Hurt by a Defective Product?
Product Liability Attorney in Tennessee for Liability Claims
We rely on many different products to assist us with everyday activities. We also have expectations that these products will function as advertised. However, it is not uncommon for manufacturers to sell defective and dangerous products that can cause serious injuries or even the loss of a family member. Nashville product liability attorney Stanley A. Davis witnesses how consumers are the ones who get hurt when companies provide bad products.
Leviticus 19:11 states that, “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.” Stan Davis knows what it takes to represent those injured. He believes a product should never be sold without extensive safety testing or proper warning labels. He gives many injury victims the opportunity to seek compensation for their damages from those who wronged them.
What Makes a Product Defective?
Several parties could potentially be at fault for allowing a defective product to appear on store shelves. One or more of these parties could be responsible for flaws in the design or manufacturing of the product. The distributing parties can also be at fault if they knew about potential product flaws but distributed the dangerous products anyways.
To have an effective product liability claim against a manufacturer, retailer or suppliers for a faulty product, you must understand the product itself. Ask yourself:
- Who designed the product?
- What was it designed to do?
- Who tested it?
- Who was hurt?
- How was a person hurt using it?
- Was there a recall on it?
In a successful case, your defective product attorney must find at least one of the following to be true:
- Design Defects: This can include anything involving the typical use of the product. For example, if an injury resulted after you used the product as instructed, or if the the designers should have foreseen the way you used it, you may have a claim. This means that even if the manufacturer produced it correctly, the product would still be defective or dangerous because the design is faulty.
- Manufacturing Defects: This includes any problems that occur based on how the manufacturer produced the product. In this case, the design may be effective. However, the manufacturer may have used inferior parts or committed an error while assembling the product.
- Marketing Defects: These claims may involve warning labels on packaging or a lack of explanation on how to use the product as intended. If the product is dangerous in some way that may not be apparent to users, or the user needs special instructions to operate the product correctly, the manufacturer must include the appropriate material to inform the user.
When is the Manufacturer Responsible for Product Safety?
Manufacturer liability means that those who produce and sell goods are responsible for the safety of their products. All companies that produce goods must create products that work correctly and also have proper warnings about dangers associated with use. When manufacturers make defective products, they not only cause consumers to lose money on defective goods, but they can also cause serious or fatal injuries.
Manufacturing defects may include anything from car airbags that fail to deploy to medications contaminated with harmful substances. If the product does not function as expected and the manufacturer does not warn consumers about a specific danger, then the product may be defective.
I Need a Nashville Product Liability Attorney Who Handles Product Defect Claims
When preparing for a trial, Stanley knows that he must put himself in the shoes of those he represents in order to relate to their struggles to the court. He brings compassion and sensitivity to a hurtful situation where people need restitution. He is not afraid to take up the fight against big companies to uphold the rights of individuals. If you have questions about defective products, then we would be happy to answer them for you.
For free attorney advice about a manufacturer liability case, call our office today at (615) 866-3938 for a free consultation. During this consultation, a Nashville attorney can offer sound advice based on years of handling cases just like yours throughout Tennessee.
Your Success Is Our Success
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Severe Injuries & Property Damage $3.0 Million Verdict
Plaintiff was cautiously and carefully traveling on a two-lane rural road when he saw a camel suddenly come onto the roadway toward his vehicle. Despite evasive action, the camel charged his vehicle causing a significant crash and causing Plaintiff to suffer severe injuries and property damage.
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Failure to Yield $1.5 Million Verdict
The victim was injured when the defendant failed to yield the right of way, causing him to suffer a ruptured disc in his lower back. Nashville auto accident attorney Stanley A. Davis prosecuted the claim and obtained this verdict for the victim.
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Head Injury $1.0 Million Settlement
Using his knowledge as a brain injury attorney and Nashville car accident lawyer, Nashville attorney Stanley A. Davis made sure his clients got their deserved justice for a serious closed head injury sustained in a car accident.
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Drunk Driving Accident $1.0 Million Settlement
A middle-aged female was rear-ended by a drunk driver in an automobile crash on a rural road in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and suffered aggravation of preexisting spinal conditions.
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Failure to Yield $900,000 Settlement
A middle-aged man was riding with his wife and two minor children on a rural road when a defendant failed to yield the right-of-way causing a moderate impact to occur.
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Work Injury $900,000 Settlement
A 42-year-old gentleman suffered a premises liability injury while working during the scope and course of his employment against a third party.
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Negligence $900,000 Settlement
Nashville wrongful death attorney Stanley A. Davis successfully gained this settlement for a tort action involving a wrongful death lawsuit that did not require a trial. The victim’s sole heir was compensated for the loss of his father who was killed as a result of the Defendant’s negligence.
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Tractor-Trailer Accident $650,000 Recovered
Our Nashville personal injury attorney recovered $650,000.00 for an individual who sustained injuries when the defendant, a tractor-trailer driver, caused a car and truck accident by failing to yield the right of way.
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Pedestrian Accident $500,000 Settlement
A 19-year-old female pedestrian was walking home from a bus stop in Davidson County, Tennessee when the defendant caused a pedestrian-car accident that killed her.
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Failure to Yield $485,000 Settlement
This Plaintiff was injured when the Defendant entered her lane of travel and failed to yield the right-of-way. Liability was a swearing contest because the Defendant alleged that the Plaintiff entered his lane of traffic and there were no independent witnesses to this collision