The product liability attorneys of Brown & Crouppen are familiar with the physical, emotional and financial damage that a defective product can cause. If you have been injured or lost someone because of a dangerous product, you have the right to file a claim against the supplier or manufacturer of the product. Brown & Crouppen has a successful record of litigating product liability claims, and we can help you take action to receive monetary aid in your recovery.

In the course of our daily lives, we use a number of products. When used as directed, we rightly assume that the products we use are safe and reliable. Unfortunately, thousands of people are injured or die each year because of dangerous products – from automobiles to insulation to medical devices to pharmaceutical drugs and supplements.

• The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports over 22,000 deaths and 29 million injuries related to consumer products each year.
   
• Annually, consumer products cause over 500 billion dollars in deaths, injuries and property.
   
• The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises that there are 200-300 product recalls each year.

We frequently hear of product recalls because of safety and design issues in:

• Motorcycles, ATVs, Snowmobiles
• Medical Devices such as artificial hips, bronchoscopes, heart stents, pacemakers, and others.
• Asbestos
• Welding Rods
• Dangerous Pharmaceutical Drugs: Baycol, Accutane, Rezulin, Oxycontin, Ephedra, et al.
• Children’s toys and pajamas

You may feel helpless or hopeless if you are one of the innocent people who has been injured, suffered property damage or tragically lost someone because of a hazardous product. However, you do have some control. Victims injured by faulty products have the right to seek compensation including economic damages (lost wages or medical expenses), non-economic damages (pain and suffering) and punitive damages (to punish reckless behavior). In addition to the monetary considerations of a favorable verdict, if you win your case you may find solace in the fact that those responsible for your situation will be brought to justice. Moreover, you will contribute to the public safety by making manufacturers accountable for safer and more dependable products.

The Path to Justice
When you file a product liability claim, you are suing the makers or sellers of injurious products. Anyone in the supply chain can be held responsible for damages including the manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer. When their product was brought to market, the manufactures and distributors became legally obligated to provide a well-designed product that is reasonably safe when used as intended. “Strict liability” claims are the most common types of product liability suits and are designed to enable a person injured by a defective or unpredictably dangerous product to recover compensation without proving that the manufacturer or seller was actually negligent. To win a strict liability case, your attorney must demonstrate that:

• The product had an "unreasonably dangerous" defect which caused your injury, and that the defect occurred in the product’s design, during its’ manufacture, or during shipping or handling.
   
• The defect caused your injury even though you were using the product in the way the manufacturer said that it was intended to be used.
   
• The product that caused damage had not changed “substantially” from its original sales condition.

Other forms of product liability claims are negligence (carelessness, recklessness or malice) or breach of warranty of fitness (damage directly resulting from inadequate product warning). Each of these types of suits has its’ advantages and disadvantages, and your attorney with Brown & Crouppen will recognize and recommend the avenue that offers the greatest chance of recompense. In some cases, your lawyer may opt to use a combination of the three.

While product liability provisions vary greatly from state to state, every jurisdiction requires proof that the product was defective. Your attorney will present one or more of the three types of defects that demonstrate liability:

• Design defects – these are inbuilt defects that make the product flawed prior to its manufacture.
   
• Manufacturing defects – these are problems that happen as the product is being built or produced.
   
• Defect in Warning – the manufacturer has failed to adequately instruct or warn consumers of the potential dangers in the product.

Timing is Everything
If you believe that you may have a product liability claim, it is important to seek the counsel of an attorney experienced in recovering damages. Time is of the essence because product liability suits are subject to a Statute of Limitations which specifies that a claim must be filed within a restricted timeframe. A successful verdict will help improve your quality of life as well as compel suppliers and manufacturers to improve the quality of their materials, increase product safety features, and provide thorough cautions regarding a product's potential dangers.

If you or a loved one have been injured due to a malfunctioning or defective product, you have the right to seek compensation. The experienced attorneys of Brown & Crouppen have the proven track record, and the resources to successfully litigate and enforce your rights.

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