Product Liability

Pennsylvania Product Liability Lawyers

Whether you are using a household appliance, heavy agricultural or industrial machinery, your car, sporting equipment or even a toy, you should be able to trust that the product you are using is safe and that you have been given proper warning of any risks the product poses.

When a product is not safe and fails to contain an adequate warning, and you or a family member suffers property damage or personal injury as a result of these defects, you may be entitled to legal relief. To protect your rights to compensation, you should contact an experienced Pennsylvania product liability lawyer right away.

At business-torts.html, our product liability attorneys have successfully represented those who have suffered damages caused by defective products. We understand the complexity of product liability laws and the challenge of proving a case. Research, investigation and skilled litigation can be crucial to success, including the ability to explain to a jury what happened and why through pictures, models, computer animations or expert testimony.

To learn more about how we can put our experience to work for you in your Pennsylvania product liability claim, contact us today for a free consultation by calling 1-800-318-LAW-1 or by using our online form.

Strict Liability: When Defective Products Cause Property Damage and Personal Injury

 You may have grounds for a Pennsylvania product liability lawsuit if the defective product was a “substantial factor” in causing your harm. Generally, a product can cause this harm in one of three ways:

• The product lacked a feature that was needed to make it safe for use or consumption;
• The product contained a feature that made it unsafe; or
• The product lacked warning or instructions about the product’s potential risks.

Pennsylvania is a “strict liability” state. You don’t need to show that someone’s negligence caused your property damage or personal injury.  Instead, you need to show the existence of the defect and a relationship to the harm it caused you. Anyone in the chain of distribution can be held liable, including manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers or lessors.

Types of Product Liability Claims

 At business-torts.html, we have a keen understanding of product liability law and familiarity with the features that make products unsafe for consumers, including:

• Automotive Defects:

  Vehicle rollovers can be caused by flawed design or lack of safety features. Defective tires can blow out or suddenly lose treading, or a car might lack proper occupant restraint systems, such as seat belts, airbags and child restraints. Other common automotive defects include sudden acceleration, soft brakes and fires caused by faulty electrical and fuel systems.

• Industrial and Agricultural Machines:

  Industrial and agricultural accidents can occur for a variety of reasons. One of the leading causes, however, is a manufacturing or design defect that makes heavy machinery, such as punch presses, cranes, forklifts, backhoes and balers, dangerous to users.

• Dangerous Children’s Toys:

  Children, our youngest consumers, face some of the gravest risks of injury or death from dangerous and defective toys, including toys contaminated with lead-based paint that cause blood or brain damage or small magnetic pieces and parts that can be readily swallowed and become lodged in the intestines.

• Home and Recreational Products:

  Many home and recreational products are defectively designed, produced and marketed to consumers or lack proper safety guards or warnings that can protect consumers. Defects are commonly found in household appliances, sporting equipment, exercise equipment and trampolines.

• Defective Elevators and Escalators:

  Elevators and escalators are useful for people moving in multiple-floor buildings, but they can feature mechanical failures that cause serious injury or death, and which can be traced back to the manufacturer.

In addition to researching and investigating the defective features of products, the product liability attorneys at business-torts.html also know how to counter commonly raised defenses, such as allegations that you misused the product or assumed the risk of injury.

Keep in mind that there is a two-year statute of limitations under Pennsylvania product liability law. However, even if you don’t bring a lawsuit within two years of your accident or injury, you still may be able to bring a claim if you only recently discovered your injury.

Contact Us Today

At business-torts.html, 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 industrial or agricultural machinery claim, contact us today online for a free consultation or call us toll free at 877-421-9173.