Product liability law, also called “products liability”, governs the liability of manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and vendors for damages caused by dangerous or defective products. The goal of product liability laws is to help protect consumers from dangerous products, while holding manufacturers, distributors, and retailers responsible for putting into the marketplace products that they knew or should have known were dangerous or defective. Depending upon the jurisdiction, the liability of the various parties involved as the product passes from the manufacturer to the consumer will vary.
Product liability frequently involves retail items, but can extend to anything that can be sold.
Products Liability and Negligence
A products liability claim is usually based on one or more of the following causes of action:
- Design defect
- Manufacturing defect
- A failure to warn
The claims may succeed even when products were used incorrectly by the consumer, as long as the incorrect use was foreseeable by the manufacturer (or other party in the “supply chain”).
Some legal commentators consider claims of failure to warn to be based on negligence.
Contact Accident Recovery Team attorneys immediately if you or someone you know has been injured as a result of a defective product. You may be entitled to money for your medical bills and physical and/or emotional injuries, as well as lost wages.
As always, there is no fee unless we collect money for you.
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Mistakes can happen. Sometimes mistakes have severe and permanent consequences. If you or someone you know has suffered from some form of hospital error or mistake, contact Accient Recovery Team for a free consultation about your legal rights and options.
Patient safety is a relatively recent development in healthcare, emphasizing the reporting, analysis and prevention of medical error and adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse events was not well known untill the 1990's when reports in several countries revealted a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year.
Pharmacy and Pharmacist Negligence is an act or omission by a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member causing injury to the patient or substantial loss of income. Simply put, pharmacy negligence is a form of negligence (by a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member) that causes an injury.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, there are over 100,000 deaths per year in the United States due to adverse effects of medication.
Accident Recovery Team is selective about pharmacy negligence cases and welcomes the opportunity to review your case or the case of someone you know. There is no fee unless we collect money for your case.
Your rights and health are important. Accident Recovery Team lawyers are experienced attorneys formerly retained by various insurance companies who understand the complexities of law and the importance of defending the rights of the plaintiff.
The third leading cause of death in the United States arises from adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical treatment.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Johns Hopkins University the following are the estimated number of deaths annually in the United States which result from medical treatment or ancillary factors related to health care:
- 106,000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medication;
- 80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals;
- 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals;
- 12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery;
- 7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals.
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