Houston Product
Liability Lawyer
Companies can be strictly liable for injuries and deaths caused by defective products sold in Houston. Our Houston product liability lawyers help injured consumers seek damages for medical bills, lost wages, suffering, and other losses.
How long will a product liability case take?
What compensation can I get in a Houston product liability case?
We Handle All Types of Product Liability Cases in Houston
Our Houston Product Liability Lawyers Are Here to Help You Fight for the Compensation You Deserve
Consumers who suffer injuries or lose family members because of a defective product can take legal action to recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and suffering. If you’ve been hurt or suffered a devastating loss, the experienced Houston product liability lawyers at The Lanier Law Firm are here to help you fight for the financial accountability you deserve.
Since 2010, our award-winning Texas trial attorneys have gained national recognition for helping injured consumers stand up to powerful corporations. Our client-focused approach has helped us recover over $20 billion in life-changing monetary awards on behalf of clients just like you.
Don’t let a company off the hook for the pain and suffering caused by putting a dangerous product on the market. Call The Lanier Law Firm and have our top-rated legal team fight for you. We offer a free consultation, so reach out to our law office in Houston, Texas, today.
How long will a product liability case take?
It depends. Is liability clear? Is the company willing to accept responsibility? What kind of settlement offers do you receive? Has the product in question caused (or been accused of causing) other similar trauma in the past? Is the product involved in multi-district litigation (MDL)?
These are all factors that can influence how long it takes to resolve your product liability lawsuit.
We know your medical bills are likely adding up and you might be out of work, exacerbating an already stressful financial situation.
However, getting compensation sooner rather than later isn’t always best. Once you accept a settlement or agree to resolve your product liability claim, you’ll give up the right to seek additional compensation. So, if you haven’t fully recovered or have underestimated the impact your injuries will have on your life, you’ll ultimately accept less money than you need and deserve.
Our Houston product liability attorneys will work to ensure that your case has momentum and moves forward but that well-deserved compensation isn’t left on the negotiating table.
What compensation can I get in a Houston product liability case?
When a consumer is injured because of a defective product, the consequences can be swift and long-lasting. Fortunately, Texas law provides consumers with the right to seek compensatory damages for their injuries and suffering.
Compensatory damages include economic awards, which offset financial losses, and non-economic awards, which make up for intangible life changes.
Commonly awarded compensation includes money for:
- Current medical expenses
- Future medical bills
- Disfigurement
- Nursing assistance
- Rehabilitation
- Therapy
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Lost income
- Reduced earning capacity
- Reduced quality of life
- Loss of consortium
In some product liability cases, punitive damages can also be awarded. Typically, juries decide that punitive damages are appropriate when there’s evidence that a company intentionally or fraudulently concealed known risks or side effects associated with a product.
At The Lanier Law Firm, we will consult with respected and knowledgeable experts as we work on your product liability case. Their insight can help us prepare more powerful arguments and recover a monetary award that reflects what your product liability case is worth.
How can a Houston personal injury lawyer help me if I’ve been injured because of a defective product?
Product liability lawsuits can be challenging. Often, consumers face the task of going head-to-head with a large corporation with seemingly endless resources at its disposal. Manufacturers have legal departments brimming with skilled defense attorneys ready to squash claims and protect corporations from allegations that their products are unsafe or caused harm.
Our Houston personal injury attorneys have a track record of winning challenging product liability claims like yours. We offer client-focused representation and have the resources to match your powerful adversaries.
We will:
- Determine if the product in question was recalled or involved in other similar cases
- Investigate all aspects of your product liability case
- Gather evidence used to build a strong claim for damages
- Work closely with respected experts who know the industry or product related to your case
- Prepare and file necessary forms, documents, and motions on your behalf
- Negotiate with the manufacturer and its insurance company
- Help you make critical decisions, including whether it’s best to accept a settlement offer or move forward with negotiations or trial
Our acclaimed product liability attorneys in Houston will work hard to get you the best possible deal in a settlement through tough negotiations. However, we will never advise you to give up the fight if we believe we can get you a better result at trial. We’re fierce negotiators, but our attorneys are at home in the courtroom where we can tell your story to a compassionate jury of your peers.
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Houston, TX 77064
We Handle All Types of Product Liability Cases in Houston
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 11.7 million people sought medical treatment for injuries related to consumer products in 2021. Many of these injuries were sustained through the ordinary and proper use of consumer goods but occurred because the products were defective.
At The Lanier Law Firm, our attorneys actively represent injured consumers in product liability cases involving:
- Talcum powder and ovarian cancer
- Infant formula and NEC
- Dangerous toys
- Child and infant car seats
- Tylenol autism lawsuits
- Birth control
- Prescription medication
- Vaccines like Gardasil
- Medical devices
- Medical equipment
- Over-the-counter medication
- Vehicles
- Construction safety equipment
- Heavy machinery
- Industrial equipment defects
- Household chemicals or pesticides
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If you’ve been injured or have watched a family member suffer a needless and avoidable death because of a defective product, we’ll be there to help you make things right.
Our Houston Product Liability Lawyers Are Here to Help You Fight for the Compensation You Deserve
Did you recently suffer injuries or lose a family member because a product malfunctioned or was unreasonably unsafe? The award-winning Houston product liability lawyers at The Lanier Law Firm will put decades of experience behind your fight for compensation.
We know how important a financial award can be as you fight to get back on your feet and move forward with your life. We’ll be your fiercest advocates and work to get you the best possible outcome in your product liability case.
Contact our Houston, Texas, law office to schedule a free consultation. We’re available to take your call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What is product liability?
There’s simply no way to independently test or verify the safety of every product that’s sold in the United States. So, Texas has consumer protection laws in place that impose a duty of care on companies that create or sell products to consumers.
These are known as product liability laws. Companies can be held strictly liable for injuries caused by an unreasonably dangerous or defective product.
Strict liability means that legal responsibility attaches regardless of how much care or caution a company exercises when it develops, makes, or markets a product. If the product is defective and causes a consumer injury or death, the company is on the hook for resulting damages.
What are the three types of product defects?
Under Texas product liability laws, there are three main types of product defects:
- Design defects
- Manufacturing defects
- Marketing defects (failure to warn)
Sometimes product liability lawsuits are based on one or two of these defects, while others incorporate arguments based on all three.
Design Defect
When a product is inherently dangerous because of its design, it’s said to have a design defect. It poses a serious risk to the consumer, regardless of how extensively it’s tested or how carefully it’s used.
A company can be liable for a design defect if a consumer can prove that there was a reasonable alternative design that wouldn’t have substantially changed the product or imposed a burden on the corporation.
Manufacturing Defect
Sometimes a product is dangerous because of the way it is assembled, put together, or built. The product design is perfectly safe, but it becomes dangerous during the manufacturing process.
Marketing Defect
Companies assume a responsibility to warn consumers about hazards or risks associated with the normal use of a product. A manufacturer can become liable for injuries and deaths when it fails to warn about risks it knew about or should have known about through reasonable diligence.
Product Liability and Wrongful Death in Texas
There are times when a product can be so dangerous that it causes consumers to die. While any type of product can potentially cause the death of a consumer, it’s typically seen in cases involving pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, and personal care products. Lawsuits alleging that these (and other) types of products have caused cancer or led to fatal internal injuries have become increasingly common in recent years.
When a product causes a consumer’s death, the right to file a lawsuit isn’t lost. Instead, it simply shifts to surviving family members. In Texas, a surviving spouse, child, or parent can initiate a lawsuit and seek damages from the company that designed, sold, or manufactured the product responsible for their loved one’s death.
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