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Yamaha Rhino Accidents and Rhino Rollovers
Rochon Genova LLP, in cooperation with the US national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP represents persons across America who suffered serious injuries in Yamaha Rhino Recreational Utility Vehicle (RUV) accidents, including rollovers. The injuries typically are broken or crushed legs, ankles or feet. In some cases, the injuries were so severe as to require amputation.
Yamaha Rhino Accidents: 2008 Update
The four-wheel, side by side Rhino manufactured by Yamaha Motor Corporation has become one of the most popular Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) sold on the market in the U.S. and Canada. The Rhino seats the driver and passenger next to each other. Some have claimed that the Rhino is less dangerous than All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) or quads.
The perception that the Rhino provides a safe means of enjoying off road recreation does not match the reality. In accidents nationwide, Rhino riders have been killed or seriously injured. For example, on February 24, 2008, two separate fatal accidents occurred within hours of each other at Imperial Sand Dunes recreation area in Southern California. In both cases, passengers were killed after being ejected from their Rhino, even one passenger who was belted.
Many of those killed have been children. While every accident involving a Rhino can pose a risk of serious injury, when a child is riding, the injuries have often been more severe. Children have been thrown from the Rhino and died after it landed on top of them.
Yamaha Rhino Lawsuit
In injury lawsuits filed against Yamaha, our clients allege that the Rhino contains design defects making it dangerously unstable. The complaints allege that the Rhino rolls over during turns even at low speeds on flat surfaces because it is top heavy, narrow, and the tires are too small.
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Our firms collectively represent over 100 persons across the nation seriously injured in Rhino crashes.
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