Product Liability Lawyer in Daytona Beach, Florida
If you or a loved one have been harmed because of a defective product, whether from a defective design or improper manufacturing or assembly, the manufacturer, supplier, seller or developer of the product may be liable for damages.
Manufacturers have an obligation to the public to insure their products are safe or at least warn of any hazards that could occur from using them. Unfortunately, in the rush to get a new product or drug on the market, sometimes adequate testing is not done. Many injuries and deaths occur each year from defective parts on vehicles, household objects, machinery or defective drugs designed to heal.
A product is defective if it does not provide the level of safety which the community generally is entitled to expect. The level of safety will vary from case to case and it is ultimately for the court to determine whether a product is defective. However, there are a number of factors the court will take into account when making its determination, including:
- purposes for which the product has been marketed and manner of marketing;
- packaging of the product;
- instructions for or warnings with respect to doing or refraining from doing anything with or in relation to the product;
- what might reasonably be expected to be done with the product;
- the time when the product was supplied
Proving a products liability case is complex and time-intensive and, because of the enormous liability of the manufacturer or supplier, they will probably launch a very aggressive defense. Our attorneys have the resources and contacts to work with a team of experts in product hazards, recalls, consumer complaints, product testing, warnings and product labeling, defect and failure investigations and accident reconstruction in order to represent your case.
