| You may have heard the term products liability in | | | | In most products liability cases, expert testimony |
| newspapers, political speeches, or from your | | | | is required to prove that there was a |
| friends. In a nutshell, the term products liability is a | | | | manufacturing or design defect in a product. |
| legal term of art used to describe legal causes of | | | | In California, products liability causes of action are |
| action against manufacturers of products, and/or | | | | strict liability actions so long as you can meet your |
| anyone in the chain of distribution, that sell a | | | | burden of proof. Strict liability means that you do |
| product which has a; manufacturing defect, design | | | | not have to show negligence on the part of the |
| defect, or is otherwise defective due to the | | | | manufacturer or anyone in the chain of distribution |
| negligence of anyone in the chain of the | | | | to recover damages for defective product. |
| distribution, and which causes injury to the user of | | | | The bottom line is this; if you have been injured |
| that product. | | | | while using a product, driving a car, or using |
| A product could be defective if the manufacturer | | | | certain types of medication, you should consult |
| fails to warn of a risk known to them in using | | | | with the competent personal injury attorney who |
| their product, and/or fails to provide a warning | | | | can analyze the facts of your case to determine |
| label on the product. | | | | if you have a potential products liability cause of |
| You may have heard of some of the infamous | | | | action. |
| products liability cases in the news recently such | | | | You have the right not to be injured by a product |
| as; the SUV rollover cases; the asbestos cases; | | | | that has a manufacturing or design defect. |
| the defective tire cases, tobacco cases etc. | | | | If you feel that you have been injured due to a |
| If it were not for lawyers taking these types of | | | | defective product in this state of California you |
| cases to court, there would be many dangerous | | | | may call my office for a free consultation and at |
| products on the market. | | | | 818-739-1544 extension 10, or you may check |
| In some types of products liability cases, the | | | | out my personal injury website by clicking here |
| person who has been injured may realize that | | | | now. |
| they were injured due to a defective product. In | | | | If you're out some of this in the California I highly |
| other types of cases the person injured may | | | | recommend the consult with an attorney in your |
| have not known that there were injured due to a | | | | area. |
| defective product. | | | | |