Products you purchase to use should not cause injury or financial loss to you. Manufacturers, distributors, and related parties owe you a duty of care to keep you safe by making sure their products work as expected. When they fail, we help you.
At Shook & Stone, a product liability lawyer in Summerlin can help you determine who is at fault and what they owe you. Set up a free consultation now with our Summerlin personal injury lawyer. Our team has recovered over $1 billion for our clients since our founding in 1997.
How Product Liability Law Applies to Your Situation
A consumer has the right to expect that a product they purchase will be safe for use, provided they follow the directions and use it as intended. If your expectation is not met, and it results in an injury, you have the right to pursue legal action against the at-fault party. Your product liability claim enables you to request that the at-fault party cover the losses you incurred through their negligence.
There are several types of product liability:
- Design defects: The product’s failure results from a flaw or inadequacy in its design. This makes the product inherently unsafe. You must demonstrate that a safer design existed and that using the safer alternative would prevent injury. Typically, all products have the same defect.
- Manufacturing defects: In these cases, the defect occurs during production and deviates from the intended design. Typically, only a batch of the products may be affected by this defect.
- Marketing defects: This form of product liability focuses on the lack of adequate warnings or instructions for how to use the product, resulting in injury. You must show that the lack of warnings or instructions directly caused the accident and resulting injuries.
Demonstrating each of these areas requires a careful understanding of legal expectations surrounding the design and manufacturing industry. Our team has experience in this area and the hands-on support of expert witnesses familiar with the industry. Before you settle your case, let us provide a free consultation to discuss the risks and rights involved.
Examples of Product Liability Matters
Most consumers are unsure why they were injured; they only know that a product they purchased failed to work correctly and caused their injury. If you experienced any of the following examples of product liability or others, we encourage you to speak to our legal team as a first step. Some examples of product liability claims may include:
- Dangerous drugs with undisclosed side effects
- Choking hazards on toys or infant products
- Toxic chemicals in a product are not disclosed
- Faulty car parts are causing an accident
- Contaminated products due to processing plant risks
- Hazardous materials present in food or usable products
- Lack of warning of known risks for use or misuse of a product
Product liability losses are common, but many people do not realize they have a case or know how to seek compensation. By working with our product liability attorney in Summerlin, we can help you identify those at fault and quantify your losses. We have taken on even the largest companies to ensure they do not create additional risks for victims. Read our client testimonials to learn about our firm.
Types of Compensation Owed in a Product Liability Accident
Victims of injuries resulting from a product liability matter have the right to seek legal action to recover damages sustained. You must document your losses and clearly identify who caused them. Every case is vastly different. Some of the types of losses often recoverable in these accidents include:
- Medical costs: Any medical-related costs for care stemming from the accident itself and recovery process, including hospitalizations, treatment, rehabilitation, and future medical needs expected
- Loss of income: Loss of earnings due to missed time at work, loss of bonuses or benefits expected, and potentially loss of earning capacity if going back to the same type and level of work is no longer possible
- Pain and suffering: Often stemming from the accident and through recovery, victims often suffer incredible pain through no fault of their own
- Property damage or loss: Including any damage to your vehicle, home, or other assets suffered in the incident
- Emotional trauma: This may incorporate the losses you suffered resulting from the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, or depression
- Loss of quality of life: Many victims face serious and life-changing outcomes that limit their mobility, vision, or hearing, leading to permanent injuries
Every case deserves an accurate assessment of losses and a comprehensive analysis of how those losses impact your health and well-being now and into the future. With the guidance of our product liability attorney in Summerlin, you will know what your case and claim may be worth and what steps to take to prove that worth. Review the FAQs provided by Shook & Stone to learn more today.
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File Your Claim Within the Statute of Limitations to Avoid Financial Loss
Under NRS 11.190, you have two years from the date of the accident to pursue compensation for the losses you incurred through a lawsuit. Most often, our legal team will pursue a settlement out of court to address your losses, a process that is straightforward and less expensive than filing a lawsuit.
Most of our clients get a settlement like this because of our evidence-based claims and negotiation processes. Yet, we have trial-experienced lawyers readily available to fight for you if the insurance company is unwilling to offer a fair settlement.
Schedule a Free Consultation with a Summerlin Product Liability Attorney Today
Victims of product liability accidents often face a long road to recovery and countless months of frustrations getting insurance companies to be fair. At Shook & Stone, our legal team becomes an advocate for you, fighting for the full and fair compensation you deserve in even the most challenging of cases.
Contact our Summerlin product liability lawyer now for a free consultation to learn more about your rights. We charge you nothing up front, and we only get paid if you win your case.
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