Product Defect Lawyers in Houston, Texas
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Product defects are a vast subject that includes many different types of products. Most often what lawyers are referring to are manufacturers of dangerous drugs and manufacturers of unsafe tires or vehicles.
Dangerous drugs
The public is becoming aware of dangerous drugs through the media. Dangerous drugs come in many forms including Avandia, Fosamax, Hydroxycut and liver damage, Renu, Bextra, Spiriva Handihaler, Heparin Sodium, Fentanyl Patch, Viagra, Accutane, Zelnorm and others.
Benzene, denture Cream and Zinc poisoning are also considered product defects. Both of these products have been proven to be hazardous to the customer that consistently uses the product.
Tire defects are certainly considered to be product defects. There are many causes of tire defects including but not limited to belt tread separation, improper mounting, and contamination of the tire components. Mass torts are asbestos exposure, Kugel Mesh Patch, and Medtronic Defibrillator Recall.
Manufacturers of defective tires
The tire manufactures that have been involved in significant litigation include Bridgestone\Firestone Tires, Cooper Tire and Rubber, Continental General Tire, Goodyear, Uniroyal-Goodrich, and Michelin. These manufactures have been involved in litigation including tire separation, tire blowouts, debeading, zipper failures, and mismatched tires.
There has been extensive litigation regarding the Ford Explorer and the Bridgestone\Firestone tires that come with the vehicle. It was alleged in the litigation that both the tire and the vehicle were defective. The tire had tread separation defects and the Ford Explorer’s from 1991-1994 were defectively designed. The twin I-beam suspension of the Ford Explorer made the vehicle dangerous to operate especially when making turns.
Sports utility vehicles and rollover accidents
Rollovers are a common product defect type of case. Rollover accidents are most commonly found in SUV vehicles because of the high center of gravity. Car manufacturers try to argue that the SUV rollover accident is the fault of the driver for attempting to turn too sharply. Tests have shown that even a slight turn has resulted in a devastating rollover accident in which a wrongful death can occur. The Jeep CJ, Jeep Wrangler, and Jeep Cherokee have also had significant design issues and problems relating to rollover.
Negligence, strict liability, and breach of warranty are all legal theories that have been successfully argued against the manufactures of defective tires and vehicles. Wholesalers, dealers and all entities up and down the distribution chain can possibly be help responsible in a products liability case.
In a rollover accident the individual components of the vehicle can play a role in the catastrophic injury or wrongful death. Suits have been successfully brought for defective glass, roof crush, faulty door locks, faulty seat belts, defective airbags, and inadequate interior padding.
Roof crush is one of the more prevalent product defects. A safe passenger compartment will greatly reduce the chances of catastrophic injury, amputation, paralysis and even death. Similar to a “roll cage” in a race care, a solid passenger compartment will go a long way in helping insure the safety of the passengers.
The common injuries that occur in a rollover accident or tire explosion case are amputation, paralysis, spinal cord injury, paraplegia, quadriplegia, internal organ damage, broken bones, brain damage, and traumatic brain injury.
Grossman Law Offices - Houston - here to assist with your product defect case.
All of the previously mentioned litigation involves complex legal issues, strategy, and significant financial resources to fight the multi-billion dollar companies. It takes a personal injury law firm that has the financial resources to fight the fight and the doggedness to fight all the way to end and then some. Grossman Law Offices is willing to fight the manufacturers of these defective products in order to protect the rights of the families that are permanently affected by the loss of a loved one.