Seatbelt Injuries in Dallas

Seatbelts are designed to save lives, and they do. However, they can also cause severe injuries in a crash. A defective or malfunctioning seat belt causes some injuries, while others happen even when the seatbelt works properly.

If you suffered a seatbelt injury in a car accident, you may be able to recover compensation for your damages.

Our Dallas car accident compensation lawyers can evaluate your accident and advise whether you have a valid seatbelt injury claim. Call (469) 977-7777 or visit our contact page and schedule a free consultation.

What Is a Seatbelt Injury?

A seatbelt injury is caused when the seatbelt strains against your body during an accident, causing damage. Types of seatbelt injuries include:

• Punctured lungs or other lung damage.
• Broken ribs.
• Spinal injuries.
• Abdominal injuries.
• Ruptured heart.
• Internal organ damage and internal bleeding.
• Broken clavicle.
• Chest and sternum injuries.
• Soft tissue injuries.

Some injuries may not be immediately apparent but can result in lifelong pain and suffering. After any accident, you should seek a medical evaluation and get emergency help if you have trouble breathing, feel faint, or have pain.

Liability for Seatbelt Injuries

We must determine the cause of your seatbelt injury to help determine who is liable. There may be multiple parties at fault for your injuries. If your seatbelt is defective, you may have a product liability claim.

Some potentially liable parties include:

• The driver of another vehicle involved in the accident.
• The seatbelt manufacturer.
• The vehicle manufacturer.
• A vehicle repair shop.
• A pedestrian, bicyclist, or other party at fault for your accident.
• A government entity.

At Bush & Bush Law Group, our attorneys have the experience, skills, and resources to investigate your accident and evaluate your injuries, help determine all possible causes and liable parties, and identify and collect the evidence to prove the essential elements of your claim.

Compensation for Seatbelt Injuries

Multiple factors, including the severity of your injuries, determine compensation for seatbelt injuries. In a successful seatbelt injury claim, you may be able to recover economic and non-economic damages.

Economic damages include medical expenses, lost wages, and other costs or damages caused by your injuries. Non-economic damages include pain and suffering, emotional distress, and other intangible losses.

In rare cases, you may also be able to recover punitive damages. Unlike economic and non-economic damages, punitive damages are not designed to compensate an injury victim, but to punish a wrongdoer and to deter similar future behavior.

Our attorneys work hard to recover all available types of compensation to maximize your recovery.

Statute of Limitations for Seatbelt Injury Claims

A statute of limitations sets the deadline for filing a claim to recover compensation. If you miss your filing deadline, you can not recover compensation.

For most personal injury claims in Texas, the statute of limitations is two years, as outlined in Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code §16.003. This means you have two years from your injury to file a claim.

However, there are important exceptions to the two-year filing deadline. In some cases, you have a much shorter time to file a claim; in others, you may have longer to file. You must consult an experienced Texas personal injury attorney to determine your filing deadline.

How a Seatbelt Injury Lawyer Can Help You Recover Compensation For Your Injuries

An experienced seatbelt injury lawyer can help you recover compensation for your injuries by:

• Investigating your accident to determine all causes and liable parties for your injuries.
• Identify and collect essential evidence to prove your case.
• Ensure all your current and future damages are considered and accurately valued to determine a fair settlement of your claim.
• Help negotiate to reach a fair settlement as quickly as possible.
• Stand up to insurance companies and defense attorneys to hold the at-fault parties responsible for paying the full value of your claim.
• If a fair settlement is not reached, your attorney can take your case to trial to recover the compensation you deserve.

Schedule a Free Consultation With Us

You may be entitled to compensation if you or a loved one has suffered a seatbelt injury. At Bush & Bush Law Group, our personal injury victim attorneys in Dallas have the experience, skills, and resources to help you recover maximum compensation for your injuries.

Call (469) 977-7777 or complete the short form on our contact page to schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.