard as I fought to stay alive. – God Bless!"
Spring, Tx
"Thank you very much for all the work that you did on our behalf. I really appreciate everything that you all did, as well as your professionalism and the timely manner in which you got things done.
Also, please give our thanks to your staff who were so helpful when we had questions! If we have need of your services or if we know anyone else who does anytime in the future, we will certainly give you a call! Thank you again for everything."
Mansfield, La
"A little over two years ago I received a telephone call that all parents dread to hear. The person on the other line simply said, “Your daughter has been in an accident”. Well here I was 1500 miles away from her , trying to absorb the rest of the conversation, trying to stay focused enough to get the details. Shortly after I arrived in Texas my lovely daughter of 38 years passed away from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident.
I won’t continue this story, however what I will say is, when things calmed down a little, I knew I must become a voice for my daughter. Though a chain of events our family was introduced to the Ammons Law Firm of Houston, Texas.
From the first initial contact with Mr. Robert Ammons and his staff, I hung up the telephone feeling as if I and my family were in good hands. We had constant contact from Ohio to Texas via the telephone and the computer for two years. The staff made all the arrangements anytime I had to fly to Texas and made sure I had comfortable accommodations while I was there.
My family and I were kept abreast of the progress for our case on a regular basis. Anytime I had any questions, the staff was polite, informative, and punctual with the answers.
I am very satisfied with the level of concern and commitment Mr. Ammons and his staff displayed from the beginning to the conclusion of our association.
I would highly recommend this law firm to anyone who might be seeking one.
Thank You Mr. Ammons and your staff."
Conneaut, Oh
Lumberton, Tx
Del Rio, Tx
This was my first case to be on a jury. I really connected to the attorneys and the family."
Bennett cares for the well being of my children and me, and is truly sincere. During the two years of my lawsuit and throughout the trial, Bennett was there to answer any questions or concerns I had. I am grateful for all of his hard work, advice, and support.
The Ammons Law Firm believed in my late husband and what I was fighting for. They brought out the truth, and brought justice to his name. The friendships that were made with the attorneys of the Ammons Law Firm will be life long. I could not have done this without them."
-Candee P., Former client
Mineral Wells, Tx
"I was totally happy with Rob Ammons and the lawyers at the Ammons Law Firm. Rob Ammons went the extra mile. I am beside myself. I feel so good with the settlement they obtained."
-Christopher R., Former Client
Mt. Belvieu, Tx
"Thank you for everything, this [incident] has been the worst thing that can ever happen to anyone. But thank God we have a great support system. Again thank you sooo much from the bottom of our hearts."
-Monica S., Former Client
Miami Gardens, Fl
-Teressa H., Jury member
Seatbelt Defects and Airbag Defects
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Houston Seat Belt/Air Bag Defects Lawyer
When it works properly, the seat belt and the air bag are indisputably the most important safety devices in an automobile. However, when they work poorly or completely fail to work, the seat belt and air bag can cause serious injury and even death.
Thanks in part to public service efforts, such as the "buckle up for safety" campaigns, as well as to mandatory seat belt use laws, Americans now buckle up in record numbers. Most of us believe our families and friends have a good chance of surviving a crash if they are buckled up. Unfortunately, the seat belt defect attorneys at the Ammons law firm know better.
Millions of vehicles on the road have defective seat belt systems, these systems are incapable of providing reasonable protection in otherwise survivable accidents. Our seat belt defect attorneys have learned many of these defects have been known to the auto industry for many years.
Each of The Ammons Law Firm seat belt defect attorneys have handled many cases involving rollover-prone SUVs and light trucks. While investigating these cases our attorneys have learned seat-belt related failures are specific to rollover crashes.
Testing by our Ammons Law Firm seat belt defects attorneys have shown many current belt systems do not properly hold the occupant in the seat. Excessive movement of the occupant in a rollover can cause serious injury or death by allowing partial ejection of the head and body through the side window.
Seat Belt/Air Bag Defects Case Results
Seat belt in 93 Mazda MX3 unbuckled, spinal injuries
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SUV Rollover Reveals Defective Seat Belt
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Seat Belt Defect: Rollover Leads to Latch Plate Failure
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Defective Airbag Hits Passenger In Face After Low Speed Impact
RESULTS: SETTLEMENT Confidential
Collapsed Roof and Defective Seatbelt Causes Death
RESULTS: SETTLEMENT Confidential
Seatbelt Buckle Defect and Weak Roof Structure Kills Mother
RESULTS: SETTLEMENT Confidential
Defective Seatbelt in '98 Explorer Causes Teen Permanent Injury
RESULTS: SETTLEMENT Confidential
Defective Air bag attorney Rob Ammons talks to NBC news about air bags that don't deply even after a major accident
Seat belt defect attorney Rob Ammons talks to CBS news about the new Texas seat belt law mandating seat belts in new school buses.
Common Seat Belt Defects
Our seat belt defects attorneys have discovered some of the more common seat belt defects include:
- Latchplate and Buckle inertial unlatching & false latching: Inertial unlatching occurs when the seat belt becomes unlatched during a collision, allowing the latch plate to pull out of the buckle. Though the auto industry denies that a seat belt can inertially unlatch, recent testing has demonstrated how accident level forces can cause the buckle "pawl" or button to depress and release the latch plate. Millions of vehicles have seat belts that are susceptible to this phenomenon.
- Retractor failure: During an accident, the seat belt retractor "locks" the seat belt webbing and holds the occupant in place. When the retractor fails to properly lock, excessive webbing leads out of the retractor and results in seat belt slack. Sometimes as little as a few inches of slack can mean the difference between an injury-free event and catastrophic or fatal injuries. In a frontal collision, for example, a snug shoulder belt should restrain the occupant in the seat and prevent injurious contacts with the steering wheel and windshield. A slack or loosely fitting shoulder belt might allow the occupant to move forward and contact these objects. Retractors can fail to lock because of design defects as well as manufacturing defects. One failure mode of certain "direct drive" retractors is a phenomenon known as "skip-lock" or "skipping" - which occurs when the retractor lock bar hits the tip of a ratchet tooth and bounces away instead of engaging the root of the tooth and locking the webbing. Auto manufacturers vehemently deny that skip-lock can occur, but it has been documented in the literature as well as in General Motors' internal research projects.
- False latching: This occurs when the latch plate looks, feels and even sounds like it is latched when inserted into the buckle but is not fully engaged. Minimal amounts of force will cause a falsely latched buckle to completely release the latch plate. When a seat belt is falsely latched or becomes inertially unlatched, the occupant is essentially unbelted and unrestrained and moves as though he or she were never belted in the first place. Such occupants are frequently ejected or found unbelted inside the car. Though the occupant was properly belted before the seat belt became unlatched, the police report will often list the occupant as being unrestrained. Cases involving inertial unlatching or false latching frequently arise when either a surviving occupant insists he or she was belted or when other occupants confirm that the deceased occupant was wearing a seat belt.
- Torn or Ripped Webbing: When the seatbelt tears or is ripped in half during an accident, something has gone terribly wrong. Seat belt webbing is designed to withstand the forces of most survivable collisions without ripping or tearing. Torn or ripped webbing might occur because of a defect or manufacturing flaw in the webbing itself, such as material or weaving deficiencies. Ripped or torn webbing might also be the consequence of some other vehicle defect. Any defect that allows excessive slack or payout of the webbing can cause the belt to be "snap-loaded" - loaded too rapidly, which can sever the webbing. Sharp or protruding edges of vehicle components can also cut through the seat belt.
Evidence that a seat belt failed because of design or manufacturing defects is often subtle and can be difficult to detect. Each seat belt defect lawyer at the Ammons Law Firm is trained to spot any of these common seat belt defects and many more. If a belt failure is suspected, the most important thing to do is preserve the vehicle and the seat belt system. It is extremely difficult to prove that a seat belt failed without the physical evidence. The Ammons law firm seat belt defect attorneys help our clients find results that bring their families relief after seat belts fail in automobile accidents.
Air Bag Defects
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 41,000 people nationwide were killed in car accidents in 2007. Another 2.5 million people in the United States were injured in motor vehicle crashes during this same time period.
Manufacturers routinely install air bags in almost all vehicles to improve accident outcomes. Air bags are supposed to make drivers feel safer because they are designed to inflate on impact, keeping drivers from hitting the steering wheel, dashboard or windows. Yet oftentimes manufacturing defects can result in air bags that are dangerous, and even deadly. Faulty air bags can cause injuries such as facial fractures; head, neck and spinal cord damage; blindness; ruptured eyes; burns and severe bruising.
At the Ammons Law Firm , our air bag defects attorneys immediately take the steps necessary to help you obtain all of the compensation to which you may be entitled. When an air bag deploys, it inflates with a force approaching 2,000 lbs. and a speed of up to 200 mph. It is not surprising, then, that injuries often occur when drivers and passengers are seated less than 10 to 12 inches from the steering wheel or dashboard.
Ammons Law Firm air bag defects attorneys understand air bags were designed for individuals approximately 5’8” in height and weighing 180 pounds. As a result, air bags pose a substantial hazard to shorter motorists and especially to children. Our airbag defects attorneys are trained to look for the specific problems with airbags that lead to injury. An air bag may fail to deploy upon impact, deploy with too much force, inflate at the wrong angle, or inflate too slowly.
Our air bag defects attorneys can identify problems inherent with many defective airbags. Airbags sometimes deploy when they should not such as in a very low impact situation or when there is no crash at all.
Since air bags were first introduced in 1990, millions of vehicles have been recalled due to air bag defects. As recently as October 2008, Nissan recalled more than 200,000 vehicles after the company discovered a potential air bag sensor problem.
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The Ammons Law Firm air bag defects attorneys have resolved many airbag matters and decide the best strategy for handling your unique case. Our air bag defects attorneys can help recover money for your pain and suffering, emotional distress, medical bills and lost wages or other financial damages.
News Reports on Airbag Deployment Failures.
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Release dateline: May 20, 2013
Attorney Rob Ammons Files Lawsuit Against Drunk Driver after Hit-and-Run Collision
Release dateline: May 20, 2013
Strake Jesuit - AMMONS PLACES 3RD IN 3200 AT STATE MEET
Release dateline: May 19, 2013
Ammons’ medals at State Track Meet
Release dateline: May 15, 2013
Attorney Rob Ammons Files Suit Against Sam’s Club and Grill Maker after Propane Explosion
Release dateline: May 8, 2013
Personal Watercraft Owner Pays after Fatal Lake Accident
Release dateline: May 8, 2013
Chemical Safety Board Deploying to West Fertilizer Plant Accident
Release dateline: April 17, 2013
Suit Filed Against Bell Helicopter Following Fatal Helicopter Crash
Release dateline: April 17, 2013
Product Defect Attorney Settles Suit Against Ford and Cooper Tire after Fatal Rollover
Release dateline: March 8, 2013
Commercial Trucking Company Compensates Crash Victims
Release dateline: March 8, 2013
Product Defect Attorney Settles Suit Against Ford in Deadly Rollover
Release dateline: March 6, 2013
Ford Compensates Woman Injured In Rollover of Defective Explorer
Release dateline: March 6, 2013
FedEx Pays in Fatal Pedestrian Accident
Release dateline: February 8, 2013
Nightclub Pays After Fatal Crash Caused by Drunk Teen Patron
Release dateline: February 8, 2013
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Sued Following Fatal Crash
Release dateline: January 17, 2013
General Motors Compensates Family of Rollover Victim
Release dateline: December 21, 2012
Wells Fargo Pays in ATM Assault
Release dateline: December 21, 2012
Ford Pays Family After Deadly Rollover
Release dateline: December 21, 2012
Trucking Company Compensates Heirs of Landscaper Killed by 18-Wheeler
Release dateline: December 19, 2012
General Motors and Continental Tire Pay in Fatal Rollover
Release dateline: December 5, 2012
Ford Pays Family After Deadly Rollover
Release dateline: December 5, 2012
Concrete Company Compensates Injured Motorists Struck by Cement Mixer
Release dateline: November 15, 2012
Local Trucking Company Pays in Tractor-Trailer Crash Fatality
Release dateline: November 15, 2012
Drilling Rig Accident Attorney Rob Ammons Files Lawsuit Against BP
Release dateline: November 6, 2012
Cooper Tire and Ford Compensate Couple Injured in Highway Crash
Release dateline: November 6, 2012
Attorney Rob Ammons Files Suit Against Toyota and Safelite After Double-Fatality Rollover
Release dateline: October 18, 2012
General Motors Compensates Family of Woman Killed in SUV Rollover
Release dateline: October 10, 2012
SUV Rollover Attorney Rob Ammons Settles Suit Against Ford After Fatal Rollover
Release dateline: October 3, 2012
Product Defect Attorney Settles Suit Against Toyota in Deadly Pickup Crash
Release dateline: October 3, 2012
Ford Motor Company Sued After Explorer Sport Trac Proves Uncrashworthy in Rollover
Release dateline: October 3, 2012
Workplace Negligence Attorney Rob Ammons Files Lawsuitfor Wife and Children of Worker Crushed by Crane
Release dateline: September 26, 2012
Tire Defect Attorney Rob Ammons Files Suit Against Michelin and Tire Shop After Old Tire Causes Wreck
Release dateline: September 26, 2012
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Sued Following Fatal Tread Separation Rollover
Release dateline: September 26, 2012
Employer Compensates Motorist Rear-Ended by its Driver
Release dateline: September 26, 2012
General Motors Pays in Case of Brain Injured Woman
Release dateline: September 26, 2012
Bridgestone, Tire Shop and Ford Sued After Fatal Rollover
Release dateline: September 26, 2012
Rob Ammons was selected by his peers to be included in the Best Lawyers in America, 19th Edition.
Release dateline: September 18, 2012
Ford and Cooper Pay Heirs of Man Killed In Rollover
Release dateline: September 18, 2012
Brain-Injured Wrecker Driver Compensated in Trucking Accident
Release dateline: August 13, 2012
The 2012 recipient of the Wade-Ammons “Stepping into My Destiny Scholarship” is Jalicia Hines.
Release dateline: August 10, 2012
Ford can't "Escape" SUV recall, investigation
Release dateline: July 27, 2012
Ford Recalls 421,000 Escapes
Release dateline: July 27, 2012
Michelin recalls 841,000 BFGoodrich and Uniroyal light commercial tires for tread separation
Release dateline: July 27, 2012
Suit Filed Against Tire Retailer After Tread Separation Kills Three
Release dateline: July 17, 2012
Rollover Caused by Failure of Recalled Tire Spurs Lawsuit against Bridgestone and Ford
Release dateline: July 17, 2012
Lawsuit Filed Against Trucking Company And Its Driver in Deadly Rural Crash
Release dateline: July 17, 2012
Feds fine Volvo $1.5 million for delayed recalls
Release dateline: July 7, 2012
Teen auto accident deaths highest on the 4th of July
Release dateline: July 7, 2012
GM recalls Chevy Cruze because of fire hazard, welding defect
Release dateline: July 3, 2012
Jeep Investigation is Growing
Release dateline: June 19, 2012
Rob Ammons Speaks With KHOU 11 About Aging Tires
Release dateline: June 19, 2012
Tire Defect Attorney Settles Suit Against Michelin in Double-Fatality Rollover
Release dateline: June 15, 2012
Chrysler recalling 2011 and 2012 Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers over ABS/ESC defect
Release dateline: June 7, 2012
Chrysler recalling 68,000 Jeep Wranglers due to fire hazard
Release dateline: June 7, 2012
GM threatens delay tactics, strong arms widow to drop punitive damages claim in lawsuit over tire tread separation-related crash
Release dateline: May 29, 2012
Utah Community helps local teen paralyzed by freak accident
Release dateline: May 29, 2012
Feds propose anti-rollover technology requirement for U.S. trucks and buses
Release dateline: May 22, 2012
Spinal cord injury research symposium details advances in treatment
Release dateline: May 22, 2012
Highway accident deaths reach historic low; safety improvements credited as one reason
Release dateline: May 22, 2012
Drug shows promise for spinal cord injury patients suffering pain, sleep disturbances
Release dateline: May 11, 2012
Tire manufacturer settles lawsuit after being sanctioned for discovery abuse
Release dateline: May 11, 2012
Chron.com: Strake Jesuit's Griffin, Ammons celebrate after making state
Release dateline: May 8, 2012
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. And Pep Boys Sued After Tread Separation Rollover Injures Four
Release dateline: May 7, 2012
R. J. Ammons Earned A Berth In The State Track Meet
Release dateline: May 3, 2012
Experimental Neuroprosthesis Shows Promise For Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Release dateline: May 2, 2012
Montana jury finds tire tread separation caused accident, holds Ford responsible
Release dateline: May 2, 2012
Suit Filed Against Goodyear After Old Tire Causes Crash
Release dateline: April 25, 2012
Michelin recalls 77,000 tires for safety problem.
Release dateline: April 23, 2012
Nissan is also recalling certain model year 2003-2005 Infiniti Q45 vehicles because a wiring connector for the seat-mounted airbags may experience increased electrical resistance over time.
Release dateline: April 20, 2012
Rollover Attorney Rob Ammons Files Suit Against Ford After Ford Expedition’s Roof Paralyzes Driver
Release dateline: April 9, 2012
Children of Man Electrocuted by Whirlpool Washing Machine Compensated
Release dateline: April 9, 2012
Bridgestone Pays in Tread Separation Case
Release dateline: April 9, 2012
Suit Filed Against GM After Defective Trailblazer Causes Catastrophic Injuries
Release dateline: April 4, 2012
U.P.S. Pays for Fiery Fatality
Release dateline: April 4, 2012
Product Defect Attorney Settles Suit Against Continental and Ford in Double Fatality Rollover Crash
Release dateline: March 1, 2012
Product Defect Attorney Settles Suit Against Ford in Deadly Rollover Crash
Release dateline: February 28, 2012
Product Defect Attorney Rob Ammons Files Suit Against Ford Motor Company in Rollover of Uncrashworthy Explorer Sport Trac
Release dateline: February 28, 2012
"Be Smart, Be Safe": Goodyear Tire Recall
Release dateline: 2/27/12
Goodyear Recalls Wrangler Silent Armor Tires
Release dateline: February 27, 2012
US Probes Door Fires In 2006, 2007 TrailBlazers
Release dateline: February 13, 2012
Lawsuit Filed Against Trucking Company And Driver
Release dateline: January 5, 2012
Workplace Negligence Attorney Settles Fatal Scaffolding Collapse Lawsuit
Release dateline: January 5, 2012
Suit Filed Against Cooper After Tread Sepearation Causes Deadly Rollover
Release dateline: January 4, 2012
Article - Update On The Ammons Law Firm Scholarship Recepient Devon Wade.
Release dateline: December 21, 2011
Explosion Attorney Rob Ammons Talks to NBC News About Dangerous Pressure Vessels
Release dateline: May 20, 2011
