Product Liability
 
    Product liability refers to the liability of any or all parties along the chain of manufacture of any product for damage caused by such product. This will include the manufacturer of component parts (at the top of the chain), an assembling manufacturer, the wholesaler, and the retail storeowner (at the bottom of the chain). Products containing inherent defects that cause harm to a consumer, or someone to whom the product was loaned or given, are the most common subjects of product liability suits.

    A product liability claim can be based on negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty of fitness depending on the jurisdiction within which the claim is based. In any jurisdiction however, one must prove that the product is defective. For your product liability claim for an injury suffered by reason of product defects, you must seek personal injury legal services from an expert product liability attorney.  

    Product Liability is generally considered a strict liability offense. Strict liability does not depend on the degree of care by the defendant. Translated to a layman’s term, a defendant is liable when it is shown that the product is defective and because of such defect, the consumer has suffered an injury. It is irrelevant whether the manufacturer or supplier exercised great care in the product’s distribution, manufacture or production.  This means that if there is a defect in the product and it caused harm, the parties, from the producer, manufacturer to the wholesaler or retailer, will be liable for the injury regardless of the observance of care and diligence on the part of any of them.

    In order to help you with your product liability claim, contact us now and get our  Personal Injury Legal Services on a contingency basis.  When we say on a contingency basis, it means that you will not pay anything to us, unless we have obtained a successful settlement or judgement for your premise liability claim.