Airbags are designed to prevent injury if you’re involved in a car accident. However, sometimes airbags actually cause injury—and can even kill passengers in a motor vehicle. If you sustained airbag injuries in Tampa, FL, you may be entitled to compensation.
Our dedicated Tampa airbag injuries lawyers at Catania & Catania Injury Lawyers can help you pursue money for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Contact our Tampa personal injury office today at (813) 222-8656 to schedule your free consultation. We’ll review your case at no cost, and we only collect a fee for our services if we recover compensation for you first.
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How Catania & Catania Injury Lawyers Can Help if You’ve Sustained Airbag Injuries in Tampa, FL
If you’ve sustained airbag injuries after a car accident in Tampa, Florida, you may be able to pursue compensation through a personal injury claim. In fact, this may be your only option to recover compensation for your medical bills and other costs after an accident. To be sure, you shouldn’t be on the hook for these damages.
However, Insurance companies are profit-driven businesses. Don’t expect an insurer to offer the full amount of compensation you deserve when you file a claim. Our Tampa car accident lawyers at Catania & Catania Injury Lawyers can make them open their checkbooks to pay what they owe you.
We’ve helped countless injury victims in Tampa Bay recover much-needed compensation after their accident. We’ve recovered over 500 million in our three decades of practice. These feats have earned us prestigious designations from Martindale-Hubbell, including an “AV Preeminent” and a “Client Champion – Silver” award.
When you hire us, you can expect our Tampa personal injury attorneys to:
- Investigate your accident to gather evidence and identify at-fault parties
- Account for all your injuries and losses to determine how much compensation you deserve
- Negotiate with an insurance company for a fair settlement
- Take the responsible parties to court to get what you deserve
Don’t add to your struggles by attempting to recover compensation on your own. We’ll handle your claim or lawsuit while you focus on your recovery. Contact us today for a free consultation with a Tampa personal injury lawyer.
How Common Are Airbag Injuries in Tampa?
Airbags are meant to prevent injury or death. However, the force of a deployed airbag can cause harm. According to data from the National High Traffic Safety Administration, airbags caused more than 290 deaths in the U.S. from 1998 to 2008.
Airbag injuries may also be more common in Florida than anywhere else in the U.S.. For instance, data reveals that Florida has the highest rate of injuries and fatalities related to the Takata airbags.
This trend may be due to the relatively high rate of car accidents in Florida. Indeed, Florida’s rate of auto accidents is the highest in the nation.
What is My Airbag Injury Case Worth?
A personal injury lawyer can’t tell you what your case is worth without a careful investigation of the facts.
Your cases value will depend on many factors, such as:
- The severity of your injuries
- How your injuries occurred
- Whether the airbag was defective
- Whether you shared fault for your accident
- And more
If your airbag injury resulted from a car accident, you will first claim injury compensation through your PIP insurance. However, these benefits are limited.
If your injuries were “serious,” you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit against the at-fault driver to recover all your damages. If the airbag was defective, you might have a claim against the manufacturer. In either case, you will be entitled to compensation for your economic and non-economic damages.
These include money for:
- Medical bills, including future medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Diminished earning capacity
- Property damage
- Pain and suffering
- Disfigurement/scarring
- Loss of enjoyment of life
A Tampa personal injury attorney can help you prove the full value of your case and recover all the damages you deserve.
What Causes Most Airbag Injuries in Tampa, Florida?
Airbag injuries usually result from the force of a deploying airbag as it collides with a passenger’s face or body. An individual is typically more likely to sustain airbag injuries if they’re a small child or elderly.
However, that’s not the only way airbags may cause injury. For example, most airbags convert a chemical to gas to trigger deployment during a collision. That chemical can cause serious health reactions.
A Tampa airbag injury might also occur when an airbag fails to deploy. If a defect prevents an airbag from functioning as intended, the airbag or the car company could be liable and you could be left with serious injuries.
We’ll Fight to Recover Compensation for All Your Injuries
Airbag injuries come in many forms. At Catania & Catania Injury Lawyers, we’ll work with you to document all your injuries. And we’ll strive to recover compensation for each one.
Drivers and passengers commonly suffer the following injuries from airbags:
- Eye injuries
- Ear trauma
- Abrasions
- Fractures or broken bones
- Spinal Cord injuries
- Neck injuries
- Lung irritation
- Loss of consciousness
- Bruising
- Internal bleeding
Depending on their severity, airbag injuries can have lifelong consequences. For example, ear trauma may result in permanent hearing loss. An eye injury sustained when an airbag deploys from the steering wheel could cause blindness.
Contact our law firm today for a free consultation with a Tampa personal injury lawyer.
How Do I Prove Liability for an Airbag Injury in Florida?
This will depend on how airbags injured you. If your airbag injured you due to a collision with another driver, you’d have to prove the driver was negligent to recover compensation.
Negligence requires proof that:
- The at-fault party owed you a duty of care
- They breached that duty
- Their breach caused your accident
- You suffered damages
If you were hurt by a defective airbag, you might be able to hold the manufacturer strictly liable for your damages. You will not have to prove the manufacturer was negligent; you’ll only have to prove that the airbag suffered from a manufacturing defect, a design defect, or a marketing defect.
Our Tampa personal injury lawyers can help identify the causes of your airbag injury. Then, we can hold the at-fault party liable for your damages. Contact us today for a free case evaluation and learn more about an attorney client relationship.
Schedule a Free Consultation With Our Tampa Auto Accident Lawyers
If you’ve sustained airbag injuries, our auto accident lawyers in Tampa, FL are prepared to represent you aggressively.
Keep in mind that you only have four years from the date of your accident to file your negligence or product liability claim. If you miss the deadline, you’ll lose your right to compensation. Get started by calling us today or contacting us online to schedule your free consultation and get the legal advice you deserve.
Other Common Car Accidents in Tampa, FL
Our law firm handles all types of car accident claims involving:
- Distracted driving,
- Drunk driving,
- Head-on crashes,
- Hit-and-run,
- Rollover accidents,
- Speeding,
- And more.
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation.
