Galveston, TX product defect lawyers pass along some important information you need to know if you have a child who rides in a booster seat: a study by the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) showed that nearly half of all children’s booster seats they tested weren’t safe for you to use. Note: ALL of these booster seats had already received approval from federal regulators. But the IIHS said that federal regulators don’t check as carefully as they should for how well the booster seats position seat belts on the child in the car.
The IIHS study found that 41 of the 82 booster seats it tested would not properly fit all seat belts. These 41 booster seats presented problems in getting the seat belts properly positioned on children inside the vehicles.
What happens when a seat belt won’t properly position over the child seated in the booster seat? In a Galveston, TX wreck, sudden stop, or other high force event, the improperly positioned seat belt could cause the child to impact against parts of the car or to suffer laceration injuries from the seat belt itself.
The IIHS has a strong interest in protecting your child from injury in Galveston, TX wrecks due to defective booster seats. When your child receives injuries, insurance companies are almost always the ones to ultimately pay out on your compensation claim. The more injuries the IIHS can prevent, the smaller the losses to the insurance industry. Money provides a great motivator – in safety issues as in other things.
The IIHS study revealed that the worst of the tested booster seats were:
The Evenflo Chase,
The Evenflo Express,
The Evenflo Generations 65,
The Evenflo Sightseer,
The Safety 1st All-in-One, and
The Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite.
The IIHS strongly recommended that you do not buy these particular booster seats for your child. Our Galveston, TX product defect lawyers informed you back in August and in February about recalls on the Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite from Dorel Juvenile Products.
If you bought and used one of these defective child safety seats and your child was injured, you might still be eligible to receive financial compensation for your child’s suffering and medical expenses. Call our Galveston, TX product defect lawyers for a free consultation. We could discuss your case with you, address the legal issues involved, and help you understand your rights and options for getting justice in your claim. Call now.