Victims should be entitled to economic and compensatory damages that they experience due to auto transmission safety defects. This means that a victim should be compensated for actual financial loss due to medical expenditures and wage loss. Victims should also be compensated for non-economic loss including pain and discomfort experienced due to the accident and injuries, or emotional distress resulting from the accident.
If auto transmission safety defects caused a fatal accident, surviving family members of those killed in a collision should be entitled to receive wrongful death damages such as loss of wages and loss of companionship.
In many circumstances, when there are auto transmission problems, many consumers are affected. As a result, class action lawsuits are common. These occur when many plaintiffs affected by the same problem with an automobile all join together in one big case against the carmaker.
Before joining a class action, you should discuss the pros and cons with an experienced attorney. Zachary D. Clayton can help you to decide if you should pursue an independent claim for damages or become part of mass tort litigation so you can gain compensation potentially without having to go to Las Vegas court on your own or negotiate a settlement independently.