Chattanooga Product Liability Lawyer

Consumers should be able to trust that the products they use are reasonably safe. When a defective or dangerous product causes an injury, the consequences can include burns, fractures, head injuries, permanent disability, or even death. These cases may involve defective design, manufacturing errors, inadequate warnings, or other failures that make a product unsafe for its intended use.

Product liability claims can be complex because responsibility may extend beyond the store where the item was purchased. Manufacturers, distributors, component suppliers, and other companies in the chain of distribution may need to be investigated. Preserving the product, packaging, instructions, receipts, photographs, and medical records can be especially important when building a claim.

If a dangerous product injured you or a family member in Chattanooga, Gary Massey Injury Lawyers can review what happened and explain your legal options. We can investigate the defect and pursue compensation for medical costs, lost income, pain and suffering, and other damages. Contact us for a free consultation.

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Injured by a Defective Product?

As consumers, we trust that the products we purchase are manufactured with our safety in mind, using quality materials, tested technology, and strong attention to detail. Manufacturers of consumer products usually have something else in mind when they produce products for purchase, however—money. The desire for maximizing profits and making shareholders happy drives manufacturing companies to produce their products as quickly and cheaply as possible, whether it is a motor vehicle, children’s toy, piece of furniture, power tool, clothing, household cleaner, household appliance, or even a food product.

Companies that do not fulfill their responsibility to offer safe products for consumer use may be held accountable if injury results. A Chattanooga product liability lawyer can work with you to hold such companies accountable. Call and schedule your consultation with an experienced injury lawyer today.

Types of Product Liability Cases

There are many instances where a manufacturing company may be held liable for injury or illness caused by its product. Some of these include:

Defective Manufacturing

When a product is put together incorrectly, is made with cheap or damaged materials, or has parts and pieces that are insecurely fastened, it threatens the stability of the entire product.

Poor or Hazardous Design

A product that is poorly or hazardously designed may be a heavy-duty household cleaner with an “easy-pour” feature that leaks harmful chemicals and fumes, a toy with small detachable parts that children can put in their mouths, an object covered in lead paint, or a motor vehicle that requires larger-than-normal tires that cause performance or maneuvering problems.

Contamination

This is most often connected to medications and food products.

Misrepresentation or False Advertising

When a product or drug does not do what it was advertised to do, and a person suffers injury or illness while trying to use it as advertised, the manufacturing company may be held responsible.

Mislabeling

Not identifying harmful drug side effects, miscalculating drug dosage amounts, providing incorrect assembly directions for furniture, and providing incorrect heating instructions for a frozen dinner are all examples of products being mislabeled.

Consequences of Defective Products

Defective and dangerous products can cause a number of accidents, injuries, illnesses, and even death. These products exist in every industry and have the potential to cause motor vehicle accidents, slips and falls, allergic reactions, exposure to noxious chemicals or other harmful substances, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrical accidents, explosions, fires, drowning accidents, choking accidents, and much more.

Common injuries and illnesses associated with defective products include:

Drowning

Defective products can create drowning hazards, especially when they involve pools, flotation devices, boats, drains, or other water-related equipment.

Choking

Small, detachable, improperly labeled, or poorly designed product parts may create choking risks.

Head and Brain Injuries

Defective vehicles, tools, furniture, recreational products, and other consumer goods can cause traumatic injuries to the head and brain.

Spinal Cord Injuries

Dangerous products may cause falls, crashes, or other accidents that result in serious spinal trauma.

Fractured Bones

Product failures can cause falls, crushing injuries, collisions, and other accidents that lead to broken bones.

Lacerations, Bruises, and Scrapes

Sharp edges, broken parts, shattered materials, and mechanical failures can cause cuts and other surface injuries.

Organ Failure

Contaminated food, unsafe medications, toxic chemicals, and other hazardous products may cause severe internal injuries or organ failure.

Burn Injuries

Defective appliances, batteries, electrical products, chemicals, and flammable materials may cause thermal, chemical, or electrical burns.

Heart Attack or Stroke

Dangerous medications, contaminated products, or severe physical trauma may contribute to heart attacks, strokes, or other life-threatening medical events.

Foodborne Illness

Contaminated, improperly stored, mislabeled, or inadequately prepared food products may cause serious illness.

Regardless of what the product is and what industry it comes from, if you have been injured or harmed by a product that is manufactured or designed poorly, malfunctioning, or otherwise defective, the responsible party may be held liable for the harm its defective product caused.