Seat Back Failure Lawyer

Litigating Complex Cases Involving Collapsing Seatbacks

Seatbacks are supposed to protect, not collapse. When a front seat fails in a rear-end collision, it can violently launch the occupant backward into passengers behind them — often children in the back seat. These preventable design flaws have caused catastrophic injuries and deaths that automakers could have avoided with safer designs.


We represent clients nationwide and locally in the New York City and Kansas City metro areas. If you’re searching for a seat back failure lawyer, our attorneys have decades of trial experience exposing unsafe vehicle designs and holding automakers accountable.

Cases We Take


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Collapsing Seatbacks in Rear-End Collisions

Front seats that break or fold backward on impact, crushing or striking backseat passengers.

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Injuries to Children in Back Seats

Collapsed seatbacks that strike children, causing traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, or wrongful death.

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Weak Seat Frame Designs

Seats manufactured with inadequate frame strength or faulty welds that fail under foreseeable crash forces.

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Automaker Cost-Cutting

Manufacturers who ignore proven, stronger designs in favor of cheaper, weaker materials.

Why Choose Us for Serious Seatbacks Defect Cases

  • Decades of Crashworthiness & Product Liability Experience

    We have a long track record of litigating vehicle crashworthiness cases, including catastrophic seat failure claims.

  • Trial-Focused Preparation to Maximize Recovery

    Every case is prepared for trial from day one, giving us leverage to secure the best outcome.

  • Proven Record of Seven- and Eight-Figure Results

    We preserve vehicles and seat components to prove design failures in court.

  • Dedicated Evidence Storage Facility

    Our attorneys have secured record verdicts and settlements in high-stakes product liability cases.

  • National Reach

    From New York to California, we represent seat back failure victims in courts across the U.S.

Preserve the Vehicle, Protect Your Claim

Our team moves quickly to secure and protect the vehicle so your rights are preserved. Contact us today to begin your case evaluation.