Underride guards are steel bars affixed to the back of tractor-trailers to prevent the front of a passenger vehicle from going underneath the trailer in the event of a car accident.<\/a><\/p>\n But of course, it only works when properly constructed. In the case of Quilez-Velar v. Ox Bodies, Inc.<\/em><\/a>, the allegation was that the underride guards affixed to a tractor-trailer in San Juan, Puerto Rico failed in their main functional objective: To keep a car from riding up underneath a large truck. This resulted in the death of a young mother, who was driving with her toddler son.<\/p>\n A product liability lawsuit was filed against the maker of the company. While a jury decided the case in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $6 million, jurors also apportioned 80 percent of the fault to the city of San Juan – which was a non-party in the injury lawsuit. This was bad (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Underride guards are steel bars affixed to the back of tractor-trailers to prevent the front of a passenger vehicle from going underneath the trailer in the event of a car accident. But of course, it only works when properly constructed.…<\/span><\/p>\n