Jeep Gas Tank Defect Claims Another Victim In mid-August of 2020, a two-car crash in Spokane County, Washington changed many peoples’ lives in an instant. On August 18, 2020, Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a crash on W. Rutter Parkway west of N. Indian Trail around 8:30 pm—someone had…
Jeep Fires and Explosions Our firm has handled several cases in which Jeeps caught fire or exploded after being struck in the rear. Typically, our cases have involved Jeep Grand Cherokees, Jeep Cherokees, or Jeep Liberties. Most of these cases are tragic — they involve wrongful death or serious burn injuries from…
A Look at the Danger and Trauma Surrounding This Defect & What You Can Do if You’ve Been Affected Explosions upon impact. Fiery flames engulfing vehicles. Injuries sustained. Lives lost. Explosions upon impact. Fiery flames engulfing vehicles. Injuries sustained. Lives lost. These descriptors are things we’d never hope to hear,…
Last month, the BLF team successfully fought for—and won—the admission of other similar incident witnesses testimony in Ms. Goodman’s case. Below is a copy of BLF’s successful reply brief. Plaintiff’s Reply Regarding Plaintiff’s Motion In Limine To Admit Depositions Of Sergio Marchionne and Other Similar Incident Witnesses The “subject matter” of…
On October 20, 2017, Mrs. Goodman was driving her 2004 Jeep Liberty in her hometown of Hamilton, Ohio. As she came to a stop, a truck driver who was following closely behind Mrs. Goodman’s vehicle rear-ended her. While the impact of the collision caused serious damage to her back bumper,…
After Judgment in Jeep Fire Case Affirmed, Clients Make Donation to Center for Auto Safety Our clients lost their young son in 2012 when the Jeep Grand Cherokee that he was riding in was struck from the rear by another vehicle. The Jeep’s gas tank was located in the extreme rear…
The Motor Trend magazine named Sergio Marchionne, the recently-deceased former CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automotive (“FCA”), their 2019 Person of the Year–even though he fought tooth and nail against protecting customer lives. In a recent article, Forbes magazine (which is normally business-friendly) noted the irony. Jeep Fires and Explosions The…
When Chrysler sold millions of Jeeps with the gas tanks mounted in the extreme rear of the vehicles, it put its customers and their families at risk. This Pinto-like design is deadly-dangerous because when the Jeeps are struck in the rear, the gas tanks can rupture and the Jeeps can…
Jeep Gas Tank Fires: The Defect, The Evidence, & The Lawsuit Filed Our country has rules. It is against the law for one person to walk up to another and kill him in order to take the money out of his wallet. Killing another person for money is wrong. A person…
Lawyers for the family of Ms. [REDACTED] in Hamilton Ohio filed suit against Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (“FCA”) in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas in Hamilton Ohio. Mrs. [REDACTED] burned to death on October 20, 2017 after a rear impact collision. Her 2004 Jeep Liberty had a gas tank located…
