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Amanda Dinnigan

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On February 21, 2007, 10-year-old Amanda Dinnigan, was a passenger in a one-vehicle crash, that left her a high-level quadriplegic. Amanda was seated in the third row seat of a GMC Envoy XL. The seat and seat belt system were designed so that in a crash, occupants slide down, but are caught by the neck, because the shoulder belt is anchored too high. In the crash, the driver, Amanda's mother Arlene, and the front row passenger sustained minor injuries. A second-row occupant suffered a broken leg. A second third-row child passenger had ligament damage to her neck, but Amanda,s neck was severely dislocated, and she was paralyzed from the neck down.

These are classic Forgotten Child injuries caused by restraint designs that do not accommodate children who are too small for adult-sized seat belts, but too large for child safety seats Amanda now requires a ventilator to breathe. Her medical expenses are approximately $500,000 per year.Amanda's case was ready to go to trial when GM filed for bankruptcy. Dinnigan's parents, Local 361 Ironworker Bob Dinnigan and his wife have been fighting vigorously to save their daughter's case from being wiped out by the bankruptcy. They have launched a website devoted to Amanda's case, where visitors can contact New York's U.S. Representatives or Senators to lobby for fairness to the victims of defects.

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