California Product Liability Attorneys

If you've experienced a problem with a defective or dangerous product, you may have a product liability case on your hands. Some dangerous products have been part of large suits due to widespread problems, or have been subject to recall. Sometimes, it seems like there's a dangerous product lurking in the most innocent of places; contaminated food, flammable children's clothing, lead-painted toys, and more. If you have been injured by a dangerous product in the state of California, contact the experienced product liability attorneys at Demas & Rosenthal today.

If you think you may have a product liability case, there are a few steps you should take.

First, seek medical attention immediately if necessary. Injuries arising from a product liability should be thoroughly documented. This can include treatment for evident injuries or illnesses, or certain tests, such as those for lead exposure.
Second, preserve the product as much as possible, even if it's something perishable such as food. Your attorney can advise you how to proceed in this matter.
Next, meet with your California product liability attorneys at Demas & Rosenthal. We'll go over your case with you and seek additional evidence as necessary.

Product Liability Law

There are three main types of product liability. The first, design defect liability, means that a product is naturally defective—something in its actual design or execution renders it unsafe. One example of this type of liability would be a baby crib whose bars allow a baby's head to get stuck, resulting in injury.

The second type of product liability has to do with the manufacturing of the product—an error was made somewhere along the way that wasn't part of the product's actual design. If you've heard about cases of people finding disturbing things in cans of soda, that would be a manufacturing liability.

The third type of product liability has to do with how the product is marketed. If there are inadequate instructions or poor safety labeling, and an injury arises as a result, the product's maker can be held liable.

Some products, of course, must qualify as dangerous in order to meet their intended purpose; a chainsaw, for instance. Normal use of a chainsaw may be dangerous, but it wouldn't qualify as naturally defective. However, if a manufacturing error resulted in a chain that accelerated unexpectedly, that could lead to a product liability suit.

In order for a product liability case to be strong, a few elements must be in place:

The product must be responsible for injury
The product must be proven to be linked to the supplier or manufacturer
The person whom the product has injured must not have altered the product in any way, and must not have used it in an unforeseeable way.