Frank Kwangsu Kim, 49, of Lake Elsinore was killed in a Chino Hills rollover auto accident the morning of February 3, 2009 after his car hit some debris on the 91 Freeway and crashed. According to this news report, Kim was driving a Nissan Sentra eastbound on the 91 Freeway…
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Bisnar Chase Represents Family of Subaru Forester Rollover Victim
The Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys Law Firm is proud to be suing Subaru of America on behalf of young Emma Thayer and her father Gregory Jones for the wrongful death of Emma’s mother, Lisa Ann Thayer, who was killed in a Subaru Forester rollover accident. According to court documents,…
Roof Crush Standard Delayed By NHTSA
Federal safety regulators are delaying a tougher vehicle roof-strength standard by three months, according to a news report in the Detroit Free Press. This more stringent standard is expected to prevent highway deaths in rollover accidents that caused vehicles with weak roofs to cave in and crush causing numerous fatalities,…
Three Injured In Santa Rosa Chevy Suburban Rollover Accident
Three people were injured in a two-car SUV rollover accident on Highway 12 in Santa Rosa after a Chrysler sedan reportedly ran a red light and struck a Chevrolet Suburban sport utility vehicle, which flipped over. According to an article in the Press Democrat, both the driver and a passenger…
Hollywood Hills SUV Crash Turns Fatal
An SUV accident in the Hollywood Hills on Monday, May 25th, near Crescent Drive killed an unidentified man in his 70s and a woman in her 20s, while critically injuring the driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 40’s according to an article in The L.A. Times. Two people…
Six Injured In San Bernardino Chevy Suburban Rollover Accident
A rollover crash in San Bernardino, which officials say was caused by speed and unsafe lane changes, sent six people to the hospital. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, witnesses told police that the driver of a Honda Civic cut off a Chevy Suburban while making…
Stronger Roofs Will Save Lives In SUV Rollover Accidents
It turns out that personal injury attorneys and advocacy groups were right all along on the issue of SUV rollover and roof crush. A study released this week by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals beyond doubt that there is a definite connection between a vehicle’s roof strength…
Ford Loses Appeal In $82.6 Million Explorer Rollover Lawsuit
Ford Motor Company has lost an appeal in an $82.6 million lawsuit involving an Explorer rollover accident, which left Benetta Buell-Wilson, a mother of two, paralyzed from the waist down. Ford’s attorneys had previously succeeded in reducing a $109 million damage award to $82.6 million. But an appellate court in…
2 Dead, 6 Injured In Arizona Ford Expedition Rollover Crash
Two people died and six suffered severe injuries after their 2003 Ford Expedition lost control and ran off Interstate 19 in Tucson, ramming into a tree. According to reports on KOLD News’ Web site, Idalia Montano, 34, and Margarita Gonzalo Leon, 55, died in the SUV rollover crash. Both women…
Florida Jury Awards $11 Million To Parents of SUV Rollover Victim
A Florida jury has ordered auto maker Mitsubishi to pay $11 million in compensatory damages to a couple whose son was killed after being partially ejected from the Montero sport utility vehicle that rolled over, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The lawsuit brought against Mitsubishi by Donna and Peter Laliberte, alleged…