Lady's driving , mirror falls off , freaked her out and she crashed into another car !
WHO'S LIABLE ?!

A driver must maintain full control of its vehicle at all times!
Part 396
INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE
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§ 396.7: Unsafe operations forbidden.

(a) General. A motor vehicle shall not be operated in such a condition as to likely cause an accident or a breakdown of the vehicle.
(b) Exemption. Any motor vehicle discovered to be in an unsafe condition while being operated on the highway may be continued in operation only to the nearest place where repairs can safely be effected. Such operation shall be conducted only if it is less hazardous to the public than to permit the vehicle to remain on the highway.

If you installed the windshield your the one who is liable. The lawyers will name you, the glass manufacturer, the adhesive manufacturer, the vehicle manufacturer, the driver of the other vehicle and the pizza joint on the corner.

The glass shop may be named in the suit but would be dismissed early on since we have know way of knowing if the manufacturer has done their job properly, weird thing is I had a lady tell me yesterday this happened to her a few years ago from another shop out on I-95 and she almost crashed, and that's why she came to us I actually defended them plus they went under 2 1/2 years ago. this happens way more than it should and the distributors should have to pay us time and labor for going back and doing their job, plus it makes us look bad.

when you are going back and doing the work of the manufacturer, are you then assuming the liability? If true we need to charge more for gluing brackets.

If I had to pin this on someone, I would have to name the manufacturer. We install not make the w/s.

? yup @ that point I will assume the liability because ours don't come back off.

Where I live and work it gets up to 115 degrees and mirror brackets come off all the time either oem or aftermarket, the heat magnifies through the glass how can you stop it. As for the lady who lost control of her car over it should not be driving as its not that big of a deal you should not wreck over it falling off it happens all the time even 80 year old ladies don't wreck over it around here

Exactly DRGLASS

Do remember though, that these days when a mirror has "an off", it doesn't just fall off, lots of windscreens also are held on by a wire and may take a couple of good "swings" at the driver instead of just falling to the floor...