Though auto safety improves as technology advances, thousands of people still sustain injuries or die because of the failure of auto manufacturers to fully ensure the crashworthiness of their vehicles. From an engineering perspective, crashworthiness is the ability of the vehicle to prevent occupant injuries in the event of an accident. Crashworthiness deals primarily with the 'second collision' in which the driver and passengers collide against the interior of the vehicle. Most Americans are familiar with the more notorious vehicles, such as the Pinto, but few realize the nature and scope of the problem. Millions of defective vehicles remain on America's roads, capable of causing death and severe injuries in otherwise survivable accidents.
Baron Law Firm’s work in the automotive crashworthiness field was acknowledged by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a national public interest law firm, who awarded Lawrence Baron with its most prestigious national trial lawyer of the year award.
