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Businesses that manufacture or sell products are obligated to ensure that they will not harm consumers. Unfortunately, many companies do not live up to this responsibility, and the consequences can be severe. Defective products can cause personal injury, property damage, or even wrongful death.
If this has happened to you or a family member, a Chicago product liability lawyer with Paul & Steve can fight on your behalf in order to get you the compensation that you deserve.
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No one plans on getting injured by a favorite vehicle, tool, or electronic device. Nevertheless, every year, thousands of people suffer injuries or are even killed by defective products. Sadly, these product defects often go unreported until enough serious injuries have occurred to garner news coverage.
Big companies know that serious product liability claims can cost them significant sums of money—not only in direct compensation to injury victims, but also the cost of recalls, redesigns, and loss of reputation. So they will likely defend against your product liability lawsuit aggressively.
Defective product claims also tend to be highly complex. They require significant evidence, extensive understanding of the applicable laws and regulations, as well as technical expertise about the consumer product itself.
Whether you’ve been injured by a defective product because of a manufacturing flaw, poor design, or a failure to warn, you could be eligible for compensation. By contacting a skilled product liability lawyer with the experience and resources to handle complex product liability claims, you give yourself or a loved one that was harmed a fighting chance to get compensation for injuries, pain, suffering, and other losses.
The majority of product liability cases are caused by manufacturing defects. In these cases, a product has been designed in a safe way, but some danger was introduced because of incompetent or negligent manufacturing.
For example, your child uses a bicycle with a perfectly safe design. However, the company that made the bicycle used a faulty part during the manufacturing process. The faulty part leads to your child having an injury caused by a bicycle accident. Although the use of the part was unintentional, the manufacturer is considered liable for your child’s pain and suffering.
Another common cause of dangerous products are design defects. In these cases, harm is due to faulty design or insufficient testing.
Let’s use a ladder as an example. A company designed a stylish ladder, but its sleek looks come at the expense of weight bearing. In a rush to get the product to market, the manufacturer did not adequately test the ladder. Because the ladder cannot support the advertised weight, you suffered an injury. Your injury was caused by a design defect.
At the end of the day, if there are risks of harm involved in using a product—harm that simply cannot be avoided—then the manufacturer or designer of the product is required to issue a clear warning.
These warnings can come in the form of labels printed directly on the product or box, as well as prominent warnings in the user manual. Warning labels should be easy to identify and clear enough for everyone to comprehend. If the manufacturer fails to make warnings clear, the distributor and retailer may be held responsible—in addition to the manufacturer—for a failure to warn.
Paul Powell and Steve Pisman have helped clients recover total settlements adding up to more than $250 million. But results aren’t everything. We truly care about our clients, their wellbeing, and their rights. Our attorneys are proud of taking care of our clients with genuine care, while representing them with ferocity in court.
If you or a loved one have been injured by a defective product, contact us immediately to schedule a free consultation with one of our Chicago product liability attorneys. Call us at (312) 701-3333, chat with one of our representatives online, or submit a free case evaluation 24/7.
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