Defective Products
Sometimes big corporations are so anxious to put new products on the market, they often forget - or deliberately ignore - the need to make those products safe. Dangerous products can and do cause serious injury and even wrongful death.
At Brown & Crouppen, our team of attorneys has been involved in product liability litigation for more than 25 years, and we are familiar with the physical, emotional and financial damage that a defective product can cause. If you have been injured or lost someone because of a dangerous product, you have the right to file a claim against the supplier or manufacturer of the product.
Assume Products Are Safe? Are you sure?
In the course of our daily lives, we use a number of products. When used as directed, we rightly assume that the products we use are safe and reliable. Unfortunately, thousands of people are injured or killed each year because of dangerous products – from automobiles to insulation to medical devices to pharmaceutical drugs and supplements. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports over 22,000 deaths and 29 million injuries related to consumer products each year. Annually, consumer products cause more than $500 billion in deaths, injuries and property. We frequently hear of product recalls because of safety and design issues in motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, children’s toys and pajamas – even food, such as peanut butter.
If you were injured by a dangerous product, or if a loved one was seriously injured or killed, it is possible the same product harmed other consumers. At Brown & Crouppen, we have the legal resources necessary to pursue class action lawsuits. Product liability cases may include:
- Automotive defects. Defective air bags, seatbelts, car doors; SUV rollovers and car fires that result in paraplegia, quadriplegia or spinal cord injuries.
- Defective tires. Poor materials or manufacturing processes that result in tire blowouts or tire recalls that result in paraplegia, quadriplegia or spinal cord injuries.
- Unsafe baby equipment. These include defective baby car seats, swings, cribs and playpens.
- Defective safety equipment. Unsafe filtration systems that can cause asbestos, silicosis, welding rod claims, and other life-threatening health hazards.
- Defective Mechanical equipment. Conveyor belts, elevators, boilers, forklifts, bulldozers, valves, and other defective machines and equipment that does not function properly.
- Defective tools. Such as saws, sanders and lathes that do not function properly.
An improperly designed or manufactured product can lead to devastating injuries. In addition to the cases listed above, Brown & Crouppen has litigated cases where defective products have caused paraplegia or quadriplegia as a result of spinal cord injuries. A paraplegic is usually paralyzed from the waist down to the toes. A quadriplegic is typically paralyzed from the upper body down. Each paralyzed victim has special medical needs, housing needs and emotional support. We have unfortunately represented many paralyzed victims of negligence and have the resources to have you, or someone you love, evaluated by doctors who specialize in the treatment, rehabilitation, and evaluation of spinal cord/paralysis injury.
In the state of Missouri, a person has three years to bring a product liability action from the time he or she becomes aware (or ought reasonably to have become aware) of the loss, the defect and the identity of the manufacturer. Also, any action must be commenced within 10 years of the time the defective goods were supplied by the manufacturer.
Early investigation of products liability claims can be vital. Appropriate steps to preserve physical evidence, investigate relevant scenes (for example fire losses), and take witness statements are all essential to success. Physical evidence needs to be evaluated by a well-qualified expert as soon as possible. Photographs and videotapes of the product or scene should also be taken as soon as possible. Witness statements need to be taken promptly in order to preserve critical evidence. At Brown & Crouppen, we stand ready to represent you and to promptly take the action necessary to gather and preserve important evidence in order to obtain a successful outcome on your behalf.
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My name is Terry Crouppen; I am a senior partner at Brown & Crouppen. Ron Brown and I founded the law firm almost 25 years ago. One of the areas of the law we are particularly interested in is product liability law. Over the years I’ve seen lives ruined by defective products. I’ve seen people lose limbs, and sometimes their lives because a company just didn’t put enough care into the design or manufacture of their product before they rushed it to market. This is why my law firm takes product liability cases very, very seriously. CONTINUE
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