"Peter O'Neil is an exceptionally knowledgeable and skilled lawyer, particularly in complex product liability cases. Further he is a pleasure to work with!"
Arthur Johnson, Johnson Johnson Larson & Schaller, Eugene, Oregon
Peter is Of Counsel to Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, one of Washington State's leading plaintiff law firms. If you have a potential product liability case, Peter and SGB can help you:
Peter has a national reputation on cases involving post
collision pickup truck and car fires. He's worked with attorneys in
Oregon, California and Washington to help to resolve ten cases
involving the infamous GM side-saddle pickup truck, and has tried
or resolved cases involving Ford and Dodge, too.
Peter and former partner Paul Whelan got the biggest verdict in the history of Clark County, Washington for a man paralyzed when the passenger seat of a 1996 Hyundai Accent collapsed backward in a crash. The pair have also represented people injured by defectively designed doors that open during a crash.
AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELTS
Airbags and seatbelts save lives-- unless they are defectively designed. Peter has handled cases of poorly designed airbags that kill or blind in trivial crashes and seatbelts that unlatch or fail just when they are needed.
A vehicle shouldn't roll over on smooth, dry pavement, and if it
does roll over, its roof and restraints should protect the
occupants. Peter has handled and resolved numerous rollover
and roof crush cases involving SUVs, trucks and cars.
Cars should be designed to protect occupants in a crash.
Peter has uncovered hidden structural defects in pickups and
cars that caused horrific injuries even though the occupants of the
other cars walked away! Peter and his engineers ran full
scale crash tests to prove the defect