Illinois defective helmet attorneys understand the tragic results that wearing a defective helmet can have on a bicycle or motorcycle rider. Riders rely on helmets to protect them from head and brain injuries that can be disabling and deadly.
According to the National Highway Transportation Authority (NHTSA), bicycle helmets are 85-88% effective in protecting against head and brain injuries and are the single best way to prevent head injuries and death among bicycle riders. The NHTSA cites similar statistics with regard to motorcycle helmets. According to the NHTSA, motorcycle helmets are 67% effective in preventing brain injuries and reduce the likelihood of a fatality in a motorcycle crash by 37%.
A person makes a choice to wear a helmet and protect him or herself from serious injury and death. It is, therefore, particularly troublesome when a person makes a choice to wear a helmet and that helmet turns out to be defective and not to provide the person with the protection that the person reasonably expects it to provide.
Do I Have a Legal Claim if I Wear a Defective Helmet?
You may have a products liability claim against the manufacturer of the defective helmet if you were hurt or your loved one was killed and the injuries or death could have been prevented had the helmet not been defective. In order to recover damages against the helmet manufacturer, you together with your Illinois defective helmets lawyer will need to prove that:
- The helmet was in an unreasonably dangerous condition at the time that it left control of the manufacturer; and
- That unreasonably dangerous condition caused the injuries.
The helmet manufacturer may have tested the helmet many times and been diligent in designing, making and marketing the helmet. However, this does not preclude you from winning in a products liability lawsuit. If the helmet was unreasonably dangerous because of a problem with its manufacturing, design or warnings then your Illinois accident attorney may be able to file a products liability lawsuit on your behalf.
Should I Hire an Illinois Products Liability Attorney?
You wore a helmet to protect yourself in an accident. If the unthinkable happens and you are in an accident with a defective helmet on then you should hire an Illinois products liability attorney who can advise you on your rights and fight for a fair verdict or settlement.
Dolan Law Offices represents riders who were hurt while wearing defective helmets throughout Illinois and the greater Chicagoland area, including Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County, and the towns of Aurora, Addison, Chicago Heights, Joliet, Hillsdale, Plainfield, Rolling Meadows, Des Plains, Schaumburg, Palatine, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Hanover Park, Streamwood, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Wheaton, Waukegan, Inverness, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Bartlett, Itasca, Bloomingdale and Oak Park.
Please contact us today for a free consultation. The Chicago defective helmet attorneys of Dolan Law Offices will not collect a fee from you unless your case results in a monetary verdict or settlement.
