Texas Airbag Lawyers

Are you in Texas? Were you injured in by a defective Takata Airbag?

Give Carabin Shaw a call. We can help. Call us at 800-862-1260. We can help you and your family with evaluating any injury or death and determining any possible claims.

The Airbag Attorneys in San Antonio are ready to help you when your time of need arises. If your personal vehicle is among the millions which have been impacted by the Takata airbag recall, you were most likely quite shocked to discover that you are—or were—driving the roads with a dangerous airbag which could potentially seriously injure your passengers or even you. Approximately one out of eight Americans operates a vehicle with an airbag which is potentially defective. These airbag defects have supposedly caused a minimum of 16 deaths and at least 130 serious injuries across the world. The Takata airbags at issue are actually still in use as replacement airbags and put into new vehicles. This is despite their being the primary cause of the actually largest recall of any consumer product history with about 70 million vehicles being subject to recall across our nation, and almost 100 million vehicles recalled worldwide. If you have been injured by one of these defective airbags, your problems are real and you need help. Call the San Antonio Airbag Lawyers at Carabin Shaw today. We can get you the best chance at recovering the fair compensation you deserve.

Excessively aggressive and violent Takata airbag deployments, unexpected ruptures and no warning explosions may well cause passengers and motorists to suffer death or serious and severe injuries. Possible injuries include:

• Spinal Fractures
• Clavicle, Sternum and Rib fracturs
• Cranial or Facial Fractures
• Burns
• Compound Fractures
• Concussion or other brain injury
• Broken or damaged necks
• Excessive black or bruised eyes
• Hearing loss
• Above the wrists brm breaks above the wrists

On or about May 19, 2015, the NHTSA Administrator and the U.S. Department of Transporation Secretary announced that Takata had itself declared that at least 33.8 million vehicles manufactured by at least 11 different makers defective. This just about doubled the U.S. Takata recall number of 17 million vehicles. NHTSA employed researchers stated then that this is the largest auto recall ever in the U.S., but is also possibly the largest consumer product recall in U.S. history. The officials added that NHTSA itself was establishing a program to test Takata airbag inflators. They did however, say that the installation and development of a safe replacement part may well take years to complete. Officials said that this was the most complicated consumer product safety recall in American history. The San Antonio Airbag Lawyers at Carabin Shaw are involved in these cases and have been since the early stages of the compensation recovery process. We know this product, these defendants, and how to make them pay. Let us help you and your family.

On or about Nov. 3, 2015 Takata was fined about $70 million. There was also an additional possible $130 million penalty to be assessed if Takata failed to obey the orders issued by NHTSA. These orders included appointing an independent monitor for safety. If the fines were all imposed, the total of $200 million would be the largest DOT issued civil penalty history. Takata was additionally ordered to phase out the sale and production of airbag inflators which use ammonium nitrate as a propellant.

On or about Jan. 13, 2017, the Department of Justice released the information that Takata’s lawyers had agreed that it would plead guilty to one felony count of wire fraud and pay the government $1 billion in total criminal penalties. The Federal Judge presiding as appointed retired FBI Director Robert Mueller to administer and oversee a Takata Victim Compensation Fund as one provision of Takata’s settlement with U.S. DOJ. The Airbag Attorneys in San Antonio at Carabin Shaw have made the decision to file these cases independently and not as a part of the class action. Recoveries can be better and more efficient. Give us a call today and we can both explain this and work with you to get you the best compensation which Texas’ law allows.

Are you in Texas? Were you injured in by a defective Takata Airbag?

Give Carabin Shaw a call. We can help. Call us at 800-862-1260. We can help you and your family with evaluating any injury or death and determining any possible claims.