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ATV Accident & Watercraft Serious Injuries

When you or a loved one is seriously injured in a boat accident, atv accident, car crash, trucking accident, or motorcycle or bicycle accident, the pain, and costs of the injury can be tremendous. If you settle for what the insurance company offers you, it may only be enough to cover part of your medical bills. You may be left paying for someone else's mistake. Don't accept an insurance company's offer until you have spoken with an experienced motor vehicle or trucking accidents attorney. At Fears & Nachawati we are dedicated to ensuring that our personal injury clients are fully compensated for their losses.

Dallas All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Accidents

Our Dallas all terrain vehicle (ATV) accident lawyers and recreational vehicle (RV) accident lawyers represent clients who have suffered serious injuries in these types of accidents. These include off road vehicles and motor homes. With more and more people participating in off road activities and taking oversized vehicles on the roadways, there have been an increase in the number of significant injuries and deaths reported from these activities.

These types cases involve the negligent driving of the vehicles which result in accidents and serious injuries. Injuries often include brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, back injuries, neck injuries, and bone fracture injuries. People injured in Dallas ATV accidents and RV accidents often have claims for their personal injuries.

Accident victims can also be compensated for pain and suffering, disability, and other money damages. Families of people who are killed in ATV or RV accidents can often file a Texas Wrongful Death Claim.

If you or a loved one was injured in an Dallas ATV accident or Dallas RV accident, you should contact our office immediately so that we can start working on your case.

The "All Terrain Vehicle" more commonly referred to as ATV, has been around since the 1890s. In 1970 Honda launched a three wheel version and it became widely popular after it was introduced in the James Bond movie "Diamonds are Forever". Over the years more manufacturers such as Yamaha, Suzuki, Arctic Cat, Polaris and Kawasaki have joined Honda in making ATVs. In the 1980s four wheel ATVs became the norm, due to safety issues with the three-wheel versions. Unfortunately, the increased popularity and production have also increased the number of reported ATV rollover accidents and deaths as a result of design, user/operator errors and lack of knowledge on safety hazards. The Consumer Products Safety Commission ("CPSC") began to look more closely into the number of ATVs on the road to determine if there was a major safety issue with this product. In 1986, they found that there were about 2.4 million ATVs on the road in the United States. The numbers of reported deaths from 1982 to 2002 were 5,239 people with injuries sustained while using an ATV.

In 2004, the WSJ uncovered startling statistics of severe injuries and fatal deaths related to people using ATVs. In their report, the WSJ revealed that deaths from ATV use rose 67 percent during the timeframe 1997 and 2002. In 2002, data showed that over 110,000 people were injured and of that, the number of children under the 16 years old accounted for about 33,000 of the injured ATV accident victims. Unfortunately, numbers for children dying from ATV injuries represents a staggering 14 percent of total ATV deaths for the past 12 years. This can be attributed to the poor state regulations on ATV use. The majority of states do not make a drivers license mandatory for driving an ATV and more than half of the states allow children as young as 12 years old to drive the vehicle.

The CPSC reported that over 500 deaths in 2006 can be attributed to injuries sustained from ATV use and almost 10 percent these were children. Unfortunately, CPSC statistics of ATV accidents in 2006 found that 146,000 people sustained injuries from ATV use. The ATV injury statistics make a valid case that ATV vehicles such as Yamaha Rhino ATV can pose dangers to users.

The Yamaha Rhino ATV has a reputation of being very dangerous for ATV drivers. One speculation according to critics in the industry is that the Rhino All Terrain Vehicle has a top heavy body style and a bottom with narrow tires. These design elements make the Yamaha Rhino ATV likelier to tip and Rollover while turning and using the vehicle at a slow speed on a surface that is flat. Common injuries of victims of Yamaha Rhino ATV rollover accidents include broken legs, crushed feet, ankles or legs. There have been incidents where Yamaha Rhino ATV victims are permanently disabled or have amputations because of the rollover accident. When children are involved in a Yamaha Rhino Rollover, the research shows that the accident often results in death. In 2007, Yamaha made several modifications to new and used Rhinos. Some of the modifications included adding doors and more handholds to the ATV. In March 2008, Yamaha issued another recall on the Yahama Rhino due to brake failure. This recall was for the following 2008 Rhino Vehicles YXR 700 Side-bySide and the YXR 450.In a 2008 released ATV Report on Injuries and Deaths from the the CPSC, the state of Texas comes in first with the highest number reported ATV deaths since 1982. The remaining top 4 states with high ATV deaths include Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Texas and West Virginia. Unfortunately, the CPSC predicts the ATV accident problem to worsen in the coming years. The CPSC is still working on getting data from as far back as 2003. The new report updates CPSC data with figures from 2006, which is the most current year the agency has analyzed. There were approximately 665 confirmed deaths in 2005 related to ATVs. The agency projects that the toll for 2005 may reach as high as 870 confirmed deaths related to ATVs, when all the modified data is in.

Personal Watercraft Accidents

Fears & Nachawati , headquartered in Dallas, Texas has successfully handled numerous maritime accident cases involving personal water craft. Personal water craft accidents are more complex than is commonly understood. An experienced maritime lawyer with an in-depth understanding of maritime law can help determine whether state negligence laws apply or whether federal maritime laws apply.

Personal Water Craft Accidents

Our firm has 20 years of experience handling boating accidents. We understand how to handle boating accidents involving personal watercraft such as fishing boats, jet-skis, sail boats, and recreational speed boats. In addition, our attorneys have significant experience handling personal injury cases involving commercially operated boats, such as ferry boats, tour boats, airboats, shrimp boats, and cruise ships.

Depending on the body of water and the type of watercraft involved, the legal remedies available in boating accident cases vary significantly. Our boat accident lawyers have years of experience working with people injured in boating accidents. We know how to determine whether an injury claim should be pursued as a state negligence claim or under federal maritime or admiralty laws.

Our firm is widely respected for our ability to maximize compensation for people injured in Texas boating accidents. Our in-depth understanding of personal injury laws, coupled with our concentration on Jones Act and other maritime laws, allows us to seek the best possible sources of recovery for our client's injuries.

Boat and Vessel Accidents

Fears & Nachawati with offices in Dallas, Ca has vast experience represented people who have been injured in boating and vessel accidents. Our firm has represented blue water seamen and brown water seamen who have suffered injuries aboard crew boats, supply vessels, lay barges, pipeline barges, dredges, jackup rigs, and tug boats.

Boat and Vessel Accidents

Boating and vessel accidents are often severe and can quickly end careers. Neck injuries, back injuries, amputation, and brain injuries are not uncommon in the maritime industry. Our firm has been handling maritime personal injury cases for more than twenty years. We understand that there are a number of remedies available to maritime workers that are not available to other workers.

The Jones act, Longshoreman and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, Death on the High Seas Act, and the Public Vessels Act all define the protections available to people injured in offshore accidents. Regardless of whether an injury was caused by a mechanical defect, fire, or the careless actions of crewmates, our attorneys have the skill, experience, and resources to effectively and confidentially manage their case.

At Fears & Nachawati we want you to concentrate on recovering from your accident. Let us deal with the insurance company and manage the liability issues. If the accident was caused by a motorist who was drinking and driving, it is considered negligence per se, an established conclusion that the driver was negligent. Likewise, if a traffic violation leads to an accident, it also carries similar liability. Whether the accident that caused your injury involved a car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, or boat, we will help you obtain the compensation you deserve. If a loved one was killed in a fatal car accident, we can also help you bring a wrongful death action against the responsible party.

Call 1-214-890-0711 to speak to an attorney about the motor vehicle accident that caused your injuries!

Fears | Nachawati has law offices throughout Texas, including Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Our Dallas and Ft. Worth offices serve Plano, Arlington, Carrolton, Cleburne, Irving, Grand Prairie, Denton, Frisco, McKinney, Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Rowlett, Rockwall, Greenville, Terrell, Waxahachie, De Soto, Duncanville, Cedar Hill, Everman, Crowley, Mansfield, Haltom City, Granbury, North Richland Hills, Flower Mound, Bedford, Hurst, Euless, University Park, Highland Park, and elsewhere in Dallas County, Tarrant County, Collin County, Johnson County, Kaufman County, Navarro County, Ellis County, Rockwall County, Denton County, and Hunt County.

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