Product Liability Lawyers in Memphis
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Despite a clear legal duty to make sure that their products are safe, or at the very least not unreasonably dangerous, there is no shortage of new stories about manufacturers who place more value on profits than the health and lives of their customers. People are injured just about every day by dangerously defective products. Some product flaws can even be fatal. In product liability law, manufacturers and others in the stream of commerce are responsible for any serious injuries and deaths caused by dangerous products.
Gatti, Keltner, Bienvenu & Montesi, PLC has been helping people recover fair compensation for injuries and other losses caused by defective and unreasonably dangerous products since 1970. Our Memphis personal injury attorneys handle cases throughout the Memphis Tri-State Area and are ready to put our experience and resources to work for your product liability case.
Defendants in product liability cases have a lot at stake and will do whatever it takes to minimize their losses at your expense. Our law firm has the experience and resources it takes to prevent that, and we do what it takes to protect your interests. If you or a family member has suffered injuries from a defective or dangerous product, contact our Memphis personal injury lawyer to schedule your free initial consultation.
Injured by a defective product? Call Gatti, Keltner, Bienvenu & Montesi today at (901) 526-2126 for a free consultation.
Who Can Be Held Liable for Dangerous Products?
Under product liability law, the plaintiff (injured person) must prove that the product was defective. To prevail in a lawsuit, a person who believes that his or her serious injuries resulted from a dangerously defective product must demonstrate that the unsafe product had at least one of three types of defects.
The three main types of product defects are:
- Design defects: These are present in a product from the beginning before it’s manufactured. This means that there is something about the actual design of the product that is and always has been unsafe. When a design defect occurs, the entire product line will display the same dangerous defect, even if manufacturers produce them perfectly according to rigorous specifications. The product is, in and of itself, unsafe.
- Manufacturing defects: These occur when the product is being produced or assembled. A manufacturer or assembler can make 100,000 items of a product line perfectly. As opposed to a design defect, only one of those items might contain an unsafe manufacturing defect like a loose wire that could cause a product to shock a user, catch fire, or even explode. These defects usually arise at the manufacturing plant.
- Marketing defects: All the ways to market the product involve engaging in false advertising, improper labeling, inadequate safety warnings, or providing bad instructions. Typically, companies make errors or omissions in marketing the product to the public. These ordinarily occur in labeling, instructions for users, or safety warnings, like on the instruction sheet for prescription medications, for example.
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How Strict Liability Applies to Product Liability Cases
Nearly all injury cases involve the law of negligence, but product liability law allows claimants to use the law of strict liability. Under the law of strict liability, it’s irrelevant what precautions a manufacturer took when it made a consumer product.
As a result, if you’ve been injured, you must be able to prove that:
- There was a design, manufacturing or marketing defect
- The product caused an injury when used as intended.
- The victim didn’t make any substantial changes in the condition of the product
We hold companies who make their products available to the public accountable. If you are injured by a product while using it for its intended purposes, you might be eligible for financial compensation.
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Common Types of Product Liability Cases
As a consumer, virtually anything you can buy or use could be the subject of a product liability lawsuit. It could be a household cleaner, a copy machine at work, or a tainted food product. This pharmaceutical drug or medical device is supposed to help you.
We handle product liability cases involving these and other products, including:
- Unsafe motor vehicles
- Defective medical products and devices
- Dangerous pharmaceutical drugs
- Dangerous children’s toys and products
- Defective power tools or equipment
- Defective safety equipment
- Dangerous chemicals
- 3M Combat Arms Earplugs
- Cancer caused by Roundup
- GM ignition switch defects
Whatever type of product your case involves, preserve the product as soon after the accident as possible. If you can’t, our Memphis product liability lawyers know what to do and can take immediate action on your behalf.
Read About a Case We Handled in the Past:
Product liability cases involve highly complex litigation, but we’ve taken on some of the largest companies in the country and prevailed. You might not only have legal rights to damages, but you can also help keep products safe for other users. It’s important that you try to preserve any evidence that you have regarding the product.
You can visit us in Memphis, or we can travel to meet you at your home or the hospital. We offer a free consultation with no strings attached. Our team answers phones 24/7, and we also have a second office location in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Let Gatti, Keltner, Bienvenu & Montesi, PLC fight for you.
Read About a Case We Handled in the Past:
Our firm actively advocated for the devastated families of a young couple whose lives tire and vehicle design and manufacturing defects abruptly ended. The couple was on their way to obtain a marriage license when their vehicle, without warning, flipped and rolled uncontrollably, crushing the roof and killing the couple. Each of the families filed lawsuits based on defective product liability and negligence. They settled each of the cases. Each settled for an amount in excess of $5,000,000.
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We handle all product liability lawsuits on a contingency basis. Our product liability lawyers in Memphis do not charge any legal fees unless we obtain a settlement or verdict for you.