Cincinnati Product Liability Lawyer
Cincinnati Product Liability Lawyer Overview
If you were injured by a product that was advertised as safe or have suffered after taking a medication as prescribed, you might be eligible for compensation that can go towards your medical bills, recovery costs, pain and suffering costs, and more. A Cincinnati product liability lawyer from Bey & Associates, LLC may be able to file a defective product lawsuit on your behalf and make sure that item or drug can harm no one else again.
All engineers, product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have a legal responsibility to ensure their items are safe for use as intended, do not contain hazardous materials, are not defective, contain adequate safety warnings regarding usage limitations, and have been properly tested and quality checked. Unfortunately, product and drug makers do not always properly adhere to this responsibility.
Some examples include:
- Manufacturers who try and use cheaper, potentially-hazardous materials to cut costs (this is unfortunately common in products created overseas)
- Major drug companies that do not properly test their drugs as required by law
- Product distributors who fail to properly label an item to keep children from playing with something that might be dangerous.
- Medical device manufacturers that advertise a device to be as safe as another similar product on the market to avoid clinical studies
When the above situations or those similar occur, a victim who is injured is then potentially able to recover damages (compensation) that can go towards their recovery process. Lawsuits help keep consumers safe. Without civil lawsuits, corporations and companies would be able to get away with making defective and dangerous items far more often than they do.
When you stand up for yourself, you’re holding the manufacturer or retailer accountable for their actions. You and your product liability lawyer are showing them that their behavior was unacceptable and they cannot continue to operate in this way. A lawsuit may be the thing that prevents this from happening again in the future. The responsible party will want to take measures so they do not have to go through a lawsuit again and this could mean others don’t have to experience what you went through.
Common Defective or Dangerous Products
Almost every type of product that is sold or distributed has the potential of being defective or dangerous and causing injury. Some types of products are more likely to be defective or dangerous than others, however. Here are some of the most common:
- Cars or car parts – Vehicles that are defective, including recreational vehicles like ATVs, often get recalled due to poor engineering or safety concerns. Oftentimes these recalls come too late. Many car parts and safety accessories like airbags and child car seats also are improperly made, which can lead to injury.
- Household appliances and electronics – When an electronic item isn’t properly tested or is rushed to market, they may short circuit and cause burn injuries.
- Medical devices – Defective medical device lawsuits are some of the most common types of product liability claims we see at Bey & Associates. We’re currently helping clients file claims for injuries, suffering, and long-lasting medical conditions that resulted after having hernia repair surgery using the Ethicon Physiomesh hernia mesh patch. This brand of hernia mesh was found to be defective due to negligence on the corporation’s behalf.
- Pharmaceutical drugs – Pharmaceutical corporations often push their drugs to market before they can be properly tested. This lack of testing, unfortunately, often leads to patients suffering from dangerous complications, side effects, and long-lasting implications. Dangerous drug lawsuits are commonly filed as mass torts in the United States when multiple victims come forward reporting serious complications.
- Industrial/construction equipment and machinery – Defective construction equipment and work-related machinery and tools are one of the most common causes of work injuries. If you were injured in such a situation, compensation may be available if the items were found to be malfunctioning.
Other items that are commonly found to be defective or improperly manufactured include sports and exercise equipment, children’s toys and accessories like cribs, and food. Most smaller items are recalled instantly, but sometimes a company may delay a recall for longer than is safe. Once a product is recalled, the manufacturer is required by law to warn product owners and offer a way to receive a refund or replacement product from a safer line.
Our Cincinnati product liability lawyers are familiar with the kinds of defective products and are prepared to help victims
How Do You File a Defective Product Claim?
Product liability lawsuits can often be difficult to prove. The product liability lawyers in Cincinnati are well-versed in what it takes to prove your claim. In Ohio, one or more of the following points must be true for a defective product claim to be valid:
- The product caused harm or injury when used as intended
- The product is unfit for intended use due to hazards or manufacturing errors that would make it harmful
- The product includes inadequate instructions that would cause harm if used as instructed
After filing a claim, your product liability attorney will need to prove that the item was defective and how it directly caused or could have caused injury. It’s important to note that for a product liability claim to be presentable, the item must have been used as intended.
Defective products are usually caused by one of three faulty attributes:
- Faulty design – A defect exists in the product’s inherent design which makes it dangerous. These types of defects typically affect an entire product line.
- Faulty manufacturing – The defect occurred at some point during the manufacturing process, either due to faulty materials or poor workmanship. These defects may affect either a product line or just a single item/few items.
- Failure to warn – The product’s risk factors or safety precautions were not detailed in the item’s instructions or on the packaging. In this case, the manufacturer may not be held liable, but the product’s distributor or advertiser could be.
As your attorney gathers evidence and builds your case, they will find out where the negligent party made a mistake and how it directly led to your injuries.
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