Consumers should be able trust that the products they purchase are safe when used as designed. Unfortunately, consumers are often injured by common products and devices they use every day. Automobile seat belts and air bags fail to operate. Car roofs crush rather than protect occupants. Automobile gas tanks may catch fire or explode. Machinery and power tools used by workers fail and cause injuries. Defective chairs and ladders can collapse. Household products, toys, equipment, medical prostheses and pharmaceuticals can be designed or manufactured with defects that pose dangers. The list of potential defective products is nearly endless. Sometimes the failure of these products causes significant injuries or death.
The reporter, Margaret Cronin Fisk, notes the following for 2009 product liability lawsuits (which were not limited to just state courts):
The top 5 product defect verdicts were 52% larger in 2009 (at $620 million), as compared to 2008
The largest 2009 product defect verdict was for $300 million (Altria's Philip Morris was the defendant in tobacco litigation)
5 of the 50 largest verdicts in 2009 were for defective products (compared to only 1 in 2008)
In 200, 10 of the 50 largest verdicts were for defective products.
Product Liability Law governs the civil process for compensating consumers injured by dangerous or defective products. Many people are unaware that there is an entire section of law devoted to outlining how manufacturers and product companies are held responsible for any damage caused by the goods they sell.
Our defective products attorneys are willing to fight and work tirelessly on our clients' behalf. John Anderson Law has an established track record for obtaining full value for our clients, obtaining millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements, including some landmark, precedent-setting verdicts that have influenced subsequent personal injury litigation in California.
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