Defective & Recall 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
• Kinoki Foot Pads
• Airbags
• Complete® Moisture Plus™ Contact Lens Solution
• Firestone Tires
• RENU Contact Lens Solutions (Fusarium Keratitis)
• SUV Rollovers