Lafayette Product Liability Lawyer

Common Types of Dangerous and Defective Products

Almost any product can be defective. However, most will not cause significant injuries. This is why most product liability cases tend to focus on a handful of product types.

This includes:

• Auto parts: When there is a problem with tires or an auto part, it can cause a crash and serious injuries.
• Medications: Medications can sometimes cause unintended and unlisted complications because of issues with their design, manufacture, or missing warnings
• Medical devices: Medical devices can cause more harm than good under some circumstances; there have been many mass torts based on defective devices
• Children’s products: Toys and other products made for children are often harmful to babies, especially if they have small parts or incomplete instructions
• Tools: Power tools and household items top the list of dangerous tools, often because of manufacturing defects or poor instructions

Some people believe you only have a product liability claim if there is a recall on the product. This is a myth. Almost any product can support this type of lawsuit so long as you can show your injuries occurred as a result of using the product as intended or in a way the manufacturer could have predicted.

Holding a Company Liable for Its Defective Products

Our attorneys for product liability know how to investigate, develop, and file a products liability case in Lafayette. In general, there are three ways a company can be liable for a dangerous product. This includes:

• Defective Design: If a product is not designed well or there are inherent issues, the designer may be legally responsible for any injuries.
• Defective Manufacture: The manufacturer is liable if something goes wrong in the manufacturing process that makes a product dangerous.
• Inadequate Warning: A company may be legally accountable for injuries or illness when they fail to provide adequate warnings or instructions for their products.

Our lawyers may be able to uncover the cause of your injuries and build a case showing how the company is responsible. We will gather evidence and develop a claim for compensation based on your injuries. We may be able to help you recover compensation for:

• Medical bills, current, and future
• Lost wages
• Reduced earning capacity
• Property damages
• Pain and suffering
• Other non-economic losses
• Wrongful death losses

You can trust us with your case. We have helped thousands of clients with the claims process. We may be able to help you get justice and recover money damages based on your injuries. We will answer your questions and explain more during a free consultation.