Latch and Door Failure

Rollover and Passenger Ejection Accidents

While a door latch may seem like a small component of your automobile, it serves an important role in your safety. A properly working door lock and latch is crucial to surviving a rollover, side impact crash, or front-end collision. A latch failure can result in the ejection of an occupant or compromise the integrity of the passenger compartment. To learn more about an automotive door failure, contact a lawyer at the Law Offices of Tyler & Peery for a free initial consultation.

A door failure or latch failure can compromise the structural integrity of your vehicle. Our firm located in San Antonio, Texas, practices in the area of automotive product liability law, focusing on maximizing compensation for clients who have been injured because of defective automotive parts. We hold automakers responsible for negligently designed and manufactured cars and trucks.

A door defect case involves proving that the automaker either designed or manufactured your car's door improperly. Our firm focuses on investigating and proving:

• That the latch failed following a car accident
• That the latch failed to meet National Highway Transportation Safety Administration crashworthiness standards
• The cause of the door failure was a weak door latch or the door latch malfunctioned
• The door failure caused you or a family member a serious or fatal injury

When a door latch works properly, you have a better chance of remaining in a car during a rollover. When your car experiences a door failure, and opens during a rollover, you may be ejected from the car. People ejected during a rollover risk hitting a tree or being crushed by their car.

Since 1990, people have come to us for sound legal advice about what to do after a serious accident. We work with a team of experts, who understand the standards and designs of the automotive industry. We work tenaciously to resolve your case through a settlement. If we cannot negotiate an acceptable settlement, we will take your case to court.

If you were seriously injured by a door failure or latch defect, contact an attorney at the Law Offices of Tyler & Peery for a free initial consultation. We represent people throughout Texas, including people in Starr County, Fort Worth, Dallas, and McAllen.