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Panama City Product Liability Attorney

Every year, hundreds of defective products are recalled from the market. From dangerous drugs to automobile parts, to children’s toys, these products can cause serious injuries and even wrongful death. Product liability laws are designed to compensate consumers injured by defective products and ensure no one else is harmed, by prompting product recalls or instating improved warnings to consumers. If you have been injured by a defective product, contact our product liability attorneys at Manuel & Thompson for a review of your case.

Who can be held responsible in a product liability lawsuit?

If a product is determined to be unreasonably dangerous when applied to its intended use, and the product injures a consumer or anyone using the product, a defective product lawsuit can be brought against the responsible parties. Our product liability lawyers can investigate the legal responsibility of every group involved in the chain of commerce, including the manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, and retailer. Even parties who did not technically “cause” the defect may be liable if they participated in placing the defective product on the market.

Who can bring a defective product lawsuit?

The parties who can bring a defective products lawsuit include anyone who was injured using the product in a reasonable manner. If you borrowed a product from a friend and used it for its intended purpose and the product caused injury, you may be eligible to file a product liability lawsuit. If you were injured by another person using a dangerous product (for example, medical conditions resulting from second-hand smoke), you may be able to recover compensation in a product liability lawsuit. Contact our Panama City personal injury firm to find out more about liability in a defective products lawsuit.

In product liability law, when is a product legally considered defective?

A product is considered defective if it poses an unreasonable risk to consumers when used for its intended purpose. Product defects can usually be classified into one of three categories: manufacturing defects, design defects, or marketing defects. Manufacturing defects occur during the production of the product. For example, if a children’s toy manufactured at a warehouse contains a sharp edge when the design calls for the part to be rounded and that sharp edge injures a child playing with the toy, the manufacturers can be held liable in a defective products lawsuit.

A design defect involves an inherent flaw in a product, possibly a structural weakness in a machine part, or a defectively designed seatbelt in an automobile. A marketing defect can occur when consumers are inadequately warned about the dangers of a product or are given improper instructions on how to use the product. Marketing defects are common in the pharmaceutical industry, where companies often face product liability lawsuits after a drug is recalled for a failure to warn about possible side effects, etc. At Manuel & Thompson, our defective product attorneys can help victims recover compensation if they were injured by a faulty or dangerous product.

How do I prove a product liability claim?

In every product liability case, our attorneys must initially demonstrate that the product was defective or unreasonably dangerous. A product is considered unreasonably dangerous if it causes injury when used as intended (or when used in the same manner as an ordinary consumer would use it). The next issue in a product liability lawsuit is causation. Our firm must rule out other causes of the injury and prove that our client’s injury was directly caused by the defective product in question. If necessary, our attorneys will employ expert testimony to demonstrate the link between the product and the injury.

Contact Manuel & Thompson today

When defective products injure consumers, the appropriate parties need to be held accountable for their actions. You may be entitled to significant compensation for the physical, emotional, and financial burdens you faced as a result of your injuries. If you have been injured by defective products, contact the product liability attorneys at Manuel & Thompson for a free consultation.