Defective Product Lawyers
Houston Personal Injury
Defective products injure thousands of Houston residents each year. Anything from a faulty appliance to an automobile with an improperly seated fuel tank can injure an unsuspecting consumer. When consumers use products they expect them to be reasonably safe when used as intended by the manufacturer. When this is not the case serious injury can result. Head and neck injuries, burn injuries, and even death can result from unreasonably dangerous products. If you have been injured by a product you felt may be unreasonably safe, contact a personal injury lawyer with experience in defective products claims. We have served the injured of Houston since 1992. You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries and lost wages.
Many products have been known to be unreasonably dangerous, from hair dryers to prescription drugs to motor vehicles. Manufacturers and sellers are responsible to reasonably protect consumers from dangers that may arise from the products they are selling or manufacturing. If you have been injured by a product you feel may have been defective contact a personal injury lawyer today to discuss your case.
In Houston product liability cases negligence need not be proven to have a claim. What is known as strict liability applies to manufacturers when a product they have produced is unreasonably dangerous and causes harm to the consumer. The victim must show that the product was defective and that the defect caused harm while using the product in the way it was intended to be used.
In addition to strict liability, claims can be brought on manufacturers for design defects, manufacturing defects, and breach of warranty. Design defects are problems in the original design of the product making it unreasonable dangerous. Infant car seats with poorly designed latching systems, mattresses that are not flame retardant, and vehicles with poorly placed gas tanks all fall into this category. Manufacturing defects occur when a mistake happens in the manufacturing process that was not intended in the original design. This usually happens to only a few of the products being manufactured, making some of the products unreasonable dangerous. Breach of warranty occurs when a promise either expressed or implied is broken, meaning the product is not as should reasonably be expected by a consumer.
If you have been injured by a defective product seek the skilled counsel of a product liability lawyer to discuss your case. Contact our office today. We work on a contingent fee basis, which means you don’t pay unless we resolve your case.
