Defective Products & Product Liability

Product liability claims generally fall into four categories, and a single case may involve more than one:

• Design defects — the product is unreasonably dangerous as designed, even when built correctly
• Manufacturing defects — an error in production made this product more dangerous than intended
• Failure to warn — the product lacked adequate instructions or warnings about a known risk
• Breach of warranty — the product did not perform as promised or as a buyer could reasonably expect

Establishing a defect often requires investigation into how the product was designed, built, and marketed. We work to identify the responsible parties — which can include the manufacturer, a component supplier, or a distributor — and to preserve the evidence a claim depends on.