MOTORSCOOTER PURCHASED AUG. 30, 2010. WHILE TRAVELING ON A LEVEL, SMOOTH ROAD, THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION HAD AN UNEXPECTED FAILURE. THE SUPPORT SHAFT SHEARED IN HALF, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND PROPELLED HIM OVER THE HANDLE BAR, INJURING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS. APPROXIMATELY $25,000 MEDICAL BILLS TO DATE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM "RALPHIES DAWGS & CO." WHO IS AN "AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF "PACIFIC RIM INT'L. WEST, INC." OF ONTARIO, CA. THE MANUFACTURER IS HUZHOU DAIXI ZHENHUA TECHNOLOGY TRADE CO., LTD. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A "VIN PLATE" AS REQUIRED BY 49 CFR PART 565-6. I AM THE ATTORNEY FOR THE INJURED OPERATOR.