A common Car defect causing injury to the brain in children in the background of the place of

Aaliyah George parents that they have been the safest thing for the marketing of the seat of a car, two years old in seat back three years ago. Then what would have been relatively small accident.

Family 1997 Plymouth Neon was stopped at a red light in the other car, which was almost 30 mph rear-ended it. Place the rear impact absorption, but the driver's seat, was for Aaliyah hit it collapsed and in the title, permanent damage to the brain.

Now 5, Aaliyah has a hard time with basic tasks like banging the drum playing. She clothing. Considerable care Needs.

Family won the product color, the liability of the manufacturer of the seat against

The seat was in the 1997 Plymouth, who broke and entered Aaliyah defective? Only a production error--actually exceeds the manufacturer of the seat of the safety standards which are more stringent than those required by the Federal Government.

However, Aaliyah his parents sued Johnson Controls Incorporated, a company which seats for Plymouth Neon, claimed that the driver's seat was extremely dangerous. Because of its tendency to collapse and fall back during a rear end collision, calculated as Automatic defect Although it complied with all Federal safety requirements.

The jury agreed and awarded US $ 8 million in Aaliyah compensation for its damage to the brain.

The results of the similar injuries of children across THE UNITED STATES from the driver's seat and passenger, that instead of absorbing the impact from the rear.

Attorney Georges ' injuries ' front seat passenger becomes the missile, which extends from the child's brain and hits in the title, "explains. "" We are horrific lobes of the brain and the front is as destructive to these young children.

Lou D ' Aurelio, engineer, neat, on behalf of Georges, describes what happens when one of the seats of the front line of the collapses.

"Either the seat of the body, title, or how you are going to directly to the person who is being held for them. Most of the time, now that is a child. "

Currently, the cardboard workstation or the Chairman of the Lawn may Pass the Federal safety Standard

The current Federal safety standard, the strength of the seat back is so weak that the garden chair and seat of the carton were able to migrate, "says D ' Aurelio. The standard was created in 1968 and D ' Aurelio and other experts in the automotive industry have been trying to get it changed. There is no special safety standard for both the passenger should be protected if the line of the front seats of collapse in an accident.

Administration of safety of the road known as the Agency intends to update the strength of the seat back, but was not taken any decision.

Johnson Controls is intends to withdraw the view of the jury.

"As a supplier of the seat, Johnson Controls and design specifications, which the manufacturer of cars and fulfill each requirement of the performance," said a company statement.

"Uncontested that the seat was in accordance with the manufacturer of the safety requirements of the cars that are more stringent than the FMVSS (Federal motor vehicle safety standards)."

Source: WMAQ-TV, Chicago, "collapsing Car space for injuring passengers, blamed," Lisa Parker, 10. November 2010

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