Product Liability
Product Liability Attorneys - Product Defect Claims
For a free consultation about seeking compensation in an injury accident claim involving defective products in Missouri or southern Illinois, contact a products liability attorney at the Roberts Law Firm in St. Louis. Our experience and diligence with the investigation and proof of dangerous product claims can give you a significant advantage both in settlement negotiations and at trial.
Extensive Experience with Product Liability Litigation
Our familiarity with the law relating to defective product claims allows us to represent clients in accidents involving any of the three principal theories of liability against a manufacturer, licensee or distributor: design defects, manufacturing defects, or failure to warn.
Design defect cases involve proof that a manufacturer knowingly adopted a product design that presented unreasonable hazards to consumers or users of the product. Because proof of a design defect implies that all of the units released into commerce are inherently dangerous, such defects present a substantial potential for mass tort or class action litigation against the defendants responsible for the defective design.
Manufacturing defects are generally litigated on a case-by-case basis. Here, the challenge is not to prove that the product as designed is unreasonably dangerous, but that failures in the manufacturing, assembly or inspection process allowed substandard units to be sold and consumed, with damages resulting to the consumer.
Failure to warn cases involve products that present hazards that the reasonable consumer would not necessarily know to watch out for, but that were not addressed in the instructions or on the label in such a way as to reach most of the product's users. Such injuries as those resulting from inadequate ventilation, prescription drug interactions, fire hazards, or storage requirements can often be traced to the manufacturer or distributor's failure to anticipate the risk and advise consumers about safe handling or use of the product.
Household, Pharmaceutical and Automotive Product Liability Claims
Our attorneys are capable of representing clients who have suffered serious and sometimes disabling injuries caused by defective or unreasonably dangerous products. Examples of the kinds of cases we handle include:
- Unsafe toys
- Dangerous household appliances such as space heaters, water heaters or furnaces
- Sporting goods ranging from archery equipment to bicycle or football helmets
- Power tools such as nail guns, drills, saws, or presses
- Pharmaceuticals, drugs and personal care products, both prescription and over-the-counter
- Medical devices, implants or prostheses
- Defective airbags or seatbelts
- Automotive gas tank and fuel line systems
- Roof support assemblies in pickup trucks and SUVs
- Defective tires
Many of the product liability cases we have litigated have involved serious injuries and substantial damages claims. We are able to represent clients with claims for permanent disabilities, spinal cord damage, brain trauma, amputation, or extensive burns. We are also capable of representing clients in wrongful death litigation involving fatal injuries caused by defective products.
For a free consultation about our ability to help you recover damages for injuries caused by defective or dangerous products, contact an experienced personal injury lawyer at the Roberts Law Firm in St. Louis.