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If you have been involved in a car accident as a result of a tire blow-out, tire failure, defective tires, roll over, made by Firestone or Bridgestone, here is some important information you should know.
Arguably one of the most critical auto safety recalls in the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced in August of 2000 that it was launching an investigation into the practices of Firestone’s ATX, ATX II and Wilderness AT tires after receiving complaints that the tread was peeling from the tire tread causing numerous roll-overs, loss of control and other car, truck and particularly Ford Explorer Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) accidents.
A few days after the announcement by the NHTSA, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. announced that it was recalling all Firestone ATX II tires, Radial ATX tires (P235/75R15) and Wilderness AT Tires (P235/75R15). It was estimated at the time that over 6.5 million tires were in use and had to be recalled.
After a preliminary investigation by Bridgestone/Firestone, it was announced that there is a higher reported number of accidents involving the above mentioned tire models along with a higher frequency of accidents in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, suggesting that the hot weather may have something to do with the accidents.
It has been a consensus that since the recall, tread separation due to the heat may have had a role to play in the tire blow-outs and roll-overs. When the tread peels off of the tire, the bald tire when driven on may cause the tire to cause a blow-out, or the driver to lose control or turn-over/roll-over. Many factors can play in such defective tires when considering a product liability claim including a manufacturing defect, a design defect.
Ford Motor Company was also involved in conducting its own investigation due to the high frequency that the Ford Explorer was involved in rollover or turn over which resulted in many severe accidents including injuries to the brain, spinal cord, permanent injury to the extremities, amputation and even death.
Tire blowout, tire explosions can be deadly if the driver loses control of the vehicle. Often times, the car is sent uncontrollably into a spiral or a flip causing rather weaker and less stable cars to cave in crushing the passengers. Since a rollover or flip can cause the roof of a car to cave in putting the passengers in danger of, brain injuries, paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia or death.
If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident as a result of a tire blowout, defective tires, tire malfunction, rollover, flipover or any other related car or suv accident, call today for a FREE consultation of your claim: 888.222.8286
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3341. The owner, possessor, or harborer of any dog or other animal, that shall, on the premises of any person other than the owner, possessor, or harborer of such dog or other animal, kill, worry, or wound any bovine animal, swine, horse, mule, burro, sheep, angora goat, or cashmere goat, or poultry, shall be liable to the owner of the same for the damages and costs of suit, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction:
1. In the prosecution of actions under the provisions of this chapter, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff to show that the owner, possessor, or harborer of such dog or other animal, had knowledge of the fact that such dog or other animal would kill, wound or worry bovine animals, swine, horses, mules, burros, sheep, goats, or poultry. 2. Any person on finding any dog or dogs, or other animal, not on the premises of the owner or possessor of such dog or dogs, or other animal, worrying, wounding, or killing any bovine animals, swine, horses, mules, burros, sheep, angora or cashmere goats, may, at the time of finding such dog or dogs, or other animal, kill the same, and the owner or owners thereof shall sustain no action for damages against any person so killing such dog or dogs, or other animal. Nothing in this section shall render an owner, possessor, or harborer of a dog liable for the accidental or unavoidable killing or injury of any bovine animal, swine, horse, mule, burro, sheep, angora goat, cashmere goat, or poultry which occurs in connection with or as a incident to the driving or herding the same from the premises of the owner, possessor, or harborer of the dog, whether such killing or injury occurs upon such premises or off of such premises.
3342. (a) The owner of any dog is liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while in a public place or lawfully in a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness. A person is lawfully upon the private property of such owner within the meaning of this section when he is on such property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or when he is on such property upon the invitation, express or implied, of the owner. (b) Nothing in this section shall authorize the bringing of an action pursuant to subdivision (a) against any governmental agency using a dog in military or police work if the bite or bites occurred while the dog was defending itself from an annoying, harassing, or provoking act, or assisting an employee of the agency in any of the following: (1) In the apprehension or holding of a suspect where the employee has a reasonable suspicion of the suspect's involvement in criminal activity. (2) In the investigation of a crime or possible crime. (3) In the execution of a warrant. (4) In the defense of a peace officer or another person. (c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply in any case where the victim of the bite or bites was not a party to, nor a participant in, nor suspected to be a party to or a participant in, the act or acts that prompted the use of the dog in the military or police work. (d) Subdivision (b) shall apply only where a governmental agency using a dog in military or police work has adopted a written policy on the necessary and appropriate use of a dog for the police or military work enumerated in subdivision (b).
3342.5. (a) The owner of any dog that has bitten a human being shall have the duty to take such reasonable steps as are necessary to remove any danger presented to other persons from bites by the animal.
(b) Whenever a dog has bitten a human being on at least two separate occasions, any person, the district attorney, or city attorney may bring an action against the owner of the animal to determine whether conditions of the treatment or confinement of the dog or other circumstances existing at the time of the bites have been changed so as to remove the danger to other persons presented by the animal. This action shall be brought in the county where a bite occurred. The court, after hearing, may make any order it deems appropriate to prevent the recurrence of such an incident, including, but not limited to, the removal of the animal from the area or its destruction if necessary. (c) Whenever a dog trained to fight, attack, or kill has bitten a human being, causing substantial physical injury, any person, including the district attorney, or city attorney may bring an action against the owner of the animal to determine whether conditions of the treatment or confinement of the dog or other circumstances existing at the time of the bites have been changed so as to remove the danger to other persons presented by the animal. This action shall be brought in the county where a bite occurred. The court, after hearing, may make any order it deems appropriate to prevent the recurrence of such an incident, including, but not limited to, the removal of the animal from the area or its destruction if necessary. (d) Nothing in this section shall authorize the bringing of an action pursuant to subdivision (b) based on a bite or bites inflicted upon a trespasser, or by a dog used in military or police work if the bite or bites occurred while the dog was actually performing in that capacity. (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent legislation in the field of dog control by any city, county, or city and county. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the liability of the owner of a dog under Section 3342 or any other provision of the law. (g) A proceeding under this section is a limited civil case.
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