Defective Tires, Tire Failure, Tread Separation Lawyer

Serving individuals and attorneys in Palm Beach County, and throughout Florida and the U.S.

All over Florida and across the country, people are injured or even killed in motor vehicle crashes that involve tire failure. A key point is whether the tire failed prior to or during the crash.

"It takes an expert eye, specific knowledge, and meticulous investigation to determine what caused the tire failure and when the tire failure occurred."

Tire failure can be caused by:

• Improper assembly, poor/weakened materials, improper curing, or other manufacturing defects
• Improper installation / improper mounting

When tire failures occur, here are the potential results:

• The driver loses control of the vehicle and possibly crashes into pedestrians, other vehicles or guard rails
• The vehicle can swerve sharply and suddenly, and possibly roll over

Tire failures lead to auto crashes and often rollovers that can have catastrophic results such as serious internal injuries, head trauma and brain damage, paraplegia, quadriplegia, or even death.

By law (TREAD Act), tire information is supposed to be available to the public – but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has not strictly enforced this law and has decided to keep much of this critical data from the public. The information withheld includes warranty claims, production numbers, field reports and even consumer complaints.

Consumers have a right to know if the vehicles they are driving have potential safety flaws that could injure or kill them. Litigation of defective tire cases helps to push our lawmakers and industry “watchdogs” to increase and enforce the standards for the safety of tires on our vehicles. 

Ed Ricci's firm served as co-counsel in the National Ford Explorer/Firestone Tires class action lawsuit, where he vigorously pursued economic protection of owners of Ford Explorer and Firestone products.

Consumer Justice Attorney Edward Ricci has taken on some of the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world for tire defects, crashworthiness and safety issues. His law firm, Edward M. Ricci P.A., seeks to hold car and truck manufacturers accountable for selling an unsafe vehicle that is equipped with poorly designed, inferior, or defective tires. We have the experience and resources to effectively handle litigation against the manufacturers of tires and automobiles. See case examples to learn more.

To learn more about our experience with defective tires and auto product liability cases or to receive a complimentary review of any potential case you have, please contact our law firm online or call us at 561-842-2820. We are happy to answer your questions about any tire, rollover, auto accident or defective auto product case.

Pursuing Justice.

For more than three decades, Attorney Edward M. Ricci has specialized in civil trial law. He pursues justice for victims in the areas of auto accidents, personal injury and wrongful deaths, and crashworthiness (tire blowouts, rollovers, seat belt failures). The firm serves consumers throughout the United States and Florida including West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Tequesta, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale.