Manufacturing companies are the ones who design and create all the wonderful products we use and enjoy every day. We are grateful for the important work they do, but we also hold them to very high manufacturing standards. We trust them to create safe products that we can use, and we trust the labeling and packaging, as well.

So what happens when a dangerous product injures you or kills a loved one? What happens when an item is mislabeled or doesn’t work properly? The consumer—you—can be seriously hurt or killed. Manufacturers must be held accountable when negligence caused you to be injured by a product that was unsafe for public use.

To hold the manufacturer liable, you will have to file a personal injury case. We can help you recover just compensation and justice for what you’ve been through. In fact, in March of 2018, Halperin Law Center secured the largest product liability recovery in Virginia history: $37.8 million.

What is a defective product, and how can it hurt you? A defective or dangerous product is potentially any item that was made, packaged, and sold to you. For instance, something as innocuous as a child’s toy can be dangerous. What if the paint is toxic or pieces of the toy can break apart and be ingested by a small child?

There are so many products out there, and any one of them can injure you if it’s not made well and if it’s not properly labeled. Even poor marketing has given consumers grounds for a lawsuit: Say a product is marketed toward a certain age group of children, when it’s clearly not appropriate for them and leads to injury.

Some examples of common dangerous products are medications, toys, auto parts, machinery, household products, car seats, safety equipment, cleaning products, and furniture.

When you’ve been hurt by a dangerous product, you will need to recover monetary compensation to pay for the medical expenses and other losses you’ve suffered. Your experienced Richmond defective product lawyer will examine your case, find out who was responsible, gather evidence, put together your case, and negotiate fair compensation.

This is all done in an effort to pay you back for the economic and non-economic damages you’ve faced. Listed below are some of the types of damages you can be compensated for when you win your Richmond defective product claim.

• Pain and suffering
• Past Medical expenses
• Future Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Loss of earning capacity
• Loss of life enjoyment
• Mental trauma
• Mental health treatment

The public has the right to expect that products are safely created and tested before being distributed and that once they are distributed, they still don’t harm consumers.

If you’ve been catastrophically hurt by a dangerous product, then you should hold the manufacturer liable. When you file and win a product liability claim, you may be protecting others from being injured by the same product you were.

Filing and winning claims against manufacturers can be difficult. They have a team of lawyers trying to protect them from liability. You deserve a team of your own fighting for your right to justice and compensation.

Claim your free consultation when you contact a Richmond product liability lawyer at Halperin Law Center. Call 804-527-0100, or fill out and send over the online form below.