Our country is filled with consumer goods that simplify our lives that are manufactured all across the globe. While many products work as intended, there is a large number of Americans who become injured each year due to consumer goods that are unreasonably dangerous due to design or manufacturing defects.

If you have been injured due to a defective and unreasonably dangerous product, one of our Carmel product liability attorneys can help you prove your case and pursue compensation for the damages sustained. When the stakes are highest, you deserve the best legal counsel from dedicated and knowledgeable Carmel personal injury lawyers.

Common Types of Product Liability Claims

Consumer products manufacturers have a legal responsibility when designing, manufacturing, and marketing their products so they are not defective or unreasonably dangerous when used by consumers.

Some of the more common product liability claims made by consumers who have sustained an injury due to a defective and unreasonably dangerous consumer product include the following:

  • Design Defects: There are products that are considered defective and hazardous due to the design of the product. These products have defects that cannot be fixed by means of manufacturing.
  • Manufacturing Defects: Some consumer products have a safe design but become dangerous or defective during the manufacturing process. An example is a medication that was made correctly but became contaminated in the manufacturing process, causing it to become unsafe.
  • Inadequate Warning or Failure to Warn: Some products are designed and manufactured in a safe manner but have a risk of injury to consumers if mishandled. These products could include medication, a medical device, or a power tool. The manufacturer has the legal responsibility to provide a clear, precise, and meaningful warning of the risk of using the product.
  • False Advertising or Marketing: This is when product manufacturers market their consumer product in a way that misleadingly or falsely advertises the benefits or downplays any risk of using the product.
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What Makes Wagner Reese Different?

Our Carmel product liability lawyers have been recognized by our colleagues in the legal community for the hard work we have done our clients’ behalf. Our attorneys have been listed in:

  • Super Lawyers®
  • Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
  • The National Trial Lawyers
  • the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • The Best Lawyers in America©
  • S. News & World Report

Product Liability Claim Elements

This is the most important part of your product liability claim, so when the stakes are highest, let our attorneys help. To win a product liability claim in court, your lawyer must help you prove, with irrefutable evidence, that the product liability claim has the following elements:

  1. You used the consumer product being discussed in the claim.
  2. The product was dangerous or defective, or the design, manufacturing, or marketing of the product was done in a negligent or unreasonable manner.
  3. You sustained injury as a proximate and direct result of the defective consumer product or through the negligent manner that the product was designed, marketed, or manufactured.
  4. You were using the product in its intended manner.
  5. You sustained damages as a direct result of injury from the product.

Contact Us Today

Our Carmel product liability lawyers understand that no two cases are identical, and we believe each client deserves our full attention and respect. Contact Wagner Reese today through our free online consultation form.

Contact Our Carmel Product Liability Lawyers Today

At Wagner Reese, we only get paid if you get compensation for your injuries. That’s because we work solely on a contingency fee basis.

Our consultations are also free, and we will never pressure you to hire us or move forward with a claim if you don’t wish to do so.

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