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Product Liability Litigation New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia
With years of experience and outstanding results in the field of product liability litigation, The Locks Law Firm serving Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the Northeast is renowned for representing the rights of personal injury victims who have been hurt by all types of unsafe products. To read more about Pennsylvania and New Jersey product liability law, read the article authored by our associate attorney, Karl Friedrichs, titled “Same Product, Different Liability Law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.”
Safety Engineering
Safety engineering is a critical risk-management tool that helps engineers and product designers to identify hazards in the product they design and sell, and to eliminate those hazards whenever possible. When it is not possible to eliminate a hazard without destroying the function of a product then the product should be guarded and warnings should be used to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of a consumer being seriously injured when using the product. The principles of safety engineering can be useful in evaluating hazards in hospitals, sports programs, schools and many other contexts as well as in the design and manufacture of products. Our lawyers apply the principles of safety engineering in evaluating cases and retain experts to evaluate dangerous products who are trained in the field of safety engineering.
Defective Products
Our attorneys represent parties in product liability litigation filed in courts across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Defective products are those that are unsafe because of hazardous design, dangerous manufacturing, or insufficient warnings. Products can be defective because their designers failed to account for foreseeable dangers in their use, or they can be defective if they malfunction or fail in a way that causes injury. If you have been injured by a product in which the manufacturer failed to identify, eliminate, or guard against the hazards that caused the injury, you may be entitled to compensation under product liability law. Learn more about the product liability litigation here.
Automotive Defects
Manufacturers of automobiles have known for years how to make cars safer. However, manufacturers have frequently delayed in supplying cars and trucks with reasonable safety devices including airbags, pre-tensioning seatbelts, side door reinforcement, gas tank protection and roll over stability. When vehicles malfunction because cars or trucks are not equipped with known safety equipment, lives may be lost. Learn what to do in order to protect your rights in the event an automotive defect causes a serious injury or death to a member of your family. You may be eligible to initiate product liability litigation in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Tire Failures
Tire failures at high speed put you and those around you at severe risk of injury or death. Improperly manufactured tires may fail during inflation causing serious injury. Many dangerous tires are now being imported from foreign countries. Though some tires are very reliable, others are prone to failure and malfunction. If you or someone you love is injured in a tire failure incident, we may be able to help.
Seatbelt Defects
Seatbelts are perhaps the single most important piece of safety equipment in your vehicle. When a seatbelt malfunctions, the risk of injury escalates dramatically. If a defective seatbelt has compounded any injuries you or a loved one has sustained in an automobile accident, knowing your rights is indispensable. Product liability litigation may be an option for people injured by defective seatbelts in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Northeast.
Airbag Injuries
Although airbags generally provide enhanced safety in the event of a crash, they are often responsible for injuries when improperly installed, tested, or maintained. If you are injured by a defective or improperly installed airbag, your car's manufacturer may be financially responsible for your injuries, lost wages, and other damages.
Crashworthiness
Product liability litigation may be able to help those who are injured in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania or elsewhere in the Northeast due to unsafe vehicles. Every vehicle must undergo crash testing to ensure that it meets appropriate safety standards. Often the official safety standards are not adequate because of the power of the automobile lobbies to obtain lower government standards. Every manufacturer knows that many of its cars and trucks will be involved in accidents during their useful lifetimes. They should provide adequate protection for the occupants of their vehicles in foreseeable crashes. When reasonable prudence dictates that vehicles be manufactured to a higher standard and the failure to do so results in serious injury, there may be a meritorious case. When a vehicle is not manufactured or designed to provide an acceptable level of safety during a crash, those responsible may be sued for compensation.
Vehicular Rollover
Some vehicles are prone to rolling or flipping due to poor design. Vehicles with high centers of gravity, such as SUVs, vans and trucks, are particularly susceptible to rollover in the events of evasive driving maneuvers, side impacts, sharp highway curves and other causes. If your vehicle rolls under normal driving conditions, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries if it is determined that reasonable measures were not taken to reduce the rollover propensity of the car.
Roof Crush
Surprisingly, many cars and most trucks are manufactured without adequately reinforced roofs or pillars to withstand the load of a rollover and provide protection for the occupants. When a roof does collapse, injuries can be serious and a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit may be warranted. Contact Locks Law today to find out whether you have legal standing to initiate product liability litigation in New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
Child Restraint Defects
Effective child safety restraints or car seats are crucial in the event of an accident. Like seatbelts, these restraints often make the difference between life and death for young vehicle passengers. When they are poorly designed or fail to work properly, the results can be disastrous.
Industrial or Agricultural Machines
Agricultural and industrial machinery have been built with numerous well known safety hazards for decades. The failure to guard in-running nip points, or shear points, the failure to provide roll over protection, or the failure to provide lock out and tag out devices to allow for adequate maintenance have resulted in thousands of disabling injuries on the farm and in the factory. Agriculture is the second most dangerous injury in the country in large part because of the failure to guard the powerful machinery that is used on farms including tractors, corn pickers, hay balers, lawn mowers, power take offs, manure spreaders and many other machines. Often the technology to provide guards or eliminate hazards has been known for many years and was not used, resulting in thousands of needless severe injuries. If you or a member of your family has lost a limb or been seriously injured by agricultural or industrial machinery you may have rights under product liability law. Our lawyers have handled many machinery cases and stand ready to help you.
Home and Recreational Products
A startling percentage of personal injuries occur in the home as well as while victims are engaged in recreational activities. Hazardous toys, sporting equipment, appliances, and many other products manufactured for home use cause serious injuries every day. Trampolines, exercise equipment, toys containing lead or that can be easily swallowed by a small child account for many serious injuries. If you have been injured by a household or recreational product we will be happy to evaluate your claim.
Product Liability FAQ
Do you have questions about product liability law or the litigation process in New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania courts? Find the answers to your questions here.
Contact The Locks Law Firm
If you are interested in learning more about product liability litigation, or if you have been in an accident in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or elsewhere in the country and would like to start a product liability lawsuit, please contact The Locks Law Firm at your convenience.
If you have been injured by an unsafe product, contact The Locks Law Firm today to discuss your options.
