Los Angeles Product Liability Lawyers

Our days are filled with the use of consumer products: from appliances, toys and clothes to cars and other machines. Naturally, we have a certain standard and expectation that we hold the products we use to. First, and most importantly, they should be safe for us to use. The manufacturers are also responsible for giving us reasonable instructions about how to use their products or if there are any dangers we need to guard against while using their product.

All too often, manufacturers fall short of these standards. A number of manufacturers do too little to warn the public about the dangers of their products. They wait too long to pull their defective products off the market ­ be it a car seat that doesn’t properly secure a child, an airbag that deploys dangerously, tires that disintegrate, lead-tainted toys or drugs that haven’t been tested properly for side effects.

A defective product is defined as a product that causes damage or injury to a person as a result of an inherent deficiency in the product, the way it is marketed or used. If such a defective product causes injuries or death, the product manufacturer may be held liable. All states have some form of product liability law.

There are three basic types of defects:

• Manufacturing defect: This means that there was no problem with product design, but that something went wrong with the manufacturing process that made the product defective or dangerous
• Design defect: This means the way the product was designed was in itself dangerous or unsafe for users. For example, an improperly designed seatbelt may fail to protect a person wearing it even in a low-impact crash
• Lack of proper instructions or warnings: The product may be perfectly safe, but the manufacturer fails to include proper instructions about assembly and/or use.

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a defective product, you may be entitled to compensatory damages, which could help cover medical expenses, lost wages and in some cases, even property damage. You could also be entitled to punitive damages, which is a mechanism to deter other manufacturers from being negligent. You may also be entitled to damages for pain, suffering and loss of consortium, which refers to the effect your injuries have had on your relationship with your spouse, partner, or significant other.

At Ellis Law Corporation, our Los Angeles defective product lawyers have vast experience dealing with the complexities of product liability cases. Our track record of success is proof of this. Over the years we have recovered millions for our clients who have been seriously hurt by products, which should never have reached the marketplace.

If you believe you or someone you love has a product liability case, please call us to schedule a complimentary appointment. You could be entitled to more than you know. Call us today to find out.

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Contact an Ellis Law Corporation attorney today at (866) 554-4658 or at (310) 641-3335.