Chicago Seat Belt Injury Lawyer

One of the greatest safety inventions of modern time is undoubtedly the seat belt. Studies estimate that every year, seat belts prevent up to 300,000 injuries and save approximately 12,000 lives.

However, as with any manufactured item, there is always the risk that something will go wrong either during the design or manufacturing stage. A defective seatbelt can leave drivers completely vulnerable to the full force of a collision; in some cases, a defective seatbelt may actually be the cause of injury.

If you or someone you know has been injured due to faulty safety belts, contact the Chicago seat belt injury lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. today at 312-466-8200.

Common Seatbelt Injuries

When seatbelts do not operate as they were intended, they put the seatbelt user at risk for a number of different injuries. Most significantly, the failure of a seat belt to properly restrain a passenger puts that person at risk for all of the car accident injuries that seat belts were invented to prevent, including

• Head injuries
• Broken bones
• Lacerations
• Spinal injuries

Additionally, when seat belts do not fit or restrain a passenger properly, they can inflict a number of injuries of their own accord, primarily to the ribs. When passengers are in an accident and are restrained by a defective seat belt, they frequently experience injuries such as:

• Broken or shattered ribs
• Bruised ribs
• Bruising of the organs protected by the ribs

Recovering from a seat belt injury can be a painful and expensive process. If you have been injured by a faulty or defective seatbelt, you should not be forced to cover your own medical expenses. Contact the Chicago seat belt injury attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. to secure the representation you need for your seat belt injury lawsuit.

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If you or someone you know has been injured by a defective seat belt, contact the Chicago seat belt injury lawyer of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. today at 312-466-8200.