Liable Party in Product Liability Claim – Manufacturer A manufacturer can be a liable party in a product liability claim. As the start of the chain of distribution, the manufacturer may be the party that is ultimately responsible for creating a product that resulted in your injuries. The manufacturer may be as small as a [...]
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, drop-side crib injury has resulted in at least 32 deaths in the U.S. since 2000. A drop-side crib injury is caused by cribs which have one slatted side that slides up and down to allow easier access to a baby or toddler. Drop-side cribs have been the staple [...]
In order to determine whether manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and other entities involved in bringing defective products to market are negligent and therefore liable for consumer injuries, one or more of 3 causes of action must be proven: Defect(s) in product design; Defect(s) in production; and/or Defect(s) in marketing or advertising, also known as failure to [...]
A defective children’s product that causes injury or harm to any child is a fear for all parents, and such defective products are also a reality. Strict product liability laws attempt to hold the makers, advertisers, and sellers of these products accountable for their part in bringing dangerous products to market that harm children. Under [...]
Defective cribs have recently been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for hazards representing serious risks to infants and toddlers. The most prominent of defective crib recalls has come from the defective design of drop-side cribs. Most notably, the CPSC has recalled 2 million StorkCraft sold in 2009, the largest single-unit recall in [...]
A damages cap is a limit on the amount of monetary damages a jury can award to you in your medical malpractice lawsuit. Damage caps vary widely by state, and almost half of all states have yet to place caps on damages awarded for medical malpractice. The forces behind instituting damages caps are the lobbyists [...]
Under product liability law, American consumers have the right to expect products brought to market to be free from defects and unreasonably dangerous risks. When you are physically injured as the result of a defective product, you can file a dangerous product lawsuit. Basic product liability law has evolved to include elements of both tort [...]
A product liability claim is a complex and highly specialized practice area of law. Your product liability lawyer will no doubt need to consult with industry experts in the defective product’s field in order to help prove that the product was defective. Unlike other causes of action brought to court through the theory of negligence, [...]
If you sustain physical injuries from a defective consumer product, you may be able to file a product liability claim. Product liability is the area of law that holds manufacturers, distributors and sellers of tangible products accountable for injuries that their products cause. Strict Liability and Defective Product Cases Most states view product liability as [...]
Each of the 3 areas of a defective product claim holds a distinct attribute of liability. Product design defects happen when all units of a product are insufficiently designed in such a way as to cause hazards to consumers. In these cases, the defective product claim will show that the faulty design poses hazards to [...]
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