Jacksonville Defective Machinery Lawyers

Product liability law refers to rules of responsibility over defective and dangerous products. According to federal data, from 1980 to 1998 occupational injury from machinery was ranked third after motor vehicle and homicide as cause of death. Consumers are injured every year by defective and dangerous machinery in the home and in the workplace. The manufacturer, designer, and/or retailer have a legal responsibility to make sure machinery does not harm users and when a dangerous or defect product is put into the hands of a consumer, the manufacturer or seller can be held liable.

The Jacksonville product liability attorneys at Farah & Farah will determine whether or not your injury was caused by a defective machine and whether the manufacturer, designer, marketer, wholesaler, retailer, or some entity in the distribution chain should be held liable.

In general terms, the law requires that a product meet the ordinary expectations of the consumer. When a product has an unexpected defect or danger, the product cannot be said to meet the ordinary expectations of the consumer.

Whether you are in the workplace or at home, there are many different types of machinery used every day. Consider the many types of defective machines that can cause injury or death:

• Industrial machinery
• Construction cranes, tools, and equipment
• Consumer products such as a car and sewing machine
• Power saws
• Propane tanks
• Conveyor belts
• Industrial press
• Treadmill

Because there may be more danger associated with using a power saw than scissors, companies are required to provide proper warnings about use of the product and how to avoid a potential hazardous outcome. In the workplace, the employer is required to train the machine operators and to provide machines in working order.

Some machinery can be poorly designed which can lead to an amputation or death. While the injured employee may receive compensation through workers’ compensation, there may also be a product liability claim that can be made against the defective machine’s manufacturer and distributor.

There are some machines where the hazard potential cannot be corrected through a better, safer design. In that case there needs to be additional safety measures such as guards built into the machine to stop any error in use from leading to injury.

Many injuries and death could be avoided if the manufacturer had properly warned the public about the potential for injury and had designed safer machinery.

When a consumer or worker is injured by a defective machine, the manufacturer, designer, retailer, and marketer can all be held accountable for the cost of the injuries or death that result.

Farah & Farah’s product liability team understand defective products and how to identify the harm they cause. Our lawyers will determine whether the injuries or death are the result of a defective design or manufacturing defect, whether the injury resulted from the reasonable use of the product, and whether the manufacturer was negligent and/or breached a warranty and is liable for the injuries or death.

The Farah & Farah law firm has been successfully handling Jacksonville product liability cases since we opened our doors in Florida in 1979. Call us at 1-800-533-3555 for a complimentary consultation on your product liability case.