Serious Personal Injury
Product Liability
Both federal and state products liability law exists to provide money damages and financial compensation to victims of harmful products. This area of the law developed to ensure accountability among manufacturers and sellers of potentially harmful products. Most products sold in the United States still go unregulated. All too often, victims in this country are seriously and permanently injured or killed by ordinary household products like baby swings, exploding tires or improperly tested drugs, like Vioxx or Bextra.
For this reason, recalls have been instituted as an industry practice. Sometimes, recalls are voluntarily made by the company or manufacturer. In other instances, the government issues a recall of a harmful product. But neither the government nor the Consumer Products Safety Commission can order the seller and manufacturer of a defective product to pay damages to injured consumer. (For more information on product recalls, check out the website for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at www.cpsc.gov.)
When a product causes harm, the law will hold manufacturers, sellers, and any other parties in the distribution chain legally responsible. Product liability covers both defective products and dangerous drugs. Known defective products with claims currently pending include the following products and drugs:
Accutane
Ambien
Aredia
Baycol
Benzene
Beryllium
Bextra
Celebrex
Celexa
Cialis
Crestor
Darvon / Darvocet
Duragesic Patch
Effexor
Ephedra
Evista
Fluvoxamine
Fosamax
Gleevec
Guidant Defibrillator / Pacemaker
Lasik Eye Surgery
Lead Poisoning
Levaquin
Levitra
Lexapro
Meridia
Mirapex
Motor Vehicle Defects
Neurontin
Ortho Evra Patch
Paxil
Perchlorate
Prempro
Promethazine HCl
Prozac
ReNu with MoistureLoc
Risperdal
Seroquel
Serzone
Silicosis & Silica
Symbyax
Tequin
Triaminic Vapor Patch
Viagra
Vioxx
Welding Rods
Yaz
Zoloft
Zometa
Zyprexa
How the injury law firm of Kenneth J. Allen & Associates can help you
If you or a loved one has been harmed by a product, then you need the help of a lawyer with experience in this type of case. At the law firm of Kenneth J. Allen & Associates, injury lawyers have significant experience with harmful product / products liability cases and understand the nuances of pursuing these complex cases.
Why are they complex? Under the law, claims for relief must be sought from a variety of defendants: manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of the product may all share responsibility. Additionally, consultants and experts must be hired to testify to the type of defect, as well as the extent of the injury. Finally, short term and long term damages must be assessed, for both the victim and his family. In cases where death has occurred, a wrongful death action must be filed.
Not only are these cases complicated in the number of facts that are involved, they are also intricate in the laws (state and federal) that may apply in the case, as to both liability and damages assessed. Therefore, it is very important to have an aggressive, knowledgeable and experienced injury lawyers involved in products liability matters.
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If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed due to the wrongful acts of another, then you may have a legal claim for legal damages as well as the right for justice against the wrongdoer and you are welcomed to contact the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland personal injury lawyers at Kenneth J. Allen & Associates to schedule a free initial legal consultation