Riverside Products Liability
Attorneys
Products liability
refers to the liability faced by a
manufacturer or seller of a product
that injures a buyer or user of the
product. This includes everyone from
the manufacturer of component parts,
to an assembling manufacturer, to
the wholesaler, all the way down to
the retail store owner.
There are 3 types of product defects
that incur liability in
manufacturers and suppliers:
-
Design
defects
– these are
inherent defects that exist
before the product is
manufactured.
-
Manufacturing
defects
– these occur during the
construction or production of
the item. This is often why only
a few out of many products of
the same type are flawed.
-
Marketing
defects
– these concern improper or
inadequate instructions and
failures to warn consumers of
hidden dangers in the product.
There are 3 types of products
liability claims:
-
Strict
Liability
- Most products liability cases
fall under this type of claim.
Strict liability is a legal
principle that allows for a
plaintiff to recover from an
injury caused by a product
without having to prove any
misconduct of the defendant. It
doesn’t matter if the defendant
did not intend to hurt the
victim or if he showed
reasonable care to safeguard the
product. The plaintiff only
needs to prove that injury
resulted from a defective
product manufactured or sold by
the defendant.
-
Negligence
– This is a more difficult claim
to prove. In order to recover
damages under this claim, the
injured must prove that: 1)
there was a relationship between
the manufacturer and the
plaintiff where the manufacturer
owed the plaintiff a duty of
care, 2) there was a breach in
that duty of care and 3) the
breach caused injury to the
plaintiff.
-
Breach of
Warranty
– This claim is based on the
defendant’s failure to warn the
plaintiff of the dangers of the
product. There are 3 types of a
breach of warranty:
-
breach of
the manufacturer’s or
seller’s warranty
-
breach of
an implied warranty
-
breach of
warranty of fitness of a
product for a particular
use.
If a court finds the defendant at
fault, the plaintiff may be entitled
to monetary damages to compensate
her/him for harm caused by a
defective product and to punish and
deter the conduct of the defendant.
Products liability cases
are complex and they require
substantial resources and
specialized, technical expertise.
The
Riverside products liability
attorneys
at Bisnar|Chase
have been representing those injured
from defective products since the
firm began in 1978. In fact, Brian
Chase was named
Product Liability Trail Lawyer of
the Year in 2004.
At Bisnar|Chase
we work closely with nationally
recognized experts across a
wide range of fields including
product design safety, accident
reconstruction, materials and
failure analysis, and human factors
in order to build the best case
possible.
Many
of our efforts have resulted in
multi-million dollar verdicts
and settlements for our clients. Our
knowledge, expertise, and experience
in this area along with our
commitment to our clients allows us
to hold individuals and corporations
responsible and get you the
compensation you deserve.
If
you or someone you love has been
injured due to a product defect and
you want to make sure the wrongdoer
is held accountable, then call
the Riverside products
liability attorneys at
Bisnar|Chase
today.
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All
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