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312 West Franklin Street
P.O. Box 16848
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Protecting the Rights of People Injured by Car Defects
The Law Office of Michael W. Patrick, located in Chapel Hill, is dedicated to helping people injured by car or truck defects, recalled cars and trucks, or defective auto parts. Attorney Michael W. Patrick has served injured the people of North Carolina for more than 25 years as a personal injury lawyer. If you were hurt in an accident that was caused by a design or manufacturer's flaw in your SUV, car, pickup truck, convertible, minivan, or motorcycle, he can help you pursue compensation for your injuries, damaged property, time off work, future medical care, and pain and suffering.
When Safety Features Malfunction
As a North Carolina motorist, you take precautions when you pull out on the highway, interstate, or any busy thoroughfare. Sadly, even if you're the safest driver in the world, you are still at the mercy of the other motorists' navigation skills. When drivers shop for new and used cars, sellers highlight and carefully explain safety features, because safety is a critical selling point.
When you've done everything you can to avoid an accident, the idea that you can rely on seat belts, air bags, and roll bars to keep you protected from the impact of the other car (or the pavement) can make you feel secure. However, defective seat belts and air bags still allow or cause catastrophic or serious injury, such as neck injuries, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, or traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Sometimes, the parts of the automobile are all in working order, but it simply wasn't assembled properly.
Helping You Get Compensation for Injuries from Automobile Defects
Our law office has three decades of experience in personal injury and products liability cases. We will get to the bottom of whatever caused your crash and help you recover compensation for your injuries. We effectively handle products liability cases involving the following car defects:
- Defective seat belts
- Defective air bags
- Defective tires
- Defective roll bars
- Defective roof design in a van or SUV
- Defective moonroof or sunroof
- Defective accelerators
In some cases, multiple defects are at fault in any given car or truck accident. Certain SUV's or 15-passenger vans have a tendency to roll over when attempting to navigate a turn. Certain vehicles have weak roof structures that allowed the roof to crush in a rollover accident.
If a loved one died in an auto or truck accident because a safety device did not function properly, we can help you file a wrongful death claim to for monetary compensation.
Contact Our North Carolina Personal Injury Attorney
Our North Carolina law firm offers a free initial consultation in every personal injury case. To talk with a lawyer after you are injured by a defective air bag, seat belt, or other car defect, contact the Law Office of Michael W. Patrick in Chapel Hill. We can be reached by calling us toll-free at (888) 391-5137 or by filling out the intake form on our Contact Us page.