If you’re a Mandeville resident hurt by a faulty product, a Mandeville product liability lawyer can fight for you. Every day in Mandeville and all over Louisiana, citizens buy consumer products. They have a right to expect those products are safe. More importantly, manufacturers have a legal responsibility to make sure their products are safe.
When they don’t live up to their responsibility, consumers get hurt. Under Louisiana law, consumers have the right to demand compensation for damages after suffering harm from a faulty consumer product. Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers is a Louisiana personal injury firm that helps you stand up and fight for your right to compensation. We are committed to helping citizens stand up to any company, regardless of the size.
Product Liability Explained
Whenever a faulty or dangerous product harms a consumer, the potential exists for a product liability case against the manufacturer. That’s because the Louisiana Products Liability Act establishes their legal responsibility to produce safe products that won’t pose harm to consumers if the product is used properly.
Unfortunately for consumers, holding manufacturers financially accountable for their negligence is not always straightforward.
You must prove the product was faulty before you have legal standing to demand damages. In many cases, manufacturers are large corporations with tremendous financial resources. Even if they know their products are faulty, they often hide behind a wall of lawyers and stall tactics to deny liability. This is where Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers can help you.
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ClientWhat Can Our Mandeville Product Liability Lawyer Do for You?
Our Mandeville product liability attorneys can build strong cases against big corporations and manufacturers. We are committed to helping our clients and their families get the compensation they deserve. That means we’ll be fighting for you from start to finish. Examples of what we can do for our clients include:
- Gathering evidence to prove the manufacturer’s negligence
- Representing you in negotiations with the manufacturer or their legal team
- Properly preparing your case and filing it with the courts
- Witness preparation and creation of a trial strategy (if necessary)
We do all this to get you the compensation you deserve after being hurt by a faulty product.
I thank God for Digger & David. I don’t know what we would have done if it hadn’t have been for them.
Rick Smith | ClientWhen Can You Hold Companies or Manufacturers Liable for a Faulty Product?
When you seek to hold a company or manufacturer liable for a faulty product, there are three areas of exposure the manufacturer may have:
- Faulty Construction or Fabrication: This type of liability occurs when a product is made so poorly or with materials of such low quality it fails to function and harms a consumer.
- Faulty Design: This type of liability occurs when a product’s actual design is defective, making the product dangerous to use.
- Failure to Advise: This type of liability occurs when manufacturers fail to advise consumers of the dangers of using their product or provide inadequate instructions on its proper use.
In many cases, manufacturers may face liability in more than one of these areas simultaneously. There may also be cases where stores or distributors are liable for failing to remove a faulty product from their shelves promptly after learning of the product’s danger. No matter the case, our Mandeville product liability attorneys will fight for your right to demand fair compensation.
The reassurance from Digger and his staff gave me that renewed hope that it’s going to be okay down the road.
ClientWhat Are the Damages in a Product Liability Case?
In addition to the injury itself, there are usually financial expenses involved when consumers are hurt by a faulty product. Louisiana law allows consumers to collect damages for any financial expenses or other losses after suffering harm using a faulty product. Examples of these damages include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Medical costs of any immediate or ongoing medical treatment
- Lost wages-reimbursement for any earnings you lost while hurt or during recovery
- Continuing care costs for long-term home care or permanent professional medical attention (if necessary)
- Permanent loss of income-reimbursement for a lifetime of lost income (with adjustments for cost of living and salary increases) if your injuries leave you permanently unable to work
It’s also important to remember economic damages are not the only damages people suffer in product liability cases. Victims of faulty products often endure high levels of pain and suffering. Our Mandeville product liability attorney will also demand compensation for the physical pain and mental anguish you endured.
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ClientHow Much Is Your Mandeville Product Liability Case Worth?
Every consumer will have a different level of damages in a product liability case. This is because the sum of your medical bills, lost wages, and economic expenses plus the pain and suffering you endure after using a faulty product is specific to your case. You and another Mandeville resident could use the same faulty product, and we might make completely different damage demands in your two cases.
That’s why we strongly recommend a free consultation with one of our team members. After gaining a full understanding of your case’s facts, we’ll be able to give you an educated estimate of the strength of your case and the damages we may demand on your behalf. Once you have this information, you can make the best decision on how to proceed.
It’s Important to Act Quickly in a Mandeville Product Liability Case
You have limited time to demand damages after you’ve been hurt by a faulty product in Mandeville. Louisiana law has a one-year statute of limitations on personal injury cases (CC Art. 3492). That means if you don’t file your case within one year of being hurt by the faulty product, you may lose your right to demand damages.
That’s also why it’s a good idea to get one of a Mandeville product liability attorney on your case as soon as possible. The sooner Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers is on your case, the harder it will be for the manufacturer or store that sold you the product to conceal or destroy evidence that may prove their liability.
Are Mandeville Product Liability Lawyers Expensive?
Anytime you’re dealing with injuries costing you money or forcing you to miss work, the last thing you want is another bill. Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers realizes that, and more importantly, we are committed to holding companies liable for their faulty products. The last thing we want is for someone in your situation to not be properly compensated because they didn’t have a dedicated lawyer on their side.
Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers will handle your St. Tammany Parish product liability case on contingency. You can have us fight your case and not pay anything unless we win in court or collect a settlement. Our fees will come from your earnings, not your bank account. There are no financial risks.
Call Now for Your Free Consultation
We believe in you, and if you believe in us, we’ll fight for you as hard as we can. Just call Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers. You don’t have to suffer from a faulty product alone.
