Ohio Product Liability Attorneys
If you or someone you care about has been injured by a defective product, there are steps you can take to protect your rights. Please contact one of our attorneys to arrange a free consultation to discuss your concerns.
Product liability law governs the liability of manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors for damages and injuries caused by dangerous and defective products. The goal of product liability law is to protect the public from dangerous products, while holding the designers, makers, distributors and retailers responsible for putting the product into the marketplace when they knew, or should have known, the product was defective or dangerous.
Design Defects
Responsibility comes from a faulty or careless design of a product. The product may even cause injury when it is used as it was intended to be used.
Manufacturing Defects
Liability arises from a defect occurring when the product was made. For example, inadequate quality control or a flaw in a raw material used to make a product can cause a manufacturing defect.
Inadequate Instructions or Warnings
Despite a product being safely designed and manufactured it still may be unsafe for all uses. Liability can arise when the product has an inadequate warning label or insufficient instructions as to how to safely use the product.
Product Liability Can Involve Another Claim:
Premises liability cases often include claims of product liability, such as defective flooring, faulty shelving or a scaffolding collapse.
Medical malpractice cases likewise can include claims of product liability when implanted medical devices malfunction or a prescription medication label fails to warn of its side effects.
Workers' compensation cases often include claims of product liability when fingers or hands are lost in unguarded machines or a piece of equipment malfunctions causing serious injuries to a worker.
Construction cases often include product liability claims when power tools or a piece of heavy equipment malfunctions causing an injury or death.
If you or someone you care about has been injured by a faulty or defective product, please call your attorneys at Caravona & Czack to protect and discuss your legal rights.
