Products Liability

Products liability involves claims that an unreasonably dangerous and defective product caused an injury to a user of that product. Examples of unreasonably dangerous and defective products include unguarded pinchpoints on industrial or farm machinery, failure to warn of dangers associated with the use of recreational or household products or products that malfunction because a part was not made according to manufacturing specifications. Our firm has handled claims for workers injured on punch presses, printing presses and farm equipment. We have handled cases for recreational users of All Terrain Vehicles, Personal Water Craft, power boats and snow skis. The law of products liability is complex and lawsuits involving such claims can be very expensive. It is important to discuss your possible case with an attorney who is experienced in this area of law.
 

A sample of Cannon & Dunphy's previous results in Product Liability cases:

  • $9.7 million awarded to an 11-year-old boy whose left arm was amputated in a laundromat accident and subsequently reattached. The European manufacturer was aware of a defect which allowed the washing machine door to be opened during operation for 10 years before the accident, but never fixed the defect or warned users of the defect.
     

  • $4 million settlement in a products liability case involving a Halothane vaporizer which malfunctioned during pediatric surgery causing extensive brain damage in a one-year-old child.
     

  • $3.5 Million awarded to woman suffering severe injuries to both hands while operating an unguarded printing press at her place of employment.
     

  • $2.9 million jury verdict in a product liability case. The client suffered partial amputations of both legs and one arm when he was caught in a cornpicker.



  • $2.5 million settlement for a brain damaged child in a products liability action involving a defective automobile.



  • $1.95 million jury verdict in a product liability case. A faulty control on a water heater allowed LP gas to leak into the basement, causing severe burns to the client.

The results depend on the facts of each case.