Defective Product Attorney - Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Statewide

Products liability is an area of personal injury law that deals with injuries caused by the use of dangerous or defective products. Products liability law hinges on the concept that manufacturers, distributors and retailers have a responsibility to deliver products free from defects and to make good faith efforts to assume that responsibility if their products are found to be defective.

Contact Wilson, Kehoe & Winingham LLC in Indianapolis to schedule a consultation regarding a catastrophic injury or death that occurred in relation to any of the following products, or other manufactured goods:

• Machinery and tools
• Pharmaceutical products, such as Baycol, Vioxx, and other prescription and non-prescription drugs
• Medical devices
• Food and tobacco products
• Toxic chemicals or substances, such as pesticides, asbestos and mold
• Firearms
• Motor vehicles including cars, trucks and motorcycles
• ATVs, snowmobiles, and jet skis
• Automobile accessories such as tires, seat belts, airbags and child car seats
• Household products and appliances
• Toys and recreational equipment
• Clothing and apparel

In a products liability case, the key challenge is to determine whether or not a product is defective. When deciding a products liability case, courts may take into account factors such as the purpose for which the product was designed, representation of the product to the consumer (i.e. adequate safety warnings), the utility or usefulness of a product compared to its risk of use, the safety standards of comparable products in the marketplace, the probability of an accident occurring given regular, reasonable use of the product and the expected useful lifetime of the product.

In pursuing a products liability case, a plaintiff generally must show that a manufacturer had a duty to provide a safe product, that the manufacturer breached that duty through bad product design or negligent manufacture of a product, and that the injury sustained was a direct result of the defect.

Wilson Kehoe and Winingham has tried or settled many products liability cases over the last 20 years, both as an individual firm and as part of larger class-action lawsuits. If you've suffered a serious injury while using a dangerous or defective product, or are a survivor of someone who may have died from the use of or exposure to a dangerous or defective product, we are available to discuss your situation. Contact us by phone or email for a prompt response and careful consideration of your potential defective product case.