Product Liability
Northern California Product Liability Claims and Litigation
At the nationally recognized personal injury law firm of
Shea & Shea in San Jose, our ability to analyze severe injury accident cases in terms of their product liability implications can make a substantial difference in the eventual resolution of your claim. For specific information about the possibility that your claim for damages might involve a lawsuit against a manufacturer among other defendants,
contact one of our personal injury
attorneys.
In a typical motor vehicle accident case, for example, your attorney's familiarity with the principles of product liability litigation can increase the chances that you will recover enough damages to cover your loss of income and meet your present and future medical needs. Unless your lawyer looks for and finds a defendant in addition to the driver at fault, your compensation will be limited by the amount of the other driver's liability coverage and your own underinsured motorist benefits.
In the most severe accident cases, the obvious sources of compensation will often prove inadequate to cover the full range of your losses. At Shea & Shea, we consider the prospects of a Product Liability claim as a matter of course in auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, industrial or
construction site injuries, and many other negligence situations. Our ability to prove a design or manufacturing defect by showing the poor performance of a safety component or structural element can increase the likelihood that you will receive the money damages you will need to cover the expenses generated by a long-term or permanent disability.
Examples of the kinds of product liability cases we can handle, with or without another negligence claim against another defendant, include the following:
- Motorcycle helmets
- SUV rollovers
- Household heaters and electrical appliances
- Industrial tools such as nail guns, welding rods, and chain saws
- Consumer power tools such as drills and circular saws
- Sporting goods
- Automotive components such as seat belts, air bags, fuel lines, and windshields
- Children's products from car safety seats to bedding and pajamas
- Defective Auto Parts
Product liability litigation can be complex, and the presentation of an effective claim will depend a great deal on the engagement and active participation of experts. Under California law, the plaintiff in a product liability case based on defective product design must show the reasonable availability of a safe design alternative. Essentially, we must therefore reinvent the defendant's product, and to do so can be expensive.
At Shea & Shea, our past success in personal injury litigation allows us to commit substantial forensic resources at our own risk so that we can prove every essential element of your claim. That means that we only recover the costs of expert technical and engineering support in your product liability case if we obtain a settlement or verdict on your behalf. For a free consultation about the product liability aspects of your claim for negligence damages, contact a
San Jose personal injury attorney at Shea & Shea.