Alabama Product Liability Attorneys

Consumers trust businesses to design and manufacture products that are safe and effective to use in the home, the workplace, or any other environment. Unfortunately, many companies fail to meet these expectations for a variety of reasons, and people are seriously hurt or killed.

If you or a family member has been injured due to a dangerous or defective product, including motor vehicle parts like tires and airbags, work equipment, household products, or healthcare equipment, contact us as soon as possible to see if you have a case. Consultations are always free at Greene & Phillips, and we don’t charge you a dime unless we get money for you.

What Qualifies as a Product Liability Case?

Product liability is an area of law that protects consumers against faulty and dangerous products. When a consumer is hurt by a product that is shown to be unsafe, another party may be held responsible for paying damages as well as fixing the product to prevent future injuries.

A product qualifies for a liability case when a designer, manufacturer, distributor, or some other related party/company has released a product to the public that results in personal injury or death due to the product’s defective condition. If you believe that you have a case that qualifies, you should speak with an experienced product liability attorney as soon as possible to increase your chances for full recovery.

Common Types of Product Liability Cases

Our Alabama product liability lawyers have been helping protect the rights of clients for over two decades. We represent injury victims and family members that have been impacted by dangerous and defective products. Some of the common product liability cases we handle include:

Defective Autos and Auto Parts

Automobile companies seem to be in an endless cycle of issuing recalls related to defective auto parts. Perhaps the largest product liability case in history involving the automotive industry was the recall of defective Takata airbags, which are exploding parts that led to serious injuries and death. Other defective auto parts include:

• Exploding fuel tanks
• Defective brakes
• Seat back failures
• Tire defects
• Defective seat belts
• SUVs prone to rollovers
• Defective sensors
• Defective steering columns

In 2023 Greene & Phillips secured an $8.5 Million jury verdict against Nissan Motor Co. for faulty airbag design resulting in our client’s total blindness in one eye and severe injuries in the other.

Defective Household & Consumer Products

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is supposed to provide oversight on various household products, including children’s toys. Unfortunately, many dangerous and defective products slip through the cracks. Some examples of household products that can cause serious injury or death include:

• Defective cribs
• Dangerous toys
• Defective car seats
• Furniture with tipping hazards
• Toxic cleaning products
• Defective personal heaters
• Talcum powder

Defective Machinery

Each year, countless workers are injured because of dangerous machinery on the job. Issues that commonly cause these injuries and deaths include:

• Defective bulldozers, forklifts, and backhoes
• Malfunctioning compaction equipment
• Defective agricultural machinery
• Poorly placed or absent cut-off switches
• Missing guards on machinery

Dangerous Prescription Drugs

Instead of helping to relieve your symptoms or cure a condition, a prescribed drug might have the opposite effect. Some physicians and pharmacists fail to warn about side effects or drug interactions, and some drugs that have been approved are just plain dangerous. A few examples of drugs that have been recalled or involved in lawsuits are:

• Abilify
• Clomid
• Celebrex
• Levaquin
• Risperdal
• Zofran

Defective Medical Devices

Patients trust healthcare providers, medical device manufacturers, and the FDA to keep them safe from harm. Unfortunately, some of the devices used in healthcare cause additional pain and suffering, including disability, infections, and death. Some examples of defective medical devices include:

• Artificial heart valves
• Defective artificial knee and hip implants
• Defective pain pumps
• Defective defibrillators
• Hernia mesh implants
• IVC filters
• Essure birth control devices

Who is Responsible for Your Injuries?

When you’ve been injured through no fault of your own, you have the right to pursue the responsible party for damages. Some of the different types of damages you can collect include payment for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and emotional distress.

Depending on how the product was defective, several different parties may be held responsible for your injuries.

Design Defect

Even when manufactured and used correctly, if a product was designed in such a way that it creates the risk of injury or death, there is a serious problem. For example, if an SUV is designed in such a way that it is too top-heavy and there is a high risk of rollover at certain speeds, this is a design defect, and the designer can be held responsible for injuries.

Manufacturing Defect

A product might be designed perfectly, but if a manufacturer uses inferior materials to create the product, skips a step, or alters the design in any way, there may be a manufacturing defect. For example, an aircraft engine is designed properly, but the manufacturer decides to use inferior sealants and fasteners to save money. When the engine explodes on take-off and causes injuries and loss of life, that manufacturer should be held accountable.

Warning Defect

When a product is dangerous, even when properly designed and manufactured, it should come with proper instructions and warnings. For example, toys that have choking hazards for small children must be clearly marked. If they aren’t and a child chokes, is injured or dies, the manufacturer may face liability for this failure to warn.

We Can Help Protect Your Rights and Secure Justice

If you or someone you love has been injured or killed by a defective product, this is not something you want to handle on your own. Product liability cases are some of the most contested types of legal actions. Large businesses and their insurers are willing to devote vast resources to a case to protect their brand name and bottom-line results.

Greene & Phillips independently investigates claims of defective products to isolate the cause and identify the responsible parties. When necessary, we employ the use of experts that can answer complex engineering and scientific questions to strengthen your case. Our team will also secure the testimony of various industry experts to even the playing field and get you the compensation you deserve.

It’s important to call a qualified lawyer after an incident with a faulty product because vital evidence can be harder to obtain the longer you wait. Call us now at 1-888-510-1020 or stop by our office for a free consultation.