Product Liability

It is an unfortunate fact that many hardworking people become seriously injured by products manufactured and sold by corporations which should ideally be safe for consumers. However, often times these corporations fail to pay just compensation to the affected victims of their negligence.

Product liability deals with instances when someone becomes needlessly injured because of a faulty or defective product. Examples of product liability would be someone who is injured due to their brakes failing on their car, choking on a bone that should not be in a sandwich, a faultily built item such as a chair, an electrical outlet exploding, an imbibed drug that has resulted in devastating harm or any other situation where a physical object which is made by a company fails and causes one harm.

When such instances occur, it is not uncommon for the party at fault to vigorously strive to avoid responsibility especially if the acknowledgment of fault would expose the responsible party to huge liability if the product has been widely disseminated with the subject defect. That is why aggressive representation is the safest course of action.

In these instances, we have a strong track record of relentlessly pursuing justice for the victims of these companies. We know how to analyze and assess each and every avenue of legal strategy which often involves understanding who to hold accountable. For example, often times it is necessary to litigate against the designer, the manufacturer, distributor and the retail seller to make certain that all the responsible parties are held accountable for putting a defective product into the market.

To give an example of how our firm has been successful is such instances, we recently represented an elderly woman who, because of a badly designed chair, was seriously injured when the chair on which she was sitting broke. We sued both the manufacturer and the retail distributor, each of which we believed to be responsible for our client’s injuries. Initially, we encountered some resistance from each party who attempted, in vain, to blame the defect on the other party and thereafter on the misuse of the chair. However, after we had the subject chair examined by an expert we had the ammunition to threaten litigation if they did not offer to settle the case. In this fashion we were able to avoid the need for protracted litigation and our client was duly and justly compensated. In yet another case involving a chair, we were able to obtain compensation for a victim who used a chair in a retail business. With the assistance of an expert, we were able to prove that the product had outlasted the manufacturers intended lifespan and the chair had been altered by the business owner, rendering it unsafe. With this information we were able to force a settlement during litigation thereby saving our client the high costs typically associated with trial.

Because of our experience, reputation and prominence in the industry we are capable of deriving quick and exemplary settlements in lieu of trial. Finally, if all else fails, we have the staff as well as the know-how to aggressively litigate your case should the circumstances dictate this necessary course of action. Furthermore, we have a hardy list and wide swath of extremely qualified experts who can accurately assess any situation when there is a question concerning product liability.

If you have been wronged in such a fashion, rest assured that we never rest until those who cause unnecessary harm are held accountable. Call us today for a free consultation so that we may help put you on the fast track to physical, as well as financial, recovery.