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Defective Product Attorneys
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Do I have a Case? - Was the Product "Defective"?
- Strict Liability Does Not Require Proof of Negligence
- Building Your Product Liability Case
- Was a Proper and Adequate Warning Made Concerning Safe Use of the Product?
- What Can You Recover as Damages in Your Personal Injury Lawsuit?
- Can You Recover if Your Child is Seriously Injured or Dies After Being Vaccinated?
- Aviation & Aircraft
If you are considering bringing a products liability claim against a manufacturer, your first concern should be preserving the injurious product in its defective state. You will want to retain any warranties, instructions, packaging, or other pieces of information related to the product. If the product contained a manufacturing defect, you may want to purchase an additional product to compare and contrast. Your next area of attention should be obtaining solid evidence of the physical injuries that resulted from product use, including medical records of visits, evaluations and treatments. Written statements from any physicians or medical professionals are helpful.
Your defective product liability lawyer team will handle the investigation that is necessary to build a strong case. Skilled lawyers will delve deep into each area of the chain to find the weak links. Employees, product engineers, retailers, distributors, and key manufacturing personnel may be questioned. Records for safety and other testing procedures will be used to compare intended performance with defective performance. Your attorney may also utilize the testimony of relevant experts, including mechanical or chemical engineers, design and safety experts, and others to demonstrate how the product was unsafe and how the defect should have been remedied.
Defective or potentially dangerous product characteristics will be cross-referenced with local and federal laws such as the Consumer Product Safety Act to identify legal violations. Governmental organizations may be consulted to further the progress of a products liability case.
Your attorney may consult information from the following agencies to help build a strong case:
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission - protects consumers from harm through regulation and enforcement of product safety standards
Website: www.cpsc.gov
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the U. S. Department of Commerce - central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information
Website: www.ntis.gov
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - sets and enforces safety and health standards in the workplace
Website: www.osha.gov
Environmental Protection Agency - maintains and enforces which air, water and pesticide standards
Website: www.epa.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology Laboratories - conducts research in a variety of physical and engineering sciences, includes Building and Fire Research Laboratory, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, Physics Laboratory, Technology Services
Website: www.nist.gov/public_affairs/labs2.htm
NIST Baldridge National Quality Program - promotes excellence in manufacturing and other industries
Website: www.quality.nist.gov
The Food and Drug Administration - regulates and enforces standards for foods and drugs
Website: www.fda.gov
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - creates and evaluates safety standards for new vehicles, assembles accident statistics, implements accident prevention strategies, and investigates and notifies claims of motor vehicle defect
Website: www.nhtsa.dot.gov
The Federal Highway Administration - its purpose is to improve highway safety standards for trucks and buses
Website: www.fhwa.dot.gov
The United States Coast Guard - sets standards, makes factory inspections and conducts investigations of consumer complaints of defective boats. The Coast Guard notifies boat owners when defects are found.
Website: www.uscg.mil
Federal Aviation Administration - regulates and enforces standards in public and private aircraft operation
Website: www.faa.gov
National Transportation Safety Board - investigates and compiles findings for civil aviation, railroad, highway, marine and pipeline accidents in the U.S.
Website: www.ntsb.gov
If you or a loved one suffered severe injury from a dangerous product, vehicle, drug, or other object, you may be entitled to collect money damages. Contact the defective product lawyers at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis today for your one-on-one consultation.
