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Lawsuit Filed By Arizona Woman Who Almost Lost Leg In Yamaha RhinoRollover



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Lawrenceville, GA May 13, 2009 -- Traumatic injuries an Arizona woman suffered while riding a Yamaha Rhino 4-wheeler led her to file a lawsuit against Yamaha last week, said Phillip Jauregui, one of the attorneys for the woman. Jauregui is a member of the ATV Attorney Alliance (http://www.atvattorneyalliance.com/), an alliance of law firms across the U.S., which represents a number of people seriously injured in Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents.



Ashley Stamper-Sparks was 21 years old when she almost lost her left leg as the Rhino she was driving tipped over and pinned her leg under the vehicle, said Jauregui. The lawsuit alleges that Ms. Stamper-Sparks was driving in a safe and reasonable manner in Rocky Point, Mexico. As the driver initiated a right turn, the Rhino tipped onto the driver'ss side, trapping (Ms. Stamper-Sparks's) leg under the vehicle, causing severe and permanent injuries. The lawsuit also alleges: The Rhino is defective in design and unsafe for its intended purpose in that it is unstable and tips over at low speeds, and traps passengers's and drivers's legs due to inadequate passenger compartment design.



The Yamaha Rhino has resulted in hundreds and perhaps thousands of traumatic injuries, including a number of deaths, that occurred when Rhinos rolled over during use, Jauregui said. On March 31, 2009, Yamaha recalled over 145,000 Rhinos to address safety issues with the vehicles. Whether the proposed corrections will have the intended effect of preventing further rollovers, death and traumatic injuries remains to be seen. The ATV Attorney Alliance has established a special website to provide information about the Yamaha Rhino recall (http://rhino-recall.com/).



Yamaha Motor Corp. USA, and Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America have been hit with numerous lawsuits over injuries and deaths suffered in Yamaha Rhino rollovers, Jauregui said. A number of the lawsuits, including the lawsuit of Ms. Stamper-Sparks, have been filed in state court in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where Yamaha has a Rhino manufacturing plant. Ms. Stamper-Sparks's lawsuit was filed May 7, 2009. The lawsuit is captioned Ashley Stamper-Sparks v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.; Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, a Georgia Corporation; and Yamaha Motor Co., LTD. The case number is 09C-07755-2.



For more information about this lawsuit, contact Phillip Jauregui of the ATV Attorney Alliance at 800-509-5357. For more information about Yamaha Rhino rollovers, visit the ATV Attorney Alliance'ss Rhino rollover information page at Yamaha Rhino Rollovers (http://www.atvattorneyalliance.com/rhino/).



On the advice of her lawyers, Ms. Ashley Stamper-Sparks will not be available for comment at this time.






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