Lawsuit Against Chrysler Group LLC Due To Defective Durango

Chrysler Group LLC finds them in the middle of a lawsuit filed against them in Galveston County District Court . In court papers filed Dec. 2, the family of the late Gabriell Kirst alleges the 2005 Dodge Durango they traveled in at the time of an accident that claimed the life of a female passenger was defective.

The accident occurred on March 30, 2012. Gabriell Kirst and Plaintiffs, Jennifer and Michael Kirst, were driving in the right lane of I-45 South when the vehicle’s left rear tire “delaminated causing the vehicle to roll,” according to the suit.

The suit contends that the Durango “lacked adequate crashworthiness protection, including but not limited to adequate airbag protection, adequate seat belt restraint systems, rollover occupant protection system and an electronic stability control system.”

Jennifer Kirst, driver, and passenger David Kirst survived the crash but claim they suffered “serious and debilitating” injuries. Gabriell Kirst, however, died as a result of the injuries she sustained in this accident.

In Chrysler’s five-page rebuttal they claim the Durango is “safe and crashworthy vehicle that complied with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in effect at the time of manufacture.”

You may follow Case No. 13-CV-1507 in Galveston County District Court.

Chrysler Group LLC will have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the Durango was manufactured safely and crashworthy.

If you have been in an accident in a Chrysler, please do not hesitate to call the experienced car accident lawyers at the Byrd Law Firm.