Defective and Dangerous Product Liability in Spokane

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Product liability refers to holding a manufacturer liable – or responsible – for selling a dangerous or defective product. Everyone would like to believe regular products have been thoroughly tested for safety defects. In fact, corporations are required by law to make sure all products, children’s toys, vehicles, heavy equipment and even food, is safe before being sold to consumers. Unfortunately, not all items and products are safe. Many products are later discovered to be hazardous or defectively designed, and some products are dangerous because they do not provide sufficient warnings.

Product liability lawsuits are American consumer’s most effective weapon against unreasonably dangerous products. They hold corporations accountable for putting profits over people’s safety, and they protect future consumers. However, a faulty product lawsuit can be extremely expensive. A defective product case entails investigations, depositions, experts, documents, etc. that can run into the hundreds of thousands.

While some lawyers will require their clients to incur costly litigation loans to fund these expenses, Sweetser Law Office does not. We advance all of the funding to prove your case and we never charge interest on these expenses. Product liability cases can be difficult to prove. Each state has their own set of consumer protection laws to enforce negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, and failure to warn statutes. So hiring a firm with experience is essential.

Was the Product Faulty, Defective, or Unreasonably Dangerous?

Anyone who has been unexpectedly hurt by a product might have a product liability claim. The person who was harmed does not have to be the owner of the product. The key question is whether the product was unreasonably dangerous, faulty, or defective.

How to determine whether the product is considered unreasonably dangerous:

• The product or item did not perform as a reasonable person would expect
• The product did not function as the manufacturer would reasonably expect
• The dangers of the product outweigh its benefits

How to determine whether a design defect exists:

• Was the design of the product unreasonably dangerous prior to manufacturing?
• Was it plausible to anticipate the product's design could harm a potential user?
• Could a superior design have been used that was economically feasible and would not alter the purpose of the product?