Category Archives: Products Liability

Three People Injured in Lee County School Bus Crash

Three people were injured when a school bus and a truck collided in Lee County.  The accident happened Tuesday afternoon.  According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, the truck was traveling on Kentucky highway 52 when the bus pulled out in front of it.  The bus was from the Middle Kentucky River Area Development Council.  The sheriff’s department said two young men on the bus and one person in the truck were sent to the hospital.

Any time students are involved in a motor vehicle collision in a school bus there is cause for concern. Many issues arise outside of the normal questions that need to be asked in a normal car accident. Was the school bus driver properly trained? Was the school bus in proper working order? Is there any fault on the part of the school bus driver for causing the collision or becoming distracted? Are there any potential product defects with the school bus? Who will pay for the injured passenger’s medical bills?

These are but a few of the questions which need to be answered and considered in cases such as this incident in Lee County – and this is why anyone injured in such a collision needs an experienced attorney on their side.

A 4-Year Old Boy Run Over and Killed by Lawn Roller

A 4-year-old Indiana boy is dead after being run over by a 3,200-pound lawn roller.  Kevin Eugene Bontrager was playing outside at the family home in Topeka, Indiana April 7 when he ran behind the roller as his father backed up.  LaGrange County Dispatch received an emergency call about the incident around 5:05pm. EMS responded minutes later but the boy’s injuries were too severe.  LaGrange County Sheriff’s is investigating the incident.

There have been a string of heavy equipment injuries recently due to the Spring season approaching.  Obviously, some of these injuries can be avoided by proper safety precautions and training, however some cannot be avoided to do product design and defect. As the country is discovering with the Toyota Recall, often times companies find it in their financial best interests to ignore or hide defects in order to ensure financial success of a product.  When this occurs, serious liability results due to the manufacturer’s or designer’s knowledge of the danger and failure to rectify the hazard.