Arctic Cat Wildcat Roll Cage Defect – Defective Product Lawyer

Arctic Cat is a well-known brand for off-road vehicles. Off-road vehicles are popular among those who lose adrenaline. Without a doubt, these vehicles can be involved in incidents; like all other vehicles, they are designed – or are supposed to be designed – with occupant safety as top priority.

In general, Arctic Cat’s off-road vehicles, such as the Wildcat, are designed with roll cages – to protect users during roll overs, as roll over accidents are some of the most common accidents among off-road vehicles. Specifically, errors while driving the off-road vehicles can lead to roll overs.

These vehicles are equipped with roll cages, designed to protect vehicle occupants during roll overs. Although occupants generally wear helmets and other safety equipment, the roll cages are typically what make the difference between suffering minor or severe injuries in roll over incidents.

Unfortunately, however, the roll cages on off-road vehicles, such as the Arctic Cat Wildcat, can be defective. The roll cages can fail during roll overs and contribute to the significant harm that occupants of the vehicles suffer.

If you or a member of your family suffered any type of harm during a rollover accident on an Arctic Cat Wildcat because the roll cage was defective and failed during the incident, you might have grounds to pursue a claim. You could use Arctic Cat and fight for the right to recover monetary compensation for all the harm suffered.

If you are interested in exploring the possibility of taking legal action against Arctic Cat after being harmed because of a defective roll cage, you should seek legal assistance from the experts at Normandie Law Firm. Our defective product attorneys can help you pursue a product liability claim against Arctic Cat – and help you recover the compensation that you deserve. Our lawyers have many years of experience representing harmed consumers and are ready to guide you throughout the legal process.

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The Dangers of the Defective Roll Cage

If the roll cage fails during a rollover, the occupants of the vehicle could be left without any sort of protection (other than the protection provided by the gear they are wearing). The lack of protection from an effective roll cage can result in some of the following injuries:

• Crushing injuries
• Head injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Neck injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Back injuries
• Shoulder injuries
• Severed limbs
• Lacerations

Regardless of the specific harm that affected parties suffer, it is important to be aware that the harm suffered wouldn’t have been as severe if the roll cage was efficient during the incident. If you or a member of your family suffered any sort of harm, you should explore the possibility of taking legal action – you might have grounds to hold Arctic Cat accountable for the harm suffered.

Product Liability and Incidents Caused by Defective Products

When defective products contribute to incidents and cause harm (injuries as well as death), companies could be accountable based on product liability. On the basis of product liability, all companies owe their consumers a duty of care – a duty to ensure that their products are completely safe for consumer use.

To exercise this duty of care, companies must thoroughly inspect and test their products to ensure that they are completely safe for their consumers to use. During inspections and tests, it is possible for companies to identify hazards – which they must address prior to releasing their products to the public.

When companies fail to identify and address hazards present in their products (such as defective roll cages, for example), they are breaching their duty of care towards their consumers – and they are putting them at risk of injury.

The breach of duty (defective product) can cause an incident (roll cage failing) and contribute to consumers suffering harm. When a defective product contributes to the harm that consumers suffer, the company that breached the duty of care could be found liable based on negligence. In other words, if the company had not negligently released a defective product to consumers, consumers would not have suffered any harm.

If a company is found liable based on product liability, the parties affected by the defective product can sue the company. If you would like to learn more about your right to file a product liability claim for the harm that you suffered, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with our product liability attorneys at Normandie Law Firm as soon as possible.

You Can Sue and Recover Compensation

If you pursue a claim against Arctic Cat or any other company after you or a member of your family suffered harm associated with a defective product, you might have the right to recover monetary compensation. How much compensation could you be eligible to receive? What type of compensation could you be eligible to recover?

Depending on the specific details surrounding your claim, you could be eligible to recover compensation for at least some of the following:

• Medical bills
• Lost wages
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of consortium
• Funeral and burial costs
• Punitive damages

Although you could be eligible to recover compensation, it is important that you never make any assumptions surrounding what you could receive. Instead, you should seek the expertise of a product liability attorney who could evaluate your claim and help you understand your claim’s potential value. When you allow our lawyers to handle your claim, you can trust that our experts will do everything possible to ensure that you recover the compensation that you deserve. Whether our attorneys have to negotiate a settlement or take your claim to trial, you can be certain that our lawyers will aggressively fight for your right to recover the maximum amount of compensation available for your claim.

Important Steps to Consider

After being harmed by a defective product, it is important for affected parties to take the appropriate steps. Failing to act promptly and efficiently can negatively affect the right to sue. You should do the following immediately:

• Take photos of any physical injuries suffered
• Take photos of the defective product (before it is moved)
• Take photos of the scene of the incident
• Keep the defective product as-is in a safe place (such as a garage, for example)
• Do not try to repair the defective product yourself
• Contact the company (Arctic Cat) to report the incident, the defect, and the harm suffered
  • Do not agree to a free repair
  • Do not agree to a free replacement
  • Do not agree to a full or partial refund
  • Do not agree to return the defective product
• Contact your insurance company to report the incident
• Speak to any witnesses if available
• Gather any video footage that might have captured the incident
• Gather purchase records
• Gather medical records
• Seek the expertise of a product liability lawyer

By following the different steps listed above, affected parties can prepare to pursue a claim – following the steps above allows affected parties to gather the tools necessary to take legal action. For more information about the steps that you should take immediately after you or a member of your family suffered harm because of a defective Arctic Cat Wildcat, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately.

The Statute of Limitations

Although you have the right to sue, you could lose your right to take any legal action if you fail to file your claim within the appropriate length of time. All claims are subject to deadlines – statutes of limitations. The applicable statute of limitations establishes the length of time that claimants have to pursue their claims. In California, product liability claims are generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations; therefore, affected parties only have two years to file their claims. What happens if claims are not filed on time? Unfortunately, these deadlines are strict and failing to file on time could result in losing the right to sue.

Although these deadlines are strict, certain exceptions could apply. Exceptions to the statute of limitations could toll or pause the specific length of time that claimants have to sue. Some common exceptions include the following:

• If the victim is left mentally incompetent (in a coma, for example), the statute of limitations will be paused until the victim regains mental competency.
• If the victim is underage at the time of the accident, the statute of limitations will be paused until the victim becomes a legal adult.

To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the time that you have to file the claim (and to prevent losing the right to sue), do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our law firm as soon as possible.

Contact Our Firm Today

At Normandie Law Firm, our product liability lawyers are dedicated to providing victimized consumers and their families with the legal assistance that they need to pursue legal action. Far too many affected parties with legitimate claims fail to take legal action because of the fear of legal services. Therefore, our goal is to make our legal services available to all. Because of that, we offer free legal services.

Our free legal services include both free consultations and free second opinions. During our free consultations and free second opinions, our lawyers will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. Our lawyers will provide you with all the information that you need to start or continue your claim against Arctic Cat or any other company that negligently contributed to the harm that their consumers suffered. If you would like to benefit from our free legal services, do not hesitate to contact our law firm today.

Our firm offers a Zero-Fee guarantee that ensures that our clients never have to worry about paying any upfront legal fees for any of our legal services. Our firm is also based on a strict contingency structure; therefore, our clients will not be required to pay anything until after reaching a successful claim outcome.

If you are ready to discuss your product liability claim with the experts at our firm, do not hesitate to contact Normandie Law Firm at your earliest convenience.

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