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How Can I Learn More About Unsafe Products?

The concept of a products liability allows a consumer to recover for harm caused by a defective product. It is traditionally required that a plaintiff prove that (1) the injury or harm resulted from the defective product and (2) that the product was in fact defective when it left the hands of the manufacturer. A manufacturer of a product should be held accountable when a consumer uses a product in the manner in which it was intended to be used but is harmed or injured by the product as a result of a defect in the design or manufacture of that product.

Products liability law experienced its initial development in the early 1960s and has continued to evolve throughout the years. The Matthews & Fullmer Law Firm in Houston, Texas has played an active and vital role in this development process. The basic premise or purpose of products liability law is quite simple: consumers should be protected from unreasonably dangerous and unsafe products. The spirit of products liability law is to encourage manufacturers to design and manufacture safe products in an effort to minimize dangerous conditions and to prevent injuries from such defective products.

Products liability claims can involve a wide-range of products. For instance, the following list of products liability cases illustrate the types of cases that The Matthews & Fullmer Law Firm has successfully handled involving a wide-range of defective products:

Defective electrical equipment (including everything from high-voltage equipment to everyday household appliances)
Defective automobiles (this area of products liability law is commonly referred to as crashworthiness, and you can read more about this practice area by clicking here.)
Defective medical instruments and devices
Defective medications
Defective firearms and accessories
Defective airplanes and helicopters
Defective buildings and building equipment
Defective materials and substances (including such items as clothing, insulation, etc.)
Defective childcare products (car seats, toys, baby furnishings, etc.)

Not just any lawyer or law firm can handle products liability cases. Products liability lawsuits are extremely complex and require specialized knowledge in order to be handled properly. It is therefore important that your lawyer be very experienced in this area of law and possess the requisite knowledge and staff to support these major cases.

Matthews & Fullmer Law Firm has successfully handled hundreds of products liability cases and is recognized as a leader in products liability litigation. This firm's senior partner, Doug Matthews, has been a leader in products liability litigation and has successfully handled products liability lawsuits in a variety of states and U.S. jurisdictions.

It is important to remember that products liability lawsuits are not just any lawsuit. Therefore, you shouldn't hire just any law firm. Matthews & Fullmer Law Firm in Houston, Texas handles products liability lawsuits throughout the United States and its territories and has obtained results in products liability cases that have resulted in a number of very satisfied clients. Feel free to contact us to learn more about your rights!