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Defective Child Car Seat At Greene Broillet & Wheeler, our seasoned team of professionals have over 100 years of combined legal experience handling complex legal matters.

Defective Child Car Seat Lawsuits

Committed Los Angeles Injury Attorneys

Child seats are intended to save lives and prevent injuries to the youngest motor vehicle passengers. In California, it is also legally required for young children to ride in appropriate booster and safety seats for their height, weight, and age. However, defectively-designed child car seats and boosters can cause serious injuries and even fatalities to vulnerable infants and toddlers.

At Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, our compassionate Los Angeles attorneys represent parents whose children died or sustained life-altering injuries because of dangerous or defective child seats. We know that nothing can make up for these painful losses, but by filing a product liability lawsuit and holding car seat manufacturers accountable for defects, our clients often find a measure of peace after a serious accident.

To schedule a free consultation with our defective child car seat attorneys, call (866) 634-4525 today.

Common Booster and Safety Seat Defects

Under state laws and regulations, all children under the age of 8 must be placed in an appropriate car restraint, with some exceptions made for older children whose parents are present in the vehicle. These requirements vary depending on the child’s age and weight, to ensure that small children are adequately protected in the event of a crash.

While victims of serious car accidents almost always sustain some injuries, the idea is that a child safety seat, booster seat, or harness should mitigate these risks and prevent small children from death and disabling injury. When car seat and child seat manufacturers fail to consider child safety, it is often possible to hold them legally liable through the civil justice system.

Our lawyers can represent clients whose children have been injured by:

  • Driver seatbacks that collapse and injure children in the back seat
  • Backless booster seats that provide no head or neck protection
  • Shield-type booster seats that lack upper torso restraints and allow children to hit their heads or slip out of the seat
  • Convertible child carriers that come apart
  • Vehicle seats that are not adequately designed for use with child seats

Inadequate Safety Standards in the Car Seat Industry

Part of the problem with child car seat injuries is the lack of adequate safety standards for manufacturers of child car seats. For example, there are currently no industry-wide requirements for safe performance in a child seat in a rear- or side-impact crash or rollover accident. Children who are too big for a child seat and too small to be adequately restrained by the vehicle’s seat belt system, often called the “forgotten children,” are also at high risk for injury.

Fighting for Victims of Defective Child Car Seats

From permanent paralysis to traumatic brain injuries to spinal cord injuries, children who survive a car accident with a defective safety seat may lose out on a lifetime of opportunities and potential joys – and unfortunately, many of the youngest children cannot survive such a crash at all. At Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, our experienced personal injury attorneys have extensive investigative resources to help you explore every legal option after a wrongful death or catastrophic injury.

Because we’ve seen firsthand the devastation that auto defects can cause, we believe in seeking justice for families and ensuring that no parent ever has to suffer the same trauma. With more million-dollar settlements and verdicts than any other injury firm in California, you can count on our team to provide the caring counsel you deserve after a crash.

To discuss your child seat injury claim, please contact Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP at (866) 634-4525. We represent clients in the Los Angeles area and throughout Southern California.

Helping Our Clients Tell Their Story & Get the Compensation They Deserve

Awards & Associations

  • Best Law Firms by US News
    Named in Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms,” Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP ranks as Tier 1 Personal Injury Litigation- Plaintiffs in Los Angeles.
  • The Inner Circle of Advocates
    Founding partners Browne Greene and Bruce A. Broillet are both members of the exclusive invite-only Inner Circle of Advocates, as two of the top 100 plaintiff trial lawyers in America.
  • LACBA
    All of our attorneys are proud to be active members of the Los Angeles County Bar Association or LACBA.
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
    Many firm members have been honored by the Consumer Attorneys of California, including Browne Greene, Christine Spagnoli, and Bruce Broillet, recipients of the Marvin E. Lewis Award. In addition, attorneys Bruce Broillet, Scott Carr, Molly McKibben, and Tobin Lanzetta has been honored with the Consumer Attorney of the Year Award.
  • Best Lawyers
    All 15 of our attorneys have been selected to Best Lawyers® after an extensive peer review process.
  • Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2019
    Our attorneys were featured in TopVerdict for having one of the Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2019, with $15 million won for the plaintiff in Keck v. Bel-Air Bay Club.
  • Super Lawyers®
    Our firm has more attorneys on the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists than any other law firm in Southern California, with 15 members selected.
  • CAALA
    Several partners are active members in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, with attorneys Browne Greene, Bruce Broillet, and Christine Spagnoli named “Trial Lawyer of the Year."
  • WLALA
    Firm partners Christine D. Spagnoli and Molly McKibben have both been honored by the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and are active members.
  • Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2019
    After winning $2.6 million for the plaintiff’s side in a head-on collision case, our victory was named in the Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2019 by TopVerdict.
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
    Recipients of this recognition are held up to the same standards as for The Best Lawyers in America, but only legal professionals in the first ten years of their careers qualify. Four attorneys at GBW have been recognized with this award in 2021.
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
    Several of our partners are members in the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national invite-only association consisting of the most experienced trial lawyers.
  • Top 100 Settlements in California in 2019
    Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, was featured by TopVerdict in the Top 100 Settlements across all practice areas in California for 2019.
  • International Society of Barristers
    Our team includes several Fellows and Associates with the invite-only International Society of Barristers in recognition of their trial advocacy.
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
    Bruce A. Broillet and Christine D. Spagnoli are Fellows with the invite-only International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a group of elite trial lawyers from over 30 countries.
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
    A preeminent trial lawyers’ organization in North America, the American College of Trial Lawyers have elected firm partners Bruce Broillet, Mark Quigley, and Geoffrey Wells as Fellows.

Why Choose Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP?

  • We Have Decades of Legal Experience
  • We've Recovered Billions For Our Clients
  • We're Always Available For Our Clients & Offer Free Consultations
  • We've Taken On Some of The Largest Corporations & Insurance Agencies

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