Auto Defects

Kansas City Auto Defect Attorney

Sometimes car crash injuries are caused not by anything the driver did, but by defects in the vehicle or vehicle components such as tires and wheel rims. Our auto defect lawyers represent people in Kansas, Missouri, and nationwide who suffer catastrophic injuries or the wrongful death of a family member due to auto defects. We have collected multimillion dollar awards for our clients, including:

• $15 million for a tire serviceman for Anderson Tire Service who suffered severe brain injuries when a Goodyear multi-piece wheel rim assembly explosively separated.
• A confidential settlement for two young boys who were seriously injured when the Ford Bronco II in which they were riding suffered a tire tread separation and rolled over multiple times on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma.
• $13 million for a man who suffered brain injuries when a Firestone multi-piece wheel assembly mounted on a school bus explosively separated.
• A confidential settlement for a woman who suffered severe quadriplegia in an "under-ride" accident when a Ford Explorer crashed into the back of a semi-truck trailer manufactured by Great Dane. Expert witnesses testified that the victim literally would have walked away from the accident if the trailer had a safe bumper.
• $5.5 million for a child who suffered brain damage when he was struck in the head by a Kelsey-Hayes tire rim which came off a pickup truck.
• A confidential settlement for a young woman who was severely burned when a GMC C/K pickup truck with a sidesaddle gas tank pulled out in front of her and burst into flames in the collision.

If you are seriously injured in a car accident due to an auto defect, it is important to hire a lawyer who has access to the appropriate expertise to reconstruct what happened and why, and to present it in a persuasive manner to a jury. Our auto defect lawyers have access to an experienced team of experts whom we commonly use in these cases. We represent people who are victims of all types of auto defects, including:

• Wheel rim defects
• Tire defects
• Vehicle defects and rollovers
• Sidesaddle fuel tank fires
• Lack of crashworthiness

Car and tire manufacturers, like any big corporations, have substantial resources to defend themselves in court. We are the lawyers who make it possible for average people who have suffered injuries or the death of a loved one to go to court, take on these corporations, and win.

Contingency Fee Representation

Our attorneys represent car and truck defect victims on a contingency fee basis. We invest our time, our efforts, and our money purely with the objective of making a recovery for you or your family. Only if you recover damages do we collect fees for our time and efforts. The costs and expenses that we have advanced to prove your case will be reimbursed to us only if you recover. You have no liability for costs or expenses unless a court directs otherwise. This system, which is unique to the American justice system, makes it possible for our clients – citizens like you – to stand toe to toe with the world’s largest corporations and insurance companies.

For more information, contact an auto defect lawyer at Randy W. James & Associates in Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri.

Learn More about Auto Defects:

Tire Defects Information Center

Products Liability Information Center