Product Defects

In this consumer society, the law provides protection for the consumer injured or killed by a defective product. The consumer can be the everyday person, a skilled tradesman or even a bystander. All products are included, from the simplest to the most exotic: cars, punch press and industrial machines, hand tools, pill containers, kitchen appliances, etc. In some cases, the defect becomes obvious, such as a faulty weld or missing bolt. In other cases, the defect is more complicated. The defect can be in the manufacturing of the product or in the design – such as a car seat that collapses during a low speed impact. Also, the manufacturer of the product may be a foreign corporation. If that is the case, they can only be sued by following the Hague Convention, an international treaty signed by most manufacturing countries. If that is the case, all documents need to be translated into the native language with expensive international procedures followed.

Product liability cases are complicated, time consuming for the lawyer and very expensive to prosecute. The cases generally need multiple expert witnesses, an accident reconstruction, and numerous medical specialties - all who need to be ready for trial. Most important, the cases need a law firm and lawyers, who have vast experience in successfully preparing and trying such case to verdict.

DeWitt . Algorri . Algorri has had tremendous success, either by trial or settlement, of numerous product liability cases, going up against the world's largest manufactures of cars, tires, industrial and consumer products. They have the experience, resources and reputation to go all the way and the manufacturing companies know this. That makes the difference.