Riverside Product Liability Lawyer

Riverside Defective Product Attorneys

Consumers count on product manufacturers to produce and sell products whose safety has been tested and proven. When that trust is violated consumers can get injured, sometimes devastatingly.

Seat belts, air bags and other automobile safety equipment should obviously work to protect a car's occupants. Drug products and medical devices should cure or ease discomfort, not add to it. And toys should entertain, not poison, children. As today's headlines show, the list of products that have been found defective and dangerous to consumers is growing, and consumers who are injured or killed by these products need the protections the legal system offers.

Products liability law says manufacturers of defective products are responsible if their negligent or intentional actions cause harm to consumers. If you suspect that you or a loved one have suffered an injury from a defective product, you need the help of a qualified Riverside County products liability lawyer.

Products Liability: Theories of Recovery

As your Riverside defective product attorney will explain, product liability claims are based on at least one of three theories: negligence, breach of warranty or strict liability.

• Negligence: A manufacturer that is negligent is one that does not use reasonable care in designing, manufacturing or testing its products. A product liability claim may also be made if a manufacturer gives consumers inadequate warnings of potential safety or health hazards associated with using its product.

• Breach of Warranty: When a product manufacturer breaches a warranty, causing injury to a consumer, a successful products liability claim may be brought to recover any damages suffered. A breach-of-warranty claim is a type of contract claim, and is based on the theory that the manufacturer promised the consumer that the product would function as it was intended to - instead it caused injury.

• Strict Product Liability: Strict products liability may apply if a consumer is injured by a product that has a manufacturing defect. The consumer need not prove that the product's producer was negligent. Instead, the California plaintiff, for example must prove only that: 1) the product was defective; 2) the product came from the manufacturer in that defective condition; and 3) the consumer was injured by the defect in the product.

Often, more than one theory of liability will apply. In such situations, your Riverside product liability attorney will likely base your claim on all the theories that pertain to your case, maximizing your chances of recovering damages for your injuries.

What to Do If You Are Injured By a Consumer Product

The most important thing to do after you or a loved one are injured by a defective product is to get medical attention, if necessary. Once that immediate need is met, the main concern should be to preserve evidence. Save the product that injured you, including any receipts, boxes, labels, instructions or warnings. Your Riverside products liability attorney may be able to use these things to prove your product liability claim.

Finding the Right Riverside Product Liability Lawyer

Whether you or a loved on were injured by a product whose defective design led to injury, or by one that, although properly designed, had a manufacturing defect when it left the factory, you need the help of a skilled Riverside product liability attorney with a proven record for winning product liability cases. The sooner you hire a competent Riverside product liability lawyer, the sooner he or she can start investigating your claim, preserving evidence, interviewing witnesses, hiring any necessary experts and making sure your claim is filed in accordance with the time limitations the law imposes.

The attorneys at The Reeves Law Group have handled thousands of personal injury claims, including cases involving products liability. The attorneys at The Reeves Law Group are compassionate and professional, and they will put their firm's financial resources to work to bring your case to its optimum conclusion. For a free consultation about your product liability claim, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or e-mail us.