Products Liability and Defective Product Cases When corporations are quick to get a new product on the market, they can fail to take the steps necessary to make those products safe. From dangerous prescription drugs like Vioxx, to defective tires to unstable SUVs, defective products can cause serious personal injury and death.

Many things can make a product dangerous. It may be improperly designed or, if properly designed, could be defectively manufactured. And, sometimes, products can cause injury because the manufacturer failed to provide you with sufficient warnings and instructions.

Our lawyers are ready to handle cases where injury was caused by a wide variety of defective products, including seat belts, air bags, vehicle brakes, tires, manufacturing equipment, swimming pool equipment, forklifts, construction tools, toys, cribs, and child safety swings. If you have suffered injury caused by a defective product or if a dangerous product seriously injured or killed a loved one, you need the help of a law firm with the experience and financial strength to fight large corporations.

Products liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause.

Product liability encompasses a number of legal claims that allow an injured party to recover financial compensation from the manufacturer or seller of a product. In Texas , the claims most commonly associated with product liability are negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, and various consumer protection claims.

Below are some examples of products liability claims Noteboom--The Law Firm has handled. Each of the cases listed resulted in a successful outcome, either through a judgment in favor of the client or a pre-trial settlement.

• 34 year-old man who suffered an amputation of his hand while cleaning piston cups on a Putzmeister concrete pumping machine that he was using for his business.
• 17 year-old boy who was paralyzed after diving into a pool from a diving board that was improperly installed. The country club paid policy limits on the basis that the premises were dangerous. Then Noteboom's lawyers were able to reach a settlement just before a jury trial against the company that had manufactured the pool 20 years earlier and the diving board manufacturer, based on a theory of inadequate warnings. The client in this case has agreed to talk to any other person paralyzed by the negligence of others. Click here for more information about swimming pool litigation.
• 2 year-old boy who suffered a serious head injury as a result of a tread separation involving a Firestone tire. The structured settlement received will pay the young man millions of dollars over his lifetime.
• Teenage Mexican citizen in a products liability case against Kubota. Noteboom's lawyers alleged that inadequate warnings and defective design of the Kubota mower resulted in the client suffering an amputation of his toes by a riding lawn mower operated by a co-worker.
• Noteboom--The Law Firm has also handled several defective products cases arising from defective pharmaceuticals. Currently, Noteboom--The Law Firm is involved in Vioxx litigation and has several pending Vioxx cases. Past involvement in pharmaceutical litigation has included settlements for cases involving Phen-fen and Rezulin.
• The attorneys at Noteboom--The Law Firm have also served as local counsel for many products liability cases filed in Tarrant County. These cases have included an automobile products liability cases against General Motors resulting in a multi-million dollars verdict.

Please contact us for a free consultation to discuss the facts of your particular case.