Defective Product
Liability / Defective Products Injury Cases
The physical, financial and emotional cost of defective
products is astronomical. Each year hundreds of
thousands of people are injured or killed by dangerous
products ranging from toys, household equipment,
cars and industrial products. For example, according
to the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2002
there were an estimated 212,000 emergency room visits
for toys alone.
A product liability lawsuit involves injury caused
by a defective product. A defective product is one
that is not reasonably safe for its intended use.
An intended use of a product includes all those
uses a reasonably prudent person might make of the
product, bearing in mind its characteristics, warnings
and labels.
Companies sued in product liability cases include
the manufacturer of the defective product, the wholesaler
or distributor of the product and often the retailer
of the product. There are three kinds of product
liability cases:
- A design defect (the product was manufactured
as intended but it was inherently unsafe),
- A manufacturing defect (the design of the product
was adequate but this particular product was not
made correctly), and
- A failure to warn or instruct (the instructions
for and warnings about use of the product were
inadequate).
In practical terms this means the manufacturer
has a duty to "design out" dangers inherent
in the product. If the defect cannot be designed
out, the manufacturer has to guard against such
hazards. If the danger cannot be designed out or
guarded against, the manufacturer must warn and
instruct users.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective
product, call the Law Offices of David Groner today
for a free consultation.
Our Louisiana defectice product liability and law
office practice encompasses the State of Louisiana,
representing defectice product liability victims
from all Louisiana parishes, including Acadia Parish,
Allen Parish, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish,
Avoyelles Parish, Beauregard Parish, Bienville Parish,
Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, Calcasieu Parish,
Caldwell Parish, Cameron Parish, Catahoula Parish,
Claiborne Parish, Concordia Parish, De Soto Parish,
East Baton Rouge Parish, East Carroll Parish, East
Feliciana Parish, Evangeline Parish, Franklin Parish,
Grant Parish, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jackson
Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Jefferson Parish,
La Salle Parish, Lafayette Parish, Lafourche Parish,
Lincoln Parish, Livingston Parish, Madison Parish,
Morehouse Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Orleans Parish,
Ouachita Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee
Parish, Rapides Parish, Red River Parish, Richland
Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles
Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. James Parish, St.
John The Baptist Parish, St. Landry Parish, St.
Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Tammany Parish,
Tangipahoa Parish, Tensas Parish, Terrebonne Parish,
Union Parish, Vermilion Parish, Vernon Parish, Washington
Parish, Webster Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish,
West Carroll Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Winn
Parish, the Louisiana Gulf Coast, Houma, New Orleans,
Hammond, Metairie, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport,
Monroe, Alexandria, Slidell, New Iberia, Chalmette,
Tallulah, Bogalusa, Covington, Franklin, Abbeville,
Morgan City, Minden, Winnsboro, Gonzales and all
Louisiana cities in between.
Contact us to discuss initial consultation:
Law Office of David Groner, PLC
230 W. Main Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
Tel: 337-364-3629
Fax: 337-367-2438
Email: info@davidgroner.com
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