Hoping for the Best to those Injured in Defective Vehicles

Our hearts go out to families and friends of people who died or were injured in defective vehicles this year. As an LA accident lawyer we see many horrible cases in which a vehicle accident lawyer is needed. We just heard about a prominent Texas personal injury attorney filing a new lawsuit against General Motors. We are thoughts go out to those affected.

 

The Texas attorney  filed a new lawsuit against General Motors Co. on behalf of 156 people who died or were injured in allegedly defective vehicles recalled this year by the automaker — but who likely are not eligible for GM’s victims compensation fund.

That compensation fund, which begins taking claims Friday, is limited to the 2.59 million older Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other cars GM recalled earlier this year for ignition switch defects in which air bags did not deploy. GM has said it has no plans to expand the fund.

 

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York, represents families of 20 people who died, allegedly as a result of vehicle crashes tied to a GM defect — and another 136 who were injured. Corpus, Christi, Texas attorney, Bob Hilliard will have to “defeat GM’s claims of bankruptcy protection” in this case because the crashes happened before GM’s 2009 bankruptcy.

GM is waiving its bankruptcy liability shield in the 2.59 million vehicle population related to compensation fund claims but is not for crashes that happened prior to its 2009 bankruptcy that happened in other recalled vehicles.

“We want to do the right thing for the people who were physically injured or lost a loved one as a result of an ignition switch issue in a Cobalt or one the other recalled small cars,” GM spokesman Jim Cain said in an emailed statement. “They should file a compensation claim, and Mr. Feinberg will independently evaluate them beginning on Aug. 1.”

 

If you've found yourself in an accident or similar situation and you need an attorney in Los Angeles, give the Law Offices of Burg and Brock a call at 1-888-509-2998. We got your back!

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140731/AUTO0103/307310111#ixzz395A8QUZF

A Tragic Bus Tour is a Critical Safety Reminder

LA accident lawyer Cameron Yadidi Brock has found success aiding clients with a number of personal injury cases. While he's well known as a seasoned motorcycle accident lawyer, he's equally adept in handling cases involving automobile collisions and even wrongful death. That's why Mr. Brock was so deeply saddened by the recent tragic story regarding a fatality on a L.A. tour bus.


Four friends were on the double-decker bus when one of them, 16-year-old boy Mason Zisette, struck his head on an overpass and died. The Channel 4 NBC affiliate in Southern California reports that the double-decker bus was chartered by Starline Tours for a private birthday party when the incident occurred on the 405 Freeway near the Arbor Vitae Street overpass, according to CHP Officer Edgar Figueroa.

The story is undoubtedly tragic, but it is especially so because it could have so easily been prevented. That's because the the boy's friends assert that they had no been given any safety instructions before boarding the bus. "When the police came, they go 'were you guys wearing seat belts?' We were like - 'seat belts?' We looked down, we didn't even know there were seat belts," said Ryan Ramey, one of the boys.

"The seats belts were literally buried under the seats," confirmed Gage Stroman, another boy in the group.

For the team at the Law Offices of Burg & Brock, Inc., hearing about preventable auto, motorcycle or even swimming pool accidents is always deeply upsetting. Yet, they are exceptionally proud to have dedicated their lives to aiding those injury victims that need help the most.