Plainfield, IL Product Liability Attorney

Defective Products Lawyer Serving Bolingbrook, Romeoville, and Throughout Illinois

Every day you use or come into contact with hundreds, if not thousands, of consumer products, many of them designed to make like easier. Every day, however, thousands of individuals are injured by dangerous or defective products, resulting in millions of such cases around the country each year. At Flaherty Law, we recognize the potential seriousness of defective products, and we are prepared to help you seek full compensation for your injuries.

Legal Representation for Dangerous Product Cases

As the founder and managing attorney at Flaherty Law, Attorney Daniel Flaherty has helped many injured clients seek damages in product liability claims with a high degree of success. His commitment to personal service and tenacious work ethic has allowed him to recover millions of dollars for injury victims successfully, including those hurt by defective products. With his prior experience in personal injury defense, he knows the tactics and techniques employed by defendants and big insurance companies to avoid negative publicity and financial liability. Armed with that knowledge, he will fight on your behalf until you get the settlement or verdict you need to put your life back together.

Types of Product Liability Claims

There are many ways in which a consumer product or equipment could potentially injure someone. In most cases, it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to ensure the product is safe and free from dangerous flaws. When you have been injured, however, we can help you demonstrate that the product caused your injuries due to a:

• Design Defect: A design defect affects the entire line of products and often escape notice earlier thanks to inadequate testing processes. An example of a design defect may include a box fan with a grate-style guard on the front. The grate’s openings, however, are large enough to allow a child’s hand to fit through and into the blades of the fan.
• Manufacturing Defect: A manufacturing defect can ruin an otherwise safe design. This type of danger is introduced during the production process and may include counterfeit parts, substandard materials, or poor workmanship and quality control. For example, if the design specifications of a piece of farm machinery required high-quality steel bolts, but to cut costs, cheaper, lower-quality bolts were used, and a bolt fails and injures someone, that person could bring suit based on the manufacturing defect.
• Failure to Warn: Some products are inherently dangerous, no matter how well they are designed and manufactured. Cutting tools, fireworks, and cleaning chemicals are just a few examples of products that can cause injury or death if used improperly, despite flawless design. For products such as these, however, the manufacturer or distributor must provide adequate warnings and safety instructions for their use.

Call Our Will County Office at 815-577-7500

If you or your child has been injured by a dangerous or defective product, contact our office today. At Flaherty Law, we are dedicated to helping you get the compensation you deserve and preventing similar injuries to others in the future. We are proud to offer a free, in-person consultation in which you can ask questions and get the answers you need regarding your case. There is no fee unless you collect for your injuries. From our Plainfield, Illinois, office location, we are proud to serve Will County and the surrounding city and suburban areas.