Securing justice for people hurt by dangerous and defective products
Those dangerous products range from pharmaceuticals, medical devices, car parts and ingredients in common household products like baby powder.
If you find yourself seriously injured and questioning whether you are the victim of a defective product or a recently recalled dangerous product, it is important you consult with a product liability legal team.
At GTH, our product liability lawyers can advise you on your legal rights so you can take the next steps in the legal process. Our expert personal injury lawyers can help you secure fair compensation for your injuries or a lost loved one due to a deadly consumer product.
Product liability refers to an area of the law concerning the products we use in everyday life. Washington residents expect that products they use are safe for people using them. The purpose of product liability law is to make sure the responsible parties bear the costs of injury from defective products, not the victims.
There are a range of problems that arise with a product, including a design defect, a manufacturing defect, or a failure by the manufacturer to warn of a particular risk. The manufacturer, designer, or seller may be held liable under different types of legal actions, which is why it is important to contact an attorney experienced with product liability cases.
Large global corporations have top legal teams and deep pockets to fight personal injury claims involving their products. Defective products are often shielded in a legal wall of trade secret laws and endless legal battles.
The challenge is compounded by the fact that product liability law involves many victims who simply do not become aware of a defective product until years later when an investigation uncovers a problem.
Moreover, a serious injury may not manifest until years after a victim is exposed to the defective product. Examples of this may include a defective medical device implanted in your body that causes serious illness or a defective drug that causes terminal damage to your kidneys.
Product liability lawsuits help keep families safe. By alerting the public to dangerous products, these products can be removed from the marketplace or re-tooled to be safer, preventing future injury to innocent people.
Consumers and injured victims have a three-year statute of limitations to file a product liability claim. This statute may start to run from the date when you discovered or should have discovered that the product injured you.
Injured victims who consult with a product liability attorney sooner are more likely to secure a stronger legal outcome because they are under the advice of top legal counsel of Seattle or Tacoma product liability attorneys.
What is product liability law?
Product liability law requires top expert attorneys and law firms to take on complex legal cases. Product liability attorneys are often experts in specific product liability practice areas because these cases are so complex and require large resources to dismantle and challenge engineering or research. For example, some attorneys might specialize in defective medical devices or auto parts with a specific manufacturer brand.
Legal issues for product liability cases evolve over time. It’s important to schedule an initial consultation with a personal injury attorney who understands Washington state’s product liability laws for the different types of products.
While consumers can and should report product defects that cause serious injury to retailers, manufacturers, and regulatory agencies, only personal injury attorneys will ensure you receive fair compensation for your economic and non-economic damages.
Economic damages include:
- Past medical expenses
- Future medical expenses
- Lost income
Loss of earning capacity’
Non-economic damages include:
- Pain
- Suffering
- Disability
- Mental Distress
- Anxiety
- Emotional distress
- Trauma
- Inconvenience
- Generalized fears and stress
Product liability law may also involve numerous lawsuits targeting retailers, distributors, manufacturers and/or regulatory agencies who failed to prevent the defective product from entering the marketplace.
Contacting a trusted and experienced product liability law firm like GTH is the first step in getting the answers you deserve for your personal injury case.
There are no financial barriers to getting legal advice about your product liability case.
At GTH, we offer a free consultation and free case evaluation to determine your best legal options. Our Seattle and Tacoma product liability attorneys will guide you through the legal process every step of the way to protect your legal rights.
For more than a century, GTH personal injury law has tackled top product liability cases to protect consumers and injured victims.
We help consumers and injured victims secure fair compensation for serious injuries. People who contact an experienced law firm like GTH have stronger legal outcomes because they are under the advice of legal counsel. Schedule your free consultation at our Seattle or Tacoma law office today.
FAQs related to product liability lawsuits
While the practice areas of product liability are vast, there are some concentrated areas that generate the most personal injury product liability claims.They include:
- Dangerous chemicals that involve major exposure to consumers, such as herbicides and talc products.
- Medical devices that involve defective medical implants and other types of devices.
- Pharmaceuticals that involve the failure to warn about serious side effects.
Product liability lawsuits change with the marketplace. As one defective product or design is corrected over time, another defective product will emerge.
If you have been harmed by a defective product, the legal experts at Gordon Thomas Honeywell will provide the comprehensive support you need to seek compensation for your personal injury. When a product is defective due to flaws in the design, inadequate labeling or warnings, or manufacturing errors, you may be entitled to hold the manufacturer responsible for past and future medical costs and other damages.
GTH is experienced with product liability lawsuits and our legal team will help guide you through the process toward the best possible outcome for your case. By choosing our law firm you are partnering with a dedicated legal team that has the right experience in defective product lawsuits.
Our product liability lawyers ensure you have a higher likelihood of success in the courtroom and may receive a more significant recovery because of our experience in the courtroom fighting for people like you.
Consumer watchdog groups across the country often work with product liability attorneys to champion consumer protections against large wrongdoers. Some of those groups include:
Office of the Attorney General (Washington state) has a division dedicated to consumer protection.
“A key priority for the Attorney General’s Office is to safeguard consumers from fraud and unfair business practices by:
- Enforcing consumer protection and antitrust laws, recovering refunds for consumers and imposing penalties and injunctions on offending businesses.
- Educating the public on issues such as identity theft and scams that target seniors, minorities and vulnerable populations.
- Informally resolving complaints between consumers and businesses at no cost to either party. On average, two out of three complaints filed with our office are satisfactorily resolved.
- Administering Washington‘s Lemon Law for new motor vehicle warranty enforcement, including arbitration, education, and manufacturer and dealer enforcement.
- Administering the Manufactured Housing Dispute Resolution Program to help manufactured/mobile home tenants and landlords resolve disputes.
- Representing consumers who would not otherwise have an effective voice in cases regarding utility company rates and operations.”
WashPirg: “WashPIRG is an advocate for the public interest. We speak out for the public and stand up to special interests on problems that affect the public’s health, safety and wellbeing.”
Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest in the halls of power. “We defend democracy, resist corporate power, and fight to ensure that government works for the people – not big corporations. Founded in 1971, we now have 500,000 members and supporters throughout the country.”
Consumer Federation of America: “The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) was established in 1968 by national, state, and local pro-consumer groups to advocate the consumer interest before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies. In the last several decades, it has broadened its mission to include advocacy on state issues, assistance to other consumer groups, and the delivery of services directly to consumers.”
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