According to the CDC, ‘motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States. Each year thousands of fatalities occur on American roads along with countless other serious debilitating injuries. The cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeds $80 billion’. Many of such catastrophic accidents are as a result of vehicle repair negligence carried out by auto repair shops or car dealerships. It is within these shops and dealerships that defective vehicle conditions go unidentified or uncorrected. In some cases, professional mechanics perform the wrong service, install parts incorrectly or fail to warn customers of potential issues that place the owner of the vehicle, passengers and other drivers at risk of injury and death.

A Crowson Law Group attorney commented with regards to vehicle repair negligence, “As with all other vehicle accidents, if another person’s negligence caused the damage or injury you suffered, you are entitled to compensation. Therefore, if you have been in an accident caused by faulty repairs you are entitled to compensation.”

Faulty repairs can cause accidents in any number of ways; for example, a sudden mechanical failure can cause a driver to lose control of their vehicle. New brakes that were installed might fail at a critical moment, or the engine might give out in the middle of a busy highway. While the faulty repair may not be as a result of malicious action, it is important to realize that mechanics are human beings, and human beings make mistakes; no matter how reliable your mechanic is. In fact, accidents caused by faulty repairs are well known in the court system.

In every personal injury case it is necessary to prove liability. Vehicle repair negligence cases are no different. There are two main things that must be proven in vehicle repair negligence cases - that the repairs were faulty and that the faulty repair was the cause of the accident. A receipt from the mechanic proves that the relevant repairs were done by the facility, thereafter what you need to prove is that the repairs were faulty. This is usually proven by getting another mechanic to serve as an expert witness. The expert witness will testify that the repairs were not done properly and subsequently caused the crash. 

An attorney mentioned, “In most cases it’s easy to prove that a mechanical failure occurred, the hard part is trying to show that the mechanical failure was as a result of faulty repairs. That is why it is so important and valuable to have a credible expert witness to testify in your favor.”

If you suspect that your accident was caused by faulty repairs, begin the process of preparing your legal case as soon as possible. Spend time gathering information from any witnesses who were at the scene of accident and get their description of the incident before they forget what happened. Search for the best Anchorage law firms that handle personal injury matters and speak to an experienced attorney who understands how to prove that the mechanic was at fault.

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