Montgomery County - Pennsylvania Injury Attorney On Montgomery County - PA Personal Injury Liability

Products liability law involves injuries resulting from defective products. These are often among the most serious injuries. Products liability cases arise when injuries occur because of a defectively designed, manufactured, repaired, or maintained product. For example, if a company designs automobile airbags which don't inflate properly upon impact, the laws of products liability apply to the injury lawsuits that are filed.

The products liability law in your state may have the concept of strict liability. Strict liability involves the assessment of liability on the basis of the defect itself. The law permits liability to be assessed against the defendant on proof that the product was defective.

If you are injured by a defective product, hold on to the product for dear life. You must have access to the product to have the best chance for success in the lawsuit. If you do not have access to the product, contact a lawyer immediately. Your lawyer can assure that the product is not destroyed. If the product is lost or destroyed, neither your experts nor the company's experts are able to examine the product for defects. It is your burden to prove that the product was defective. So if the product cannot be examined, you may not be able to prove your case. Products liability cases are very expensive to pursue. Expert engineers must testify concerning the defect in the product. The big corporations involved with the design, manufacture, etc., of the product have cadres of lawyers and big budgets. They hope to "paper to death" the opposition with legal motions, petitions, etc. Your attorney must have the know-how and resources to do battle with the big boys. Many P.I. attorneys refer out the products cases that come to them if products liability is not their specialty. Others take every case that walks in the door, intending to learn each new field as it come up.

Because of the expense and time involved in the products liability war, the injuries must be serious for the case to be viable. As with medical malpractice cases, unless the case is worth $75,000 or more it will be hard to find a reputable attorney who will take it.