Defective & Recalled Products
Peterson & Associates, P.C., represents people injured as a
result of exposure to defective products. The Consumer Product Safety Commission
reports over 22,000 deaths and 29 million injuries related to consumer products
each year. Annually, consumer products cause more than $500 billion in deaths,
injuries and property. The types of unsafe or faulty products causing harm each
year include defective industrial
equipment, faulty medical devices, pharmaceutical drugs and unsafe motorized
equipment.
Consumers have rights that protect them from defective or unreasonably
dangerous products, and manufacturers have a duty to make a safe product.
Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. Use of defective products can result
in tragic consequences. As attorneys representing consumers, we know
some manufacturers sell products they realize are unsafe.
In a products liability case, the law may find blame with
any or all individuals involved in the manufacture of a product. This can
include the designer, manufacturer, supplier, and retailer. These individuals
may be held liable for any injury their product causes. A defect is an
imperfection that renders a product unsafe for its intended or reasonably
foreseeable uses.
Some of the defective products cases we handle include:
- Airbags. Defective airbags can fail to deploy,
or deploy at the wrong time, causing serious injuries, even death.
Defectively designed airbags have been known to cause brain injuries, burst
hearts, spine injuries, broken necks and blindings. Learn more
about Airbags.
- Firestone Tires. Firestone tires have been
linked to more than 700 injuries and at least 174 deaths. They were standard
equipment on the world’s best selling SUV, the Ford Explorer. Ford recalled up to 13 million of the tires.
Learn more about Firestone Tires.
- SUV Rollovers. Although nearly all vehicles are
capable of rolling over under certain conditions, SUVs are more likely to
roll over under less serious conditions — including accidents that don’t
involve other vehicles.
Learn more about SUV Rollovers.
- Tobacco. Cigarettes are tied to
about 80 percent of all lung cancers. Tobacco-related litigation is on the
increase as the public becomes more aware of deliberate attempts by tobacco
companies to ensure addiction.
Learn more about Tobacco.
When a defective product has caused a permanent disabling
injury, our goal is to provide our client with the funds necessary to make up
for the inability to work, as well as funds necessary to pay for long-term
medical care needs. Members of the immediate family often suffer as well, both
financially and emotionally.
Defective product cases require a thorough investigation by an experienced
legal team to determine which organizations and companies should be named as
defendants and which legal theories should be pursued. It is also essential in
defective product cases to take measures promptly to preserve evidence, document
the chain of custody of the product, and to enable various expert witnesses to
carefully evaluate the product which caused your injuries.
If you were injured by a dangerous product, or if a loved
one was seriously injured or killed, it is possible the same product harmed
other consumers.
Do not permanently lose your
right to file a claim. Contact Peterson & Associates today for your
complimentary legal consultation at our Kansas City office.
Defective & Recalled Products
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