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Reiff & Bily
The Beasley Building
1125 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-246-9000

Pennsylvania Faulty Airbag Attorneys

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), since 1990, arbags have been deployed over 3 million times and saved the lives of nearly 6,400 people. There have also been nearly 200 deaths directly attributable to airbags.

Given the airbag’s reputation as an instrument of safety, it can be vexing to prove liability in a faulty airbag case. However, as statistics show, such injuries can and do occur with some frequency. A faulty airbag may deploy due to an overly sensitive mechanism, for instance, and thus distract a driver into causing an accident. The noise associated with the airbag deployment can burst eardrums. Airbag deployment can cause concussions, broken bones, head injuries, and damage to soft tissue. The hot gas used to inflate many airbags leads to thermal burns in a small percentage of accident victims.

Manufacturers and designers have experimented with different airbag set ups to maximize safety for passengers. However, no engineering model is 100% perfect. Even “dual stage” and “low force inflation” airbags can cause serious harm, depending on the circumstances of deployment and the positioning of the driver and/or passenger.

Faulty airbags can also make rescues more difficult for emergency technicians, in that an airbag may go off "after the fact" while a rescue and recovery mission is underway.

If you believe you may have a faulty airbag liability case, you need the best legal help available to prosecute your claim. The legal powerhouse of Reiff & Bily has assisted thousands of personal injury victims since 1979, and we would be happy to provide a free consultation about your accident to lay out potential legal options for compensation. Connect with our Philadelphia airbag defect lawyers online on our website, or phone (215) 246-9000 to speak with someone in our office directly.

Members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum

We are members of the Million Dollar Advocates forum, membership which is limited to a select group of lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skills, experience and excellence in Advocacy by achieving multiple verdicts awards or settlements in excess of one million dollars. The firm has received settlements and verdicts for their clients in amount in excess of $100 MILLION DOLLARS.

Philadelphia Super Lawyers 2006

Jeffrey Reiff and Raymond Bily have been recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as Super Lawyers, are members of many highly specialized and prestigious trial organizations specializing in auto defects and product liability, (see lawyer bios) and have handled prominent cases nationally.