Are You a Victim of Product Liability?

How to Know When You’re a Victim of Product Liability

Injury and loss are difficult enough to navigate on their own, but trying to piece together if a defective product was caused by manufacturer negligence adds a whole new layer of complication. Especially because when attempting to prove product liability, companies may try to shirk responsibility and claim it was user error.

Here is how to know you are a victim of product liability.

Understanding Product Liability

In St. Louis, Missouri, there are a few points of criteria regarding what constitutes product liability:

1. You received a product from a company.
2. You used the product “in a manner reasonably anticipated”. In other words, you used the product as instructed and for its intended purposes.
3. Then one OR both of the following things occurred:
   1. The product was defective and when you used it properly for its intended purposes, the product caused damage or loss as a direct result of its deficiency.
   2. You used the product as instructed for its intended purposes, but the company did not properly inform you regarding aspects of the product (examples: how it works, what was in it, what it was made of, health warnings due to use, etc.), and, as a direct result of inadequate warnings, you sustained injury and/or loss.

Overall, it is a matter of clearly demonstrating that the product which caused damage or loss was used properly and for its intended purposes, and that the fault was on the part of the company for either producing a dangerous and defective product and/or not properly warning consumers of the product’s true conditions.

Does This Sound Like You?

If you find yourself in a situation where you strongly suspect or can confirm that you are a victim of product liability, it is crucial to act fast. 

Though Missouri has a fairly lengthy statutory limit of five years from the date of the injury and/or loss sustained as a result of product liability to file a case, if possible, it is always best to pursue litigation sooner rather than later.

Litigation can be a very long and costly process, so acting quickly can support a swifter path to compensation as details are still fresh in the mind and in your records.

If you allow more than five years to pass, you may not be able to receive the compensation you deserve. So, act now, and start turning to researching product liability lawyers that can help guide you through ensuring you are eligible to pursue compensation and everything that comes with that arduous journey.

Thompson Law Can Help

The legal world is intimidating, precise, and difficult to navigate. Thompson Law is here to help lift this weight off your shoulders with compassionate and thorough care for each and every client that crosses our threshold.

If you believe you have a product liability claim, contact Thompson Law for a free consultation, and let us support you in your fight for compensation.