When a defective product causes injury, manufacturers must be held accountable. If a product you trusted has harmed you, product liability law exists to protect consumers like you.
Expert information to help you understand your rights and options
Product liability allows victims of defective products to recover compensation from manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Claims can be based on strict liability, negligence, or breach of warranty. Learn about product defect claims, proving defects, and available damages.
Product defects fall into three categories: design defects affecting all units, manufacturing defects in specific units, and marketing defects including inadequate warnings. Each type has different proof requirements. Learn about defect types and how they affect your claim.
Product liability settlements depend on injury severity, defect proof, and defendant resources. Corporate defendants often have substantial insurance coverage. Understand settlement factors and evaluating product liability offers.
Manufacturers defend product claims by challenging defect evidence, arguing misuse, asserting assumption of risk, and raising statute of limitations. Understanding defenses helps prepare your case. Learn about common product liability defenses and overcoming them.
Defective products affecting many consumers may be addressed through class actions or individual lawsuits, each with advantages and disadvantages. Your choice affects compensation timing and amount. Understand class action versus individual claim considerations.
Product defect claims face filing deadlines that vary by state, typically 2-4 years from injury or defect discovery. Statutes of repose may bar claims for older products. Learn applicable deadlines for your product liability claim.
Product recalls prove manufacturers knew about defects—potentially strengthening injury claims. You may have claims even after receiving recall notices. Learn how recalls affect your legal rights and pursuing claims for recalled product injuries.
Breach of warranty claims enforce express promises and implied guarantees that products are safe and fit for intended purposes. Warranty claims have different requirements than tort claims. Learn about product warranty claims and consumer protection remedies.
Product liability negligence claims require proving manufacturers failed to use reasonable care in design, production, or warnings. Negligence may apply when strict liability does not. Learn about product negligence claims and proving manufacturer fault.
Strict product liability makes manufacturers responsible for defective products regardless of their care in design and production. Victims need only prove defects caused injuries. Understand strict liability principles and why they benefit consumers.
Defective appliances cause burns, fires, electrocutions, and other injuries from normal household use. Manufacturers must design safe products for foreseeable use. Learn about appliance defect claims and pursuing household product manufacturers.
Defective toys, cribs, car seats, and children products injure the most vulnerable consumers. Special safety standards apply to children products. Learn about children product defect claims and holding manufacturers accountable for child injuries.
Furniture tip-overs kill and injure children, while structural failures cause falls and crush injuries. Furniture manufacturers must ensure products are stable and safe. Learn about furniture defect claims and pursuing compensation for dangerous furniture.
Defective power tools, industrial machinery, and equipment cause severe workplace and consumer injuries. Safety guard failures and design defects create manufacturer liability. Learn about tool and machinery defect claims and pursuing equipment makers.
Vehicle defects including brakes, tires, airbags, seat belts, and structural design cause accidents and worsen crash injuries. Manufacturers face liability for unsafe vehicles. Learn about defective vehicle claims and crashworthiness litigation.
Product liability cases require expert testimony to prove defects existed, caused injuries, and that safer alternatives were feasible. Engineers, designers, and industry experts are essential. Learn about expert witnesses in product cases and their role in proving your claim.
Design defects exist when a product entire design is inherently dangerous, making all units defective. Two tests apply—consumer expectation and risk-utility balancing. Learn about design defect claims and proving products were unreasonably dangerous.
Manufacturers must warn consumers about non-obvious product dangers through labels, instructions, and safety information. Failure to warn adequately creates liability even when products are otherwise safe. Learn about warning defect claims and proving inadequate warnings.
Manufacturing defects occur when individual products deviate from intended design during production. The defective unit differs from properly made products. Learn about manufacturing defect claims, preserving defective products, and proving production errors.
Product liability extends throughout the distribution chain—manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers may all face liability for defective products. Multiple defendants provide multiple recovery sources. Learn about potentially liable parties in product cases.