DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS

ADDISON DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS INJURY LAWYER

DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS ATTORNEY ADDISON

Every year, countless individuals in the United States are hurt by defective products that are thought to be safe. Almost everybody assumes that the products they use everyday have been created, produced, tested and labeled to be safe for consumers. The laws of Texas and the federal government are very explicit about consumer expectations on the products that are on the market. Designers, retailers and manufacturers on the other hand have the legal obligation to come up with goods, which are reasonably safe. If unreasonable hazard, inappropriate labeling, or faulty design results to serious injury or wrongful death, the injured party or the survivor of a deceased victim have the right to seek compensations for medical expenses, lost income, pain, suffering and long term care.

The following are some of the instances where a defective products lawsuit can be filed:

Vehicle Defects – If the personal injury or wrongful death resulted from a car crash or other accidents involving motor vehicles, which has been caused or worsened by defective auto products. Liability may arise from seat belts, car seats, air bags, SUV rollover, fires after the crash, tire blowouts and crushing roof.

Consumer Products – if faulty or dangerous household products resulted to injury or death to people in their homes. The household products include power tools, defective appliances, aerosol cans, garage doors, children’s toys and ladders.

Unsafe Pharmaceutical Preparations and Faulty Medical Devices – although there are always risks involved in majority of medical procedures, there are instances where manufacturers of medical tools and pharmaceutical firms know of the hazards that their products may cause, but fail to give warnings to medical professionals and consumers. These include pacemakers that do not work properly, artificial organs that are rejected by the body, breast implants that leak and knee or hip replacements that are defective.

Workplace Accidents – Aside from getting benefits under workers compensation, you can make third parties liable for personal injury or wrongful death if it was caused by their faulty equipments.

A defective products lawsuit needs to be researched and investigated extensively. All the liable parties, which include marketers, retailers, distributors and manufacturers, need to be identified. Thus, it is essential that you hire a law firm that has all the legal and financial assets that are necessary in winning your claim against even the largest companies and insurance firms. The claim can be based on strict liability, breach of the warranty of fitness or negligence. Under strict liability, you are only required to show that your injury happened because the product was faulty no matter what the reason for it is. A breach of warranty of fitness happens when a product fails to meet your expectations of it while negligence can be applied to all activities before a product is made available in stores.

There is a statute of limitations of two years applied to defective products claims in Texas. Thus, you must get in contact with a lawyer as soon as you can. In Addison, the defective product lawyers from The Goolsby Law Firm will safeguard your rights and ensure you get just compensations if you have been injured in an accident caused by defective products. Consult for free with a personal injury attorney from The Goolsby Law Firm today.

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