While poor maintenance involves a trucking company failing to replace a worn part, a mechanical failure case occurs when a brand new or properly maintained part fails due to an inherent manufacturing defect. In these highly complex cases, liability shifts from the truck driver to massive industrial manufacturers and automotive engineering corporations.

Strict Product Liability in Trucking

When a defective component causes an 80,000-pound vehicle to lose control, the physical results are catastrophic. Under the legal doctrine of strict product liability, you do not necessarily have to prove the manufacturer was actively negligent, only that the product was unreasonably dangerous when it left their facility. We routinely pursue aggressive litigation for failures involving:

• Defective Tires: Chemical bonding failures that cause massive tread separation and rapid decompression blowouts at high speeds.
• Air Brake System Failures: Manufacturing flaws in brake valves or compressor units that result in a total loss of stopping power.
• Faulty Coupling Devices: Defective fifth wheel hitches that allow the massive trailer to break completely free from the cab while moving down the highway.

Product liability cases require immense legal resources and elite engineering experts to definitively prove a component was structurally flawed. Our law firm possesses the capital and the specialized expertise to hold global automotive manufacturers accountable and secure justice for your family.