Defective Elevators and Escalators

Elevators and escalators are useful pieces of equipment. They allow passengers and goods to move quickly through building with multiple floors. However, elevators and escalators can also feature mechanical failures that cause serious injury or death, and which can be traced back to the manufacturer.

At Munley, Munley & Cartwright, our Pennsylvania product liability lawyers are familiar with product liability claims stemming from dangerous and defective elevators and escalators, and we have the experience and skill to pursue compensation on behalf of those who have suffered injury or death in accidents involving these pieces of equipment.

Elevators

Elevator-related deaths and injuries occur every year in the U.S. among people using elevators in buildings, stores, hotels, apartments or hospitals.

Common accidents involve falls into elevator shafts, including deaths where an elevator door open and there is no elevator car. Elevator passengers can also get caught in elevator doors or between the elevator and a door or shaft when the doors suddenly open or close.

A manufacturer could be held liable for making the elevator with a poor design or defective parts, failing to test the elevator before sending it down the distribution chain or for failing to adequately warn consumers of hazards associated with the elevator.

Escalators

Serious injuries or deaths can occur when people use escalators at malls, stores, hospitals, airports or in any variety of public place. These accidents usually occur when shoes or clothing become snared at the bottom or top of an escalator or between a stair and escalator sidewall. Often, the escalators have been made with defective side rails.

As with elevators, a product liability claim may exist if the escalator was made with defective parts, put on the market without adequate testing or inspection or where the manufacturer failed to provide a proper warning of the risks.

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At Munley, Munley & Cartwright, our goal is to provide exceptional legal services to our clients. We strive to achieve the highest standard of excellence for the protection of individual rights through team work and the use of our considerable resources and experience. For a free consultation regarding your defective elevator or escalator claim, contact us today online for a free consultation or call us toll free at 877-421-9173.