Defective Products Lawyer in House Springs, MO.

Defective Products Lawyer in House Springs, MO. If you or someone you care about sustained an injury because of a dangerous product, call a Burger law defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO now at (314) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a free case review.

Think of your daily routine: You may make coffee in a coffee maker in the morning, take allergy medication, go to school or work on a bus, sit by a computer or work around heavy equipment, and/or use your android at various times during the day. You may drive go-carts on your free days. You may even have a ankle replacement or other medical implant. It seems we're always using or surrounded by some sort of technology that has gone through various stages of design and production before it reaches the market. When there is a mistake in the stream of commerce and a product becomes defective, it can have a devastating effect on on your life and lives of those you love in House Springs, MO. When that happens to you, you need the accomplished and devoted legal services of Burger Law's defective products lawyer team to fight on your behalf and deliver you the great financial recovery you deserve.

In our In our 30 years of experience standing up for fairness and justice, we have secured our clients in House Springs and beyond in excess of $170 million. Our initial case reviews are no-cost, no-obligation, so there's no risk in having us look over your claim. Get in touch with a defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO today at (314) 500-HURT.

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The following are some useful links and FAQS from your Burger Law defective products injury lawyer in House Springs, MO:

• FDA Recall List and Safety Alerts
• Consumer Products Safety Commission Recall List
• U.S. Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Recall List
• Recalls.Gov
• What to Do if You're Injured by a Dangerous Product?
• Can I Sue a Company if Their Product Gave Me Cancer?
• Can I Sue for a Defective Car Part if it Caused My Accident?

House Springs, MO Defective Products Statistics

The Consumer Product Safety Commission states that dangerous products result in in excess of 29 million injuries and 21,000 fatalities each year.

According to statistics from the Insurance Information Institute, in 2019 the mean average that juries awarded plaintiffs in product liability claims was over $7 million, while the median was $2 million. That speaks to the incredible harm an unsafe product can cause.

If you were one of the many people harmed by a faulty product, call a Burger Law defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO for empathetic, dedicated and talented support and legal advocacy.

What is the Process for Defective Products Claims in House Springs, MO?

Pursuant to Missouri Revised Statute §537.760, you and your House Springs, MO defective products lawyer can file a "strict liability" suit if three conditions are true:

1. The corporation was part of the product's chain of distribution.
2. You used the product in a manner easily anticipated.
3. Either or both of the following conditions:
   1. The product had a faulty condition that was unreasonably dangerous when you bought the product that was the proximate cause of your injuries, and/or
   2. Your injuries stemmed from a hazardous condition inherent in the product that was not warned of in the labeling or instructions.

The "chain of distribution" refers to anyone involved in the product from initial conception to purchase, including a distributor or seller. Under Missouri Revised Statute §5537.762, an entity who had nothing to do with the product beyond selling it can avoid liability if:

• You discover who the manufacturer is, it still does business and is financially capable of compensating you for all of your injuries.
• The distributor signs an affidavit under oath that their only involvement in the chain of distribution was selling it.
• There is no evidence is brought in front of the court that the distributor took part in any other aspect of the design and manufacturing process.
• The dismissal is requested to the judge no later than 60 days after the complaint is filed.

If the above conditions are satisfied, the vendor would then be dismissed without prejudice, which means the decision to leave them out of the suit is not final. So, if later evidence shows that they had a larger role in the engineering of the product than they intimated, were otherwise to blame for the fault or the manufacturer is unable to pay for the entirety of your damages, your defective products lawyer at Burger Law would have them re-entered into the lawsuit and ensure that every at-fault party is held responsible.

Missouri Revised Statute §537.764 provides one defense for "state of the art products," where a hazardous condition could not be completely understood before use by the public. This defense is only applicable to for inadequate warning product liability cases, and the burden of proof is on the defense.

Strict Liability and Negligence in Defective Products Claims: What's the Difference?

The majority of personal injury suits in House Springs, MO are determined by the idea of negligence. We all have a civil duty to not carelessly cause harm to other people in certain situations; for example, trucking companies must not overwork their drivers. When someone is negligent, for example if if there a loose floor boards at a restaurant that cause you to fall they may be found responsible for your damages and would owe you a financial recovery.

However, most product liability or hazardous products cases are strict liability claims, meaning that anyone involved in the manufacture and sale of a product is accountable for any damage a product causes, irrespective of negligence. According to jury instruction revisions made by the Missouri Supreme Court, defendant's in a product liability case may be held to the strict liability standard if you and your House Springs, MO defective products lawyer can demonstrate that the product was "unreasonably dangerous" — meaning it is unsafe when used as intended or in a foreseeable way — when it left the manufacturer's or distributor's control.

Missouri classifies three different ways in which your defective products lawyer can argue a product was dangerous:

1. Design Defect: A design defect is an inherent defect in the design that afterwards affects all products with the same design. An example is a toy intended for children that contains a choking hazard.
2. Manufacturing Defects: A product can be designed effectively and safely but still become dangerous because of a failure in the manufacturing process. This can either only make one product defective, for example, one can of soda may have a bug in it, or all of them may contain potentially dangerous chemicals. An example could be bugs or other contaminants found in beverages or using the wrong kind of screws or bolts.
3. Inadequate Warnings and Instructions: This occurs when the product was not defective through design or manufacture, but rather when the manufacturer did not include correct and clear instructions or when there is a danger that could come about from normal use of the product. Examples include a drug that is sold without mentioning certain risks or side effects or not advising an appropriate age range for children if a toy or game is a choking hazard. A manufacturer generally does not have to warn against obvious risks. For instance, they do not have to warn you that a match could start a fire.

Strict liability is meant to incentivize corporations to implement thorough safety protocols for guaranteeing that their products will not pose a danger to the public. However, too often companies are negligent and spend more energy on their bottoms line than ensuring their products will not hurt anyone. When that happens, your Burger Law defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO will fight by your side and insist on only the maximum financial recovery.

Comparative Negligence in Defective Productions Claims in House Springs, MO

Manufacturers, vendors and anyone else in the chain of distribution will often rely on the concept of comparative fault when creating their defense. Missouri Revised Statute §537.765 allows for the defendants to argue that you are responsible for a portion of your damages and, therefore, they do not have to pay you the full extent of your damages. For example, if a jury awards you $100,000 but finds you were 30 percent liable for the accident, you will only receive $70,000. Often, claims of comparative fault are a deceitful attempt a defendant makes to avoid their responsibility to reimburse you for the damage their product did to you. Your House Springs, MO defective products lawyer at Burger Law has seen that defense and successfully fought against it many times. According to the statute, the defense may argue you bear some or all of the fault if one or several of the following circumstances are present in your case:

• You did not use the product in a manner the manufacturer could foresee. A manufacturer or vendor is only responsible for ensuring the product is safe for reasonable or predictable use. For example, certain creams or lotions are not intended to be used on your face, but many people will use them there anyway. If the product could hurt your eyes if rubbed on your face, the manufacturer needs to provide instructions specifically not to apply it to your face. On the other hand, if you are injured playing catch with a power tool or other sharp object, you likely do not have a claim because the manufacture would not reasonably foresee that use of the product.
• You used the product in a manner the manufacturer did not intend. With this defense, the defendant will likely not be able to avoid liability altogether, but can significantly lower it but can considerably reduce it. Suppose you crash a car while driving 40 miles per hour over the speed limit and the brakes do not work as well as they should. The manufacturer could reasonably foresee someone doing that, but will not be completely responsible because you were being reckless.
• You knew of inherent risks of the product while you were using it. This is often called as "Assumption of the risk," a theory in tort claims whereby, if the injured party was aware of risks, the defendant is not responsible. For instance, if the steering wheel on your vehicle was locking, you neglected to fix it and it caused you to get in an accident, your awareness of the defect and willingness to drive regardless would constitute an assumption of the risk.
• You did not appreciate the dangers of a certain product or activity when a reasonable person clearly would have. For example, you were injured while snowmobiling at high speeds in a blizzard on icy surfaces. The defense could argue that the risk of doing so was obvious, and you should have known how dangerous it was.
• You did not follow safety guidelines. Putting adequate warnings and safety instructions on a product's labeling can often protect someone in the stream of commerce from liability. If you were using or around highly corrosive materials and neglected to wear protection for your eyes or gloves, the defense can argue your injuries are your fault because you had not obeyed proper protocols.
• You did not mitigate your damages. In any personal injury claim, you have a duty to try to lessen the financial recovery you are owed. For example, you cannot refuse to return to work when you are healthy enough to do so. The defense may say they do not owe you for a portion of your damages because they are unnecessary or not relevant to the case.

Just because the defense can — and will — argue that you share part of the blame, that does not mean the claim is automatically true. Powerful corporations and insurance companies use myriad tricks to try and devalue your claim, but your House Springs, MO defective products lawyer at Burger Law knows how to fight back against them. We know these large corporations are unfair and try to take advantage of people who do not have the same resources. Our defective products lawyer team works on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid a moderate percentage of the compensation you collect, and we do not collect any attorney's fees until we win your case. Reach out to Burger Law right away at (314) 500-HURT for legal advocacy that parallels and surpasses that of bullying corporations and insurance adjusters.

Defective Vehicle Parts Lawyer in House Springs, MO

Our defective products lawyer team sees in House Springs, MO sees more defective vehicles than any other product, both because of how many people use them and because of how many components it takes to make them run. In 2019 alone, over 53.1 million recalls were issued both for entire vehicles and individual components. Defective car parts can result in crashes and fires, and fail to protect drivers and passengers from harm as intended. Common defective car parts we see are:

• Brakes
• Airbags
• Fuel systems
• Electrical wiring
• Wheels
• Door latches
• Headlights and taillights

Offroad vehicles like 4-wheelers can also cause harm, for instance if a design defect gives them a heightened propensity to rolling over.

Your Burger Law defective products lawyer has extensive experience investigating car accident claims and injuries and will consult with experts to determine if your accident was the fault of a faulty vehicle component.

Defective Medical Devices Lawyer in House Springs, MO

We trust medical devices to enhance and extend our lives. But, sometimes they can do the opposite and cause us further injuries when they are defective. Common medical devices that your Burger Law defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO has seen be defective include:

• Artificial hips, knees or other joints that can result in infections, limited mobility, pain or recurring dislocations
• Cardiovascular devises, which can lead to infections or even wrongful death when they do not last as long as expected
• Surgical robots designed to operate on parts of the body that are difficult for a surgeon to manually reach that, when faulty, can cause perforated organs, infections and internal burns
• Blood clot filters that do not sufficiently protect the lungs from free-floating blood clots
• Permanent birth control implements that can puncture organs, cause pain in the pelvic region, abnormal hemorrhaging and unplanned pregnancies

As the medical industry keeps coming up with new technologies, the numbers of recalls issued for medical devices has soared. In the first quarter of 2018, medical device recalls increased 126 percent, with software issues being the major factor.

In 2017, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department reported that throughout a decade Medicare paid out at least $1.5 billion to replace over 73,000 defective cardiovascular devices alone. We should not have to worry that these highly technological medical devices might cause us immense pain instead of easing it. If a flawed medical device ended up worsening your condition, your House Springs, MO defective injuries lawyer at Burger Law will fight for your right to be compensated when your trust was betrayed.

In February 2022, Exactech, a company that manufactures implants and joint replacements, was forced to recall several models of their Polyethylene Knee Replacements. Because of flaws in their packaging and shipping process, the replacements degrade too quickly and have caused unimaginable pain and permanent damage to potentially as many as 150,000 patients who had the replacement joint implanted. When Burger Law was made aware of the defect by a client, we immediately filed suit on their behalf and are taking on more Exactech Knee Replacement cases to this day. You can read the complaint we filed for our first client here:

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Defective Drug Lawyer in House Springs, MO

The Federal Drug Administration has firm procedures that pharmaceutical companies must follow from manufacturing to sale. However, the administration does not actually test drugs itself; rather, it relies on data from pharmaceutical companies' own testing to determine if a drug is safe for release to the public. That means that many prescriptions reach the market without an objective analysis of the potential drawbacks compared to the potential benefits. Too many pharmaceutical companies value their bottom line over the safety of the people who need medicine and treatments that truly help their condition. Currently, it is usually the pharmaceutical company's decision if they will recall a drug that has found to have dangerous side effects. One way to make sure dangerous prescriptions stay off the shelves: call a Burger Law defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO to stand up to these bullying corporations and make them realize that their behavior is unacceptable.

Four thousand five hundred prescriptions and medical devices are recalled in the U.S. annually, and many of them have already been widely ingested and used. If you or someone you care about sustained injuries because of reckless pharmaceutical companies and corporations, reach out to a Burger Law defective products injury lawyer as soon as possible. We fight hard to see justice served by winning you compensation and holding negligent corporations liable. Burger Law has already held opioid manufacturers accountable when their negligence has taken someone from this world too soon.

Other examples of dangerous products we file suit for in House Springs, MO include:

• Children's toys
• Chemicals such as cleaning products
• Baby powder
• Household appliances
• Industrial equipment
• Cell phone batteries
• Cosmetic products

Every Burger Law defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO knows that when manufacturers and distributors fail to make safe products it can completely upend your daily routine, your family and even your present and future financial security. That is why we endeavor to see the injured in House Springs and throughout Missouri be compensated for all of their damages, not just what the product manufacturer or insurance company will tell you is acceptable to them. When you hire us, we do not hesitate to start working on getting you a financial recovery for all of your medical bills and lost wages, in addition to the emotional and physical toll your injury has taken on you and your House Springs, MO family. You do not have to go through this alone, and the big corporations do not have to win every time. Call a Burger Law defective products lawyer in House Springs, MO immediately at (314) 500-HURT or contact us online to take the first step toward being made whole again.